Tuesday, May 8th, 2007
by Terry
Tonights post is brought to you by KoolAid and Vitamin “N”
Looking though some word history today I came across this snippet of information for you all.
Kool-Aid:
Edwin Perkins, president of an early 1900’s company
called Onor-Maid, was marketing a product called
called Fruit Smack, a fruit-flavored soft drink
syrup. Fruit Smack was a popular alternative for
those who couldn’t afford a new drink called Coca
Cola. But since the syrup was sold in bottles,
the price was relatively expensive. Perkins
noticed how successful the new gelatin product,
Jell-O, was becoming, and decided to convert his syrup
into a powdered form and sell it that way. He then renamed the product Kool-Aid, modeled loosely
after the company’s name.
Gallon O’ the Aid and you can stay up really late at night.
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
by Terry
- Shut up Becky! - Margery Simpson
- Thats what you are but what am I - PeeWee Herman
- Your a big fat bunny head - Anonymous 4 year old
Tuesday, March 20th, 2007
by Terry
Why do people say “Rats!” when things are not going the way they would like?
Why not say Dogs! or Elephants!
Friday, March 16th, 2007
by Terry
Tomorrow is Saint Patrick’s day. It occurred to me on the way to pick up dinner that I really did not know that much about him and why it is that so many people would celebrate this mans life. I once again turned to the all knowing Wikipedia and quote below.
Pious legend credits Patrick with banishing snakes from the island, though post-glacial Ireland never actually had snakes; one suggestion is that snakes referred to the serpent symbolism of the Druids of that time and place, as shown for instance on coins minted in Gaul, or that it could have referred to beliefs such as Pelagianism, symbolized as “serpents”. Legend also credits Patrick with teaching the Irish about the concept of the Trinity by showing people the shamrock, a 3-leaved clover, using it to highlight the Christian belief of ‘three divine persons in the one God’ (as opposed to the Arian belief that was popular in Patrick’s time).
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007
by Terry
- The Jetsons bubble car
- The Back to the Future Delorian
- 1979 pea green Ford Grenada
Thursday, March 8th, 2007
by Terry
1. Well not as fat as you looked in the last outfit you had on.
2. You want the truth or the usual lies I feed you?
3. No, no not at all. (Actually it really does not matter what you reply with they will either take it as a lie or think you are being condescending.)
As mentioned above there is no correct answer to this question. The best thing you can do when confronted with this dilemma is play def.
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
by Terry
1. Harry Potter, so I could touch his scar and say “Does that hurt?”
2. Dorian Grey, I would like to paint him a “backup” portrait just in case of emergencies.
3. Betty Rubble - Um Hawt!
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
by Terry
Why is it that every one tells me, “We can count on you.” and they never actually do. They may rely on me, have trust in me, or even depend on me. No one ever really counts on me. I expect a numerologist might though. Incidentally the phrase “You can count on me.” has its origins in an old story about a Hen that counted her chickens before they hatched. She had faith that all of her eggs would hatch into chicks. That was as far as I read so I don’t know how all that turned out for her, got my fingers crossed for her hoping for the best.
Monday, March 5th, 2007
by Terry
I have been listening to the Harry Potter series on audio books. This unit of time is used quite often in them. I had to find out how long it is. According to Wikipedia, I quote.
A fortnight is a unit of time equal to two weeks: that is 14 days, or literally 14 nights. The term is common in the British Isles and many Commonwealth countries, but rarely used in the United States. It derives from the Old English feowertiene niht, meaning “fourteen nights“.
- 1 fortnight = 2 sennights (or two weeks)
- 1 fortnight = 336 hours
- 1 fortnight = 20,160 minutes
- 1 fortnight = 1,209,600 seconds
Monday, March 5th, 2007
by Terry
1. By a dishwasher load and let it go.
2. Velcro them to the outside of your car, then drive the car though the car wash.
3. Neatly arrange the dishes out in your lawn. Using the garden hose give them a good spraying.
Bonus way - Throw them all out and buy new ones.
