Random
The Price of Bending Over
I want to do extensive studies on people picking up change on the ground. I wonder how most people decide whether or not the change is worth bending down to pick up.
There are obviously the people that will pick it up regardless of value. Sacajawea dollars, buffalo nickels and tarnished pennies are all identified with [...]
Literally
Don’t use the word “literally” when you don’t mean what you’re saying literally.
I feel like an asshole. – ok
I kinda feel like an asshole. – ok
I literally feel like an asshole. – not ok. And if you do literally feel like an asshole, please do not talk to me.
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Sometimes I read things I see backwards, just to see if it happens to make a word or phrase. This is usually fruitless (sseltiurf?) but it helps to pass the time when I’m really, really bored. Occasionally, the backwards form does spell something, and then I try to make an association between the forward and [...]
The Commonness of Sense
Common sense is a troublesome term. What does it entail? Why is some common sense really common, like how to put on socks, while other common sense is more complicated, like the supply and demand curve?
We need to quantify commonness of sense and also create a cut-off point at which sense does not qualify as [...]
Coming Soon to Your Local Grocer
Some foods I would like to create and market:
I Can’t Believe It’s Butter!
Unlucky Charms
Fish of the Land canned chicken
Bacon spray
Pre-roasted marshmallows
Orange pulp in a shake-top carton
Tortillas with branded-on burrito/fajita making instructions
Triangular loaves of bread (triangular prisms, to be precise)
Peanut Butter Or Jelly (one or the other, but you don’t know until you buy and open [...]
Crumbs
Crumbs are interesting. How do you define a crumb? There is no size requirement, is there? If you have a loaf of bread, it is not a crumb in itself. If you pull some of it off, it’s a piece or a slice or a crust or some other unit of bread. I think in [...]
Waiting List Weirdness
Am I the only one who does this?
I’m sitting at a crowded restaurant, doctor’s office or somewhere else that employs a waiting list. Whenever see the host/hostess (mmm, cupcakes) prepare to call the next name, I prepare to stand up victoriously and then non-chalantly parade past the rest of the hungry/ailing/whatever schlubs still waiting. But [...]
