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Do they REALLY make “cans of worms?”
I can only assume that these would be used for fishing but how long do worms live in a can? So, if I fished, and I walked into my local Fishing-R-Us, could I buy a can of worms? Are there different price ranges for different quality of worm? What makes one type of worm better than another?
Can anyone please tell me what birds and bees have to do with THE “Birds and the Bees?!”
As you know, I am an atheist. Many people believe that is because I am too ignorant of the facts of Christianity. Of course, I argue that I know more about the Bible and religions in general than many of my Christian friends. But that does not matter to them, because I can never argue the whole “faith”component of religion, which some people fall back on when I question their logic.
So, here is a chance to make me smart.
Can anyone tell me what do the Easter Bunny and chicken eggs have to do with:
A. Each other
B. The resurrection of Jesus
For that matter, what do Santa Clause and shopping malls have to do with the birth of Jesus?
Obviously, I am being facetious and am not so stupid as to believe that those pagan rituals and Hallmark creations have ANYTHING to do with the true meaning of the holidays. But, every once in a while it bears remembering…for both Christians and non-Christians.
Happy Easter everyone who is celebrating and Happy Day for all who are not.
I love these holidays, Christian or otherwise, and take them as an opportunity to reflect on the things that mean the most to me. So please know, I am forever grateful for your friendships, tolerance and your words!
Tear Here
Why do they package graham crackers in those useless wax papery wrappers? When you try to open the package, they instantly begin tearing apart the grahams and once opened, there is no ability to reseal the packaging.
With everything today being marketed as Stay-Fresh, Shelf-Stable, Resealable, Individually Wrapped, etc, why are these remnants of 1897, still being packaged that way?
Here are the steps involved:
I pop open a box of graham crackers (don’t get me started on that little cardboard tab thingy that was intentionally designed to be weaker than the bond of the glue holding it in place)
Does anyone know a brand that doesn’t come wrapped this way?
Why is it that when an actor wants to portray a drunk person on TV or in the movies, they always hiccup? What’s with the hiccup that signals someone is drunk?
I have been drunk on more than one occasion in my life. I also have picked a lot of drunk people off the streets as an EMT. Never in my life have I seen someone become more hiccup-y as they got drunker.
Did it originate with that comedian Foster Brooks? What was his story anyway? All he ever did was play a drunk guy…a hiccuping drunk guy.
I know that people will slur their words, become increasingly socially lubricated and eventually throw up, but at what stage do you hiccup when drunk and why have I never seen it? “I am so dr-hic-dr-hic-dru-hic-drunk!”
Question for BoMR: Do you know anyone predisposed to hiccuping when drunk?
What day did Chelsea Clinton become kind of hot?
Question for BoMR: Whether male or female, who is bizarrely more attractive than you think should be?
As both of you know, I am addicted to the New York Times Crossword Puzzle. This does not mean I am good at them. Typically, I can get to about Thursday’s puzzle before I come to a grinding halt. The remainder of the week is spent just feeling stupid.
I haven’t had any time to work on the puzzles this week so I was very excited to wake up early this morning, make some tea, ready to chip away at the week before my baby goats woke up and began their job of being goats.
I usually time myself on Mondays and Tuesdays, but the reality is that I am almost never done in less than 10 minutes. When I am on the clock, I usually do not think a lot about the clues or the answers.
As I was working through Monday’s puzzle, I came across a clue that made me stop and I spent more time considering if this would be a good one to add to my list of Imponderables. Imponderables are those stupid little things that we take for granted.
6 Down clue was [Stand up on hind legs, as a horse]. The answer, of course, is REARSUP.
My imponderable: Why is it called “rears up” when in fact it is the rear that goes down and the front goes up? Should it be renamed “fronts up?”
[Oh, and if you are the commenter that I write about in my previous post, please don't take this question seriously. I fully understand that the verb"rear" is not the same as the noun "rear" and may not even have the same etymology. You see, I am actually almost as good as you are at using Google. ]
Have fun out there!
These are things that always make me stop for a second and consider the alternate because either they are very similar in appearance or that I am just too dumb to remember. Typically, if I give myself that extra second, I can usually remember, but they always make me pause. Some items on the list simply require more knowledge that either I have never made the effort to look up or I always forget no matter how many times I look up. The common thread here is that I believe I am SUPPOSED to know the differences without thinking about them.
1. KFed and Justin Timberlake
2. Carrie Underwood and Kellie Pickler
3. N’Synch and Backstreet Boys
4. Salma Hayek and Catherine Zeta Jones
5. Hillary Duff and Lindsay Lohan
6. Affect and Effect
7. Coke and Pepsi
8. Lamb and Sheep
9. Fatigue and Laziness
10. Prison and Jail
11. Sherriff and Police Officer
12. Wallaby and Kangaroo
13. Crocodile and Alligator
14. Dolphin and Porpoise
15. Meter and Rhythm
16. Scale and Key
17. Violin and Viola
18. Khaki and Tan
19. Starsky and Hutch
20. Plates and Dishes
21. Cleanser and Soap
22. Slider and Curve Ball
23. Bo Bice and Constantino Maroules
24. Natalie Portman and Kirsten Dunst
25. Sweet Potato and Yam
26. Frog and Toad
27. Dietician and Nutritionist
28. Communism and Socialism
29. City and Town
30. Rabbit and Hare
31. Cement and Concrete
32. Turtle and Tortoise
33. Bacteria and Virus
34. Psychopath and Sociopath
35. Vitamin and Mineral
36. Herb and Spice
37. Curtains and Drapes
38. Crow and Raven
39. Copyright and Trademark
40. George Bush and Satan
41. Street and Road
42. City and Town
43. Bank and Credit Union
44. Bacteria and Virus
45. Angie Harmon and Mariska Hargitay
46. Lawyer and Attorney
47. Lay and Lie
48. Latino and Hispanic
49. ADD and ADHD
50. Ibuprofen and Acetaminophen
51. University and College
52. Nerd and Geek
53. Donkey and Mule
54. Goose and Swan
55. Disc and Disk
56. Pilgrims and Puritans
57. Debt and Deficit
58. CT Scan and MRI
59. Pyschologist and Psychiatrist
60. Accent and Dialect
61. Gerund and Particlple
62. Ashley Olsen and Mary Kate Olsen
63. Gluten-free and Wheat-free
64. Lee Marvin and James Coburn
65. Tobey MacGuire and Jake Gyllenhall
66. Nick Nolte and Gary Busey
67. Butterfly and Moth
68. Law and Order: SVU and Law and Order: Criminal Intent
69. Empathy and Sympathy
70. Engine and Motor
71. Hog and Pig
72. Pancake and Flapjack
73. Carpet and Rug
74. Pupil and Student
75. Sex and Gender
76. Equinox and Solstice
77. Shoreline and Coastline
78. Verse and Stanza
79. Staircase and Stairway
80. Basement and Cellar
81. Scuba Diving and Skin Diving
82. Billiards and Pool
83. Insure and Ensure
84. Homicide and Murder
85. Passport and Visa
86. Foreword and Preface
87. Table Tennis and Ping Pong
88. Jelly and Jam
89. Shirt and Blouse
90. Possum and Opossum
91. Highway and Freeway
92. RAM and ROM
93. Burglary and Robbery
94. Stocks and Bonds
95. Luggage and Baggage
96. Liqueur and Cordial
97. Frankfurter and Hot Dog
98. Broth and Stock
99. Motor Home and Trailer
100. Hotel and Motel
Question for BoMR (Both of My Readers): What stumbles you?
Can someone please tell me why English Muffins taste so horrible raw? I mean bread is good, toasted or not.It is simply a matter of choice whether you will put a slice of bread in the toaster. But what ingredient is in an English Muffin that really needs to be cooked?
Also, I don’t know about your toaster / toaster oven, but when I make toast, I can always toast any slice of bread within one cycle. But English Muffins need to be toasted 8 million times in order to actually make it look like the picture on the packaging.
Now that we are on the subject, can someone tell me if there is any English in an English Muffin? In England right now, is anyone sitting there at the breakfast table saying: “Mum, I could really go for some English muffins in all their nooks and crannies goodness right now.” If they leave off the English part, how do they distinguish between that and a traditional “American” muffin? Is that where the word crumpet comes in?
Have I beaten the muffin issue to death?
The only rule for commenting to this post is that I will permanently ban anyone who writes: “You have too much time on your hands, Dan.”
Crest Pro Health Night Rinse: I stumbled upon a bottle of this stuff on the bathroom sink today:
Message clearly received. This product promises that if you use it before going to bed, your mouth will be cleaner when you wake up in the morning. I know I am the very living definition of a skeptic, but the promise of freedom from the eternal damnation of morning breath made me drunk with oblivion. This product could have been laced with cyanide and Kool-Aid and I STILL would have followed it into the Promised Land. Now I know how religious leaders make their flock of lemmings leap off the cliff!
I am one of those people that needs to read the instructions to all my products and was particularly intrigued by the “Night” part on the label. I believe that one day the directions on the back will say something OTHER than lather-rinse-repeat. What if this time it said: Lather-Rinse-But definitely DON’T repeat because you might die? Then my directions-arrogance would have caused my premature death! I decided early on in my life to avoid death at all costs….EVEN if it means I need to spend the rest of my life reading the backs of my myriad soaps, shampoos, mouthwashes and make-up….ummmm, I mean…that deodorant that makes women orgasm as long as you are a really good-looking guy to begin with [insert silverback chest thump here].
Now comes my (all too frequent) confusion: The directions clearly state to use this product twice a day….perhaps I am not being clear, but this NIGHTTIME product states that it should be used TWICE every day. On my planet, there is only one night time in a 24 hour day, I believe [not being a geophysicist]. So, the question I have is: am I expected to wake up while it is still night at 3AM and rinse again? Or should I just ignore the words “NIGHT” on the bottle and just use it again in the morning? Why call it a nighttime rinse then? If I am allowed to use the nighttime product during the day, shouldn’t I be allowed to use the daytime product at night?
It is 3AM in Boston….time for my second rinse.
What ever happened to the red pistachio? At one time, red was the only color they came in. For that matter, why were they ever painted red in the first place? Seems like a lot of effort.
What is the appeal of men “pinching” a woman’s ass?
I am not talking about the simple fact that this is an assault on a woman and is dangerously inappropriate. I think we can all agree with that. What I am wondering is what is the appeal of the pinch? I was watching Family Guy the other night and the wife(what the hell is her name, by the way?) was working as a flight attendant and by the end of a flight, she stated that she was pinched by so many men that her ass felt like a pin-cushion.
I don’t get it. If I wanted to be a pig and a woman was turning me one, the last thing that I would want to do is grab a woman’s ass between just two fingers and pinch until I cause pain.
This is so irrelevant that I probably won’t post it….OK, I did post it.
Whatever happened to the Number #1 pencil? We know the #2 is ubiquitous, but where did the #1 go?
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Why do flight attendants make you “place your seats to the full upright position” on takeoffs and landings? After all, the seats only move about 2 inches between the upright and the “reclined” positions . Are they afraid that you might sleep through the next crash?
