A stroke of genius?
Bethia: you know what's really cool? The way the light in the fridge comes on when you open the door
Bethia: but it goes off when you close it
Bethia: that was a stroke of genious
Jason: LOL
Jason: yes, it was in fact.
Jason: but what if the mechanism breaks?
Bethia: OMG.
Jason: what if when you close the door it's not really turning the light off?
Jason: you wouldn't be able to tell.
Bethia: the world would end!
Jason: LOL yes!
Jason: everybody would just run out of energy.
Jason: due to the hidden lit fridge bulbs.
Bethia: do the lights in fridges have Trade Unions?
Think about it. I mean,
really think about it.
Wasn't it just pure genius? Where would you be without it? You spill milk in the fridge. Oops! Can't clean it up, there's no light! Can't find the ham? Tough! There's no light. Something gone mouldy? Can't tell! No light!
Obviously the real question here is whether the light in the oven was invented before the fridge light, or the other way around. Whichever came first, it obviously paved the way for the other kitchen appliances. I mean, would microwaves really have 'caught on' if it hadn't been for the fact that you can see the food turning around inside? No light, no turning.
Without those lights, there would be chaos!
And now for the history (be careful, I researched this REALLY well!).
The refridgerator was invented in 1876, and the first light bulb... around that time. If you search for the date that the bulb was invented, you get a really stupid answer, but it was around that time. So I figure, if it was just being patented at that time, Carl Paul Gottfried von Linde wouldn't have had one in his garage or wherever he invented the fridge... That makes me feel that someone, once owning Their First Refridgerator thought "Oh my, wouldn't it be simply
delightful to have a light in this fridge!"
Either that or the inventor of the light bulb thought, "aha! if I could make sure that every one of THOSE had one of THESE, I'd sell millions!" Which is unlikely, I think he'd be more worried about partying like it was 1999 after getting that patent, or whatever science geeks do to celebrate.
Based on this evidence, I think the inventor should be given a Nobel Prize. I thought about emailing them (I even wrote out the email) but then I found on the comments page:
FREE comments you say? FREE? Are there more expensive ones you can get? First Class opinions? Tut. I'm not writing to them, those fascist bastards!
... And then I got completely bored with the idea and gave up.
My (free and therefore unworthy) opinion still stands. If anyone else wants to tell them, please do so <3.
Labels: fridges, inventions, light bulbs, nobel prizes
Pointless Drivel and Great Art: A Match Made in Heaven (A Pre-Raephelite Special)
The last one isn't so clear, but it reads "Mr Fab was jealous of this man's penis and hareem"
Labels: art, Mr Fab Sucks :P
Okay, so Mr Fab 'tagged' me (for which I shall never, ever, ever forgive him)... I take it this isn't like what we used to play in the playground, where I now have to run around, get out of breath, then give up because everyone else was faster...
In his words, "I am supposed to reveal five things about me that none of you know".
1. I'm not a very fast runner and it doesn't take too long for me to give up.
2. When I get angry I practice Karate and pretend to aim at the person/people that annoyed me.
3. I'm still amazed by the little light in the fridge... Did I make a post on that? I cna't remember...
4. I'm really glad that I only have one more of these to write.
5. I’m worried about why Mr Fab wanted to know 5 secrets about me... STALKER!... Or maybe he's worried about me running away with his wife, and wants to find out my weaknesses ;).
Can we tag-back? If we can, I tag Mr Fab back... Muahahaha. Also, I tag MC and Maven.
Labels: meme, Mr Fab Sucks :P, tag
Have you ever noticed that there is only one accent in Russia?
I've never been to Russia, but I used to learn Russian in one of my shcools, and he was from the country, as well as a few people in my school that were from there. They all spoke the same way.
Also, if you see a film where the terrorists are Russian, you'll notice that they all have a singular Russian accent.
Now, if you compare that to any other country, even one so small as England, that's really weird. Every region has a different accent here, just like every state in America has a different accent, and there is a definitive difference between the North and the South.
Russian is HUGE. Why do they only have one accent?!
Labels: Russia, schools, terrorists
Who was the first person to stick Christmas and New Years together?
It wasn't God's marketing department, that's for sure. Imagine how much money could be made from separate Christmas/New Year's cards...
Oh, and I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year.
Labels: Christmas
Where did the 'kiss under the mistletoe' rule start?
This just made me think of it:
Shamelessly stolen from
Savage Chickens, a webcomic about chickens that are drawn on post-it notes. It's very funny, everyone should go read it :).
Labels: savage chickens, webcomics
How come your breath always smells/tastes really horrid when you wake up in the morning (especially if you wake up with someone you're going to kiss) but it doesn't smell if you don't go to sleep?
The best way to cure boredom.
On the release of the new Harry Potter title (Harry Potter and the Deathly Gallows, apparently) my friend and I were bashing about other possibilities.
Harry Potter and Hermione's Deathly Gallows
Harry Potter and the Fallopian Tube
Harry Potter and the Ghetto Mofos
Harry Potter and the Pubic Wig
Harry Potter and the Three Wise Men: An X-rated film (US Translation: 'movie')
Harry Potter Hits Puberty: A Revelation
Harry Potter Knows What You Did Last Summer
(and the sequel...) Harry Potter Still Knows What You Did Last Summer
Harry Potter and the pre-op Transexual
(better known as) Harry Potter and Hermione's Well-Kept Secret
Harry Potter and the Teenage Pregnancy Scare
Harry Potter and the Genital Warts
Harry Potter and the Nice Man Who Promised Sweeties
(and the sequel...) Harry Potter Returns Gary Glitter's Castle
Harry Potter and the Wonders of Neverland
Harry Potter and the Malaysian Prostitute with VD
Harry Potter and the Rash That Wouldn't Go Away
Labels: Harry Potter, US Translations, way to cure boredom
Is there a knack to spreading jam (US Translation: 'jelly') onto bagels?
If there is, I don't have it. It just falls through the hooole!
Also, whose idea was it to put a hole through the middle of some perfectly good bread? It was a stupid idea. Also, doughnuts (US Translation: 'donuts') shouldn't have holes in. I've come to notice recently that our nice, British doughnuts (US Translation: 'donuts') have been replaced with those American (US Translation: 'The only people that matter! Wooo! Go, go Freedom Fries! Yay for the stars & stripes!') ones with a hole in and icing on the top.
Stupid Americans (US Translation: 'The only people that matter! Wooo! Go, go Freedom Fries! Yay for the stars & stripes!').
Labels: doughnuts, US Translations
Love thy neighbour.
Okay, so my neighbour, Neil, did the most evil thing to me today. I saw him outside getting into his car so I went out, and the conversation went something like this:
Me: Being as you're in your caranyway, do you fancy giving me a lift to the bottom shop?
Him: Sure, just get in
Me: *gets in, commences random talk*
Him [a few minutes later, when we're half way to the shop]: You're going to be freezing walking back
Me: Hahahaha, good joke.
Him: No, really, you're going to be freezing.
Me: ... What...?
Him: I'd bring you back, but I'm a bit pushed for time, I need to go to Manchester and I've got a bank appointment, I really don't have time.
Me: ... What...?
Him: I'm really sorry, I would usually
Me: ... You're mean.
It was cold :(.
What's cooler than a box of crayons?
LOTS OF THINGS, YOU STUPID BETA VERSION.
THERE ARE LOTS OF THINGS THAT ARE COOLER THAN A BOX OF CRAYONS, BUT ONE OF THEM ISN'T CUSTOMISING MY BLOG WITH LAYOUTS.
For Beta's information, things that are cooler than a box of crayons include;
- Presents / the Lord being born / all that Christmas stuff
- Hanner Le Camel
- Sex with Justin Timberlake
- The fact that Hanner will adore me for putting her above JT <3
- Jam sandwiches
- Double-sided sticky tape
- Shakespeare
- My new love of the pantomine!
These are just a few examples, you see. But Beta was wrong. Crayons are way cooler than the stupid beta idea.
Labels: blogger beta
Why is Justin Timberlake so *fucking* hot?!
Oh. My. Lord. There is a T4 special on him and I *swear* I got all tingly-like when he came on stage.
Get a life, Bethia.
Why do I feel the need to apologise for my age?
Woman [
patronising, even doing that bending-forward-slightly thing, just to let you know that you're younger and therefore more inferior to her]: Are you over 18, ducky?
Me [
slightly confused at being spoken to when on my way to Wilkinsons to buy chocolate oranges and candles]: Erm, no, sorry...
Woman [
eyeing up next victim]: Alright, lovie.
I always do that. 'No, I'm not 18, you can't sell me your insurance/healthcare/double-glazed-windows, I'm so terribly sorry...'
I have decided that being under 18 is a GOOD thing BECAUSE you can't sell me your useless crap.
Oh, one time I didn't apologise for my age was on the train on Friday. This guy (age approx. 38) looked my up and down (I was looking STUNNING, I do admit) and asked me how old I was. I looked at him and retorted, "If you have to ask, you shouldn't be thinking about it."
One up to me.
Surely if he's that small, he doesn't need the lubricant?
... Or have I got this completely wrong?
Labels: Photobloggin'
The difference between Chesterfield and Oxford...
(Or rather, the difference between Oxford and the rest of the world...)
Oxford: 
Chesterfield: 
Labels: fats, grafitti, Oxford, Photobloggin'
If you had a flange, and it could talk, what would it say?
Labels: Flange
If people do get reincarnated by God, is it possible to be typecast as a really unfortunate person?
Kind of like Hugh Grant in girl films, except in real life...
Labels: Philosophy
Reading at the Speed of Light.
"You cannot wake her, for we are talking in space, not time."Labels: Philosophy
