Life's Little Questions: October 2006

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Censorship for the win?

I was recently researching a ~~dirty, fat lesbian~~ feminist for Gender Studies, and one of the pages about her was blocked by the college firewall for containing, and I quote, "Politics, Opinion and Religion."

It was weird. I started researching at a college in the freedom-of-speech UK, but ended up in China :/.

Sunday, October 29, 2006

Things That Are Just Wrong.

Heterosexual couples where the female is bigger/fatter/taller than the male.

The fact that whenever I mop, I mop either myself or the bucket into a corner.

The fact that, of the previous statement, it's usually the former that happens :(.

Sunday, October 22, 2006

How slow can you waterski?

Unfortunately, they put the best question on the cover of the book. The others inside were dull.

Sunday, October 15, 2006

Which came first, Ariel the washing powder or Ariel the mermaid?

Labels: Photobloggin'

Saturday, October 14, 2006

What is it with people and "Just In Case"?

Bring a spare pair of underwear, just in case.

Always bring an umbrella, just in case.

Save that work twice, just in case.

Check that the eggs aren't broken, just in case.

I've never had to use my 'spare pair', or have it rain when I've brought an umbrella, or had work lost because the first time the save button didn't work, or picked up a box of eggs that had a broken one in! Argh! It drives me insane!

Friday, October 13, 2006

How much money would you spend on a pet?

I ask this because I was standing at the bus stop and (unfortunately) I was listening to someone's conversation about how her dog had to have an operation and it cost her, wait for it, £900! And it might come out with brain damage anyway. £900!!

I wouldn't pay that. I'd rather have it put down and buy a new one!

Jeez. Is it just me that isn't insane?

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

What do you think of when you think "Flange Plunger?"

(Picture to be added later, it's not working right now.)

Labels: Flange

Who was it that woke up one morning and thought "Wow, it'd be really great if I could tie some elastic round my waist and jump off a bridge, cliff, building, or something else really high"

And also... why did people take him/her seriously??

Humans as a collective are rather insane.

Saturday, October 07, 2006

Is the guy from Simon & Garfunkel really called 'Garfunkel'?

If so, that's really unfortunate.

How do you reply to "I'm going to a funeral tomorrow morning"?

Seriously. Someone said this to me and throughout the long, awkward silence I dismissed answers such as "really? How did they die?" and "It happens to the best of us."

... it was long, it was awkward, and I reeeally hope it doesn't happen again.

Sunday, October 01, 2006

When did 'Sexy' become a proper noun?

sex·y

)

adj. sex·i·er, sex·i·est

1. Arousing or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest.

2. Slang Highly appealing or interesting; attractive: "The recruiting brochures are getting sexier" Jack R. Wentworth.

Seriously... I don't mind being described as 'sexy', but being called 'Sexy' is different.

Why do we seem to think that the Earth will crumble if it rains on our washing?

Imagine the picture: Me, wearing a knee-length, black, floaty skirt, a red vest top and big slipper socks to keep my feet warm (sexy, I know). I'm writing an essay on the power of the US President, and I casually look over to the window, and notice it's raining. Suddenly a rush of urgency comes over me-- Did mum bring the washing in?!?! I haphazardly click ctrl+s and rush downstairs, look out of the back door and see-- Oh no! It's raining ON THE WASHING!!!! "Shit!", thought I! I pushed my feet into my (new) boots, socks visible over the top of them, put on my thick winter jacket and ran out into the garden. Should I start at the far-end of the line with the towels, or the near-end with the underwear? I collected it all in, dropping pegs and socks along the way, skirt flying about in the wind and revealing what probably shouldn't be revealed, but that doesn't matter, speed is of the esscence! As quickly as possible, I shoved it into the basket in the kitchen.

Safe and dry.

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