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?

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

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?

• Do you think it is marketing? Does the homey packaging imply a simpler, more innocent time?
• Do you think it is cost? Do manufacturers save a bajillion dollars per year by wrapping them in wax paper? Then why wrap them at all? They should just throw them in the box.
• Do you think it is to be “green.” But Grahams were around a 100 years before the color green was invented and became the new black.
• Do you think it is a conspiracy to make the lives of a parent more difficult?

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)

1. Tear open the wrapper first with my fingers, then with a knife carefully placed in the fold.
2. Jab myself in the finger with the knife as it slips.
3. Break a few crackers in the process.
4. Be told by my daughter that she doesn’t want a “broked” one….178 times!….ad infinitum…ad nauseum!
5. Pull out the one or two that remain that haven’t been shattered.
6. Run around the pantry to find a creative “parenthack” to keep any more oxygen from hitting the cracker so it doesn’t get EVEN staler because they are already kind of stale to begin with…no matter how fresh they are.
7. Give up and give them an Oreo cookie instead….in the resealable packaging!

Does anyone know a brand that doesn’t come wrapped this way?

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?

Question for BoMR: Whether male or female, who is bizarrely more attractive than you think should be?

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!

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? 

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.”