Please share your thoughts about "things that make you go 'Hmmm' ":
Are all generalizations dangerous?
In response to last week’s questions, “What would you touch with a 10 ft pole?,” my sailing friend Scott put an immediate smile on my face when he responded “a spinnaker.” My sailing and writing friend Rich, also has a sail thought when he responded that his mast would “touch a nine foot high bridge.”
My friend Tracey who is also in Marietta concluded,“The street from my boat during all this flooding. It really helps to live on a hill.”
My soon-to-be-sailing friend Bruce realized he would touch “the handle” while my dad’s beach buddy Bob noted simply, “Obviously an item that is ten feet away.” My organizational behavior friend Marya said she’d touch “a handsome firefighter.”
My colleague Swany shared that he wouldn’t touch a live electrical wire, a skunk and Janet Reno but would touch a government run Health Care system, Madonna and freshly laid dog poop.”
Answering the question from another perspective, my neighbor Dick said he “doesn’t know.....I’ve never seen a Polish guy 10 feet tall.” My friend Richard apparently has because he wrote, “the start of a Polish basketball team, obviously!” To this, my college roomie John added that he would touch “the basketball rim” while my birthday bud Jon said he’d touch “a nine foot Czech.”
Live well...laugh often and heartily….be happy and have a good week.
Tuesday, September 29
Monday, September 21
If you are a kleptomaniac, what can you take for it?
Please share your thoughts about "things that make you go 'Hmmm' ":
What would you touch with a 10 ft pole?
In response to last week’s questions, “If you are a kleptomaniac, what can you take for it?,” my dad, my college roomie John and my friend Bob responded, “Anything you can get your hands on (seems like an obvious choice).” My friend Richard added, “Anything that isn't nailed down. And if it can be pried loose, it isn't nailed down any more.”
My birthday buddy Jon, “Is there anything you wouldn’t take for it?”
My sailing and quilting friend Jodie concluded, “Whatever you “take”, it would have to be over the counter. Unless of course you work in the pharmacy.” My colleague Chris realized, “You could "take" some prescribed medicine if you knew what it was that caused it. But I don't think you can steal the psychiatric sessions that would enable you to know which medicine to steal...”
“It is called "an overabundance pill", explained my dad’s beach buddy Bob. “It fills you up so you just cannot handle anymore!” Yet my neighbor Stan had to way to counter any side effects of such a pill, “This is a real no brainer. You take Klepto-Bismol.”
My colleague Jeff wrote, “I had the answer, but someone swiped it! Reminds me of Johnny Carson’s Copper Clapper Caper http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVkZZsS-66c .”
My neighbor Al thought the kleptomanic would take “a ride to court and jail” and my colleague Bob added, “5 to 10 years.”
Live well...laugh often and heartily….be happy and have a good week.
What would you touch with a 10 ft pole?
In response to last week’s questions, “If you are a kleptomaniac, what can you take for it?,” my dad, my college roomie John and my friend Bob responded, “Anything you can get your hands on (seems like an obvious choice).” My friend Richard added, “Anything that isn't nailed down. And if it can be pried loose, it isn't nailed down any more.”
My birthday buddy Jon, “Is there anything you wouldn’t take for it?”
My sailing and quilting friend Jodie concluded, “Whatever you “take”, it would have to be over the counter. Unless of course you work in the pharmacy.” My colleague Chris realized, “You could "take" some prescribed medicine if you knew what it was that caused it. But I don't think you can steal the psychiatric sessions that would enable you to know which medicine to steal...”
“It is called "an overabundance pill", explained my dad’s beach buddy Bob. “It fills you up so you just cannot handle anymore!” Yet my neighbor Stan had to way to counter any side effects of such a pill, “This is a real no brainer. You take Klepto-Bismol.”
My colleague Jeff wrote, “I had the answer, but someone swiped it! Reminds me of Johnny Carson’s Copper Clapper Caper http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVkZZsS-66c .”
My neighbor Al thought the kleptomanic would take “a ride to court and jail” and my colleague Bob added, “5 to 10 years.”
Live well...laugh often and heartily….be happy and have a good week.
Monday, September 14
Why is abbreviation such a long word?
Please share your thoughts about "things that make you go 'Hmmm' ":
If you are a kleptomaniac, what can you take for it?
In response to last week’s questions, “Why is abbreviation such a long word? ”, my friend Tracey realized it’s “because abbr. doesn't really spell anything.” To which my flustered sailing and writing friend Rich added, ”It’s yet another oddity of the English language that was given by Satan to Miss Clara Bowen, my eighth grade English teacher to torture, confuse and destroy me with. The woman would have flunked Shakespeare and Twain.”
On a more positive note, my friend Richard wrote, “Isn't the point of an abbreviation to "make a long story short"? So a word has to be long before it can be shortened, right?” To this, my friend Kevin deduced, “by being able to be abbreviated, it leads by example!” And my running buddy Tony added, “and thus, to be better appreciated it when you abbreviate it.”
My dad’s beach buddy Bob replied, “It’s because there are so many synonyms.” And my friend Marlene responded, “Why is wisdom such a short word?”
While my neighbor Al came up with what he believes is the truth, (see below), my cable marketing friend Mark sent :-), which I often receive and enjoy knowing that people have a smile on their face on Monday morning.
Live well...laugh often and heartily….be happy and have a good week…and L’shana tova.
Hal
The truth according to Al: "It all stems for the male ego and the need to demonstrate phallic prowess in order to attract a suitable mate.
Abbreviation comes from the Latin abbreviationem and the past participle of abbreviare meant to make brief. Ad = "to"; breviare, from brevis means shorten, little, or shallow. Now most scholars argue over the "brief" part. Because a brief can refer to the shortening of a letter and was used as a term to summarize a Papal letter. But "brief" can also mean a pair of underwear or under shorts.
Now when you are discussing the male undershorts and its intent to hold certain physical attributes securely, one would certainly not want to use the terms "shorten" or "make little". However, when the knights of old would come in from the cold their squire would assist them with the removal of armor. Having spent the day clad in a metal suit and the cold of the European weather would result in a condition which modern medicine calls "shrinkage." (ref; the May 1994, "The Hamptons" episode of Seinfeld aka "The Shrinkage" episode.)
Naturally, not wanting the word to spread around the castle and jeopardize the knight's chances with the young maidens, and the lack of modern medical science to fully understand the condition, the knight's lack of a proper extension of manliness was blamed on abbreviation.
I'm sorry. What was the question? "
If you are a kleptomaniac, what can you take for it?
In response to last week’s questions, “Why is abbreviation such a long word? ”, my friend Tracey realized it’s “because abbr. doesn't really spell anything.” To which my flustered sailing and writing friend Rich added, ”It’s yet another oddity of the English language that was given by Satan to Miss Clara Bowen, my eighth grade English teacher to torture, confuse and destroy me with. The woman would have flunked Shakespeare and Twain.”
On a more positive note, my friend Richard wrote, “Isn't the point of an abbreviation to "make a long story short"? So a word has to be long before it can be shortened, right?” To this, my friend Kevin deduced, “by being able to be abbreviated, it leads by example!” And my running buddy Tony added, “and thus, to be better appreciated it when you abbreviate it.”
My dad’s beach buddy Bob replied, “It’s because there are so many synonyms.” And my friend Marlene responded, “Why is wisdom such a short word?”
While my neighbor Al came up with what he believes is the truth, (see below), my cable marketing friend Mark sent :-), which I often receive and enjoy knowing that people have a smile on their face on Monday morning.
Live well...laugh often and heartily….be happy and have a good week…and L’shana tova.
Hal
The truth according to Al: "It all stems for the male ego and the need to demonstrate phallic prowess in order to attract a suitable mate.
Abbreviation comes from the Latin abbreviationem and the past participle of abbreviare meant to make brief. Ad = "to"; breviare, from brevis means shorten, little, or shallow. Now most scholars argue over the "brief" part. Because a brief can refer to the shortening of a letter and was used as a term to summarize a Papal letter. But "brief" can also mean a pair of underwear or under shorts.
Now when you are discussing the male undershorts and its intent to hold certain physical attributes securely, one would certainly not want to use the terms "shorten" or "make little". However, when the knights of old would come in from the cold their squire would assist them with the removal of armor. Having spent the day clad in a metal suit and the cold of the European weather would result in a condition which modern medicine calls "shrinkage." (ref; the May 1994, "The Hamptons" episode of Seinfeld aka "The Shrinkage" episode.)
Naturally, not wanting the word to spread around the castle and jeopardize the knight's chances with the young maidens, and the lack of modern medical science to fully understand the condition, the knight's lack of a proper extension of manliness was blamed on abbreviation.
I'm sorry. What was the question? "
Tuesday, September 8
Can a stupid person be a smart-ass?
Please share your thoughts about "things that make you go 'Hmmm' ":
Why is abbreviation such a long word? from my neighbor Dick
In response to last week’s questions, “Can a stupid person be a smart-ass?”, my sailing and writing friend Rich responded, “1. My wife has often referred to me as being both stupid and a smart ass, so I am going to go with yes. As a woman, she is rarely wrong. Rarely? There I go again being both stupid and a smart ass. 2. Being a smart-ass to someone who can kick your ass makes you kinda stupid.”
My friend Richard declared, “I believe the technical term for this disorder is "cranio-rectal inversion" (A.K.A. "head up the _ss"), and, unfortunately, no one is immune to it.” To this, my sailing friend Kate added, “see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Bonaduce.”
“Aren't all smart-asses stupid?”, asked my sailing friend Vaughn. “Isn’t it stupid to prove that you are a smart-ass?” My neighbor Al concurred, “Usually when someone demonstrates their smart-ass ability, they are also flashing their stupidity sign.”
“If you don't know the answer to this,” my neighbor Dick wrote, “you've never walked the halls of the U.S. Congress.” My DC-based birthday bud Jon added, “Have we already forgotten the last administration?”
My dad’s beach buddy Bob put it succinctly, “Only if he is standing behind it and talking it up.”
My pilot and cycling buddy Ted, and running buddy Tony wrote, “When a person is really stupid, they have their brains up their ass. Well there you have it! A ‘Smart Ass.’" My colleague Jeff added, “or someone who can sit on a gallon of ice cream and tell you what flavor it is!”
“How smart are the people on this thread?” questioned my colleague Swany. “We may have the answer among us.” To this, my college roomie wrote, “I do not think so. I think you need smarts to be a smart-ass. ”
My organizational behavior friend Marya and my former colleague Larry wrote, “I know many stupid people who are smart-asses. However, as my friend Steve always says, it's better than bein' a dumb ass.”
Go outside and play sometime. Live well...laugh often and heartily….be happy and have a good week…
Why is abbreviation such a long word? from my neighbor Dick
In response to last week’s questions, “Can a stupid person be a smart-ass?”, my sailing and writing friend Rich responded, “1. My wife has often referred to me as being both stupid and a smart ass, so I am going to go with yes. As a woman, she is rarely wrong. Rarely? There I go again being both stupid and a smart ass. 2. Being a smart-ass to someone who can kick your ass makes you kinda stupid.”
My friend Richard declared, “I believe the technical term for this disorder is "cranio-rectal inversion" (A.K.A. "head up the _ss"), and, unfortunately, no one is immune to it.” To this, my sailing friend Kate added, “see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Bonaduce.”
“Aren't all smart-asses stupid?”, asked my sailing friend Vaughn. “Isn’t it stupid to prove that you are a smart-ass?” My neighbor Al concurred, “Usually when someone demonstrates their smart-ass ability, they are also flashing their stupidity sign.”
“If you don't know the answer to this,” my neighbor Dick wrote, “you've never walked the halls of the U.S. Congress.” My DC-based birthday bud Jon added, “Have we already forgotten the last administration?”
My dad’s beach buddy Bob put it succinctly, “Only if he is standing behind it and talking it up.”
My pilot and cycling buddy Ted, and running buddy Tony wrote, “When a person is really stupid, they have their brains up their ass. Well there you have it! A ‘Smart Ass.’" My colleague Jeff added, “or someone who can sit on a gallon of ice cream and tell you what flavor it is!”
“How smart are the people on this thread?” questioned my colleague Swany. “We may have the answer among us.” To this, my college roomie wrote, “I do not think so. I think you need smarts to be a smart-ass. ”
My organizational behavior friend Marya and my former colleague Larry wrote, “I know many stupid people who are smart-asses. However, as my friend Steve always says, it's better than bein' a dumb ass.”
Go outside and play sometime. Live well...laugh often and heartily….be happy and have a good week…
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