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Category Archives: Social Science
Rogaine Rogan
Joe Rogan is a famous podcaster. You may not be aware of the fact that people are attracted to their own names or very similar names. For instance Lawrences often become lawyers and Dennises often become dentists. So that’s why … Continue reading
Posted in Language, Science, Social Science, Stage and Screen
Tagged Dennis, dentist, do a 360 for full shave, esophagus, food trapped, hairy back?, Joe Rogan, Joe Rogan is bald, Lawrence, lawyer, manual razors on string, podcasting, Rogaine, Rogan, Rogen, Seth Rogen, starve to death, sword swallowing
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Selective Breeding
When it’s not being used to make the snouts of collies even more anteater like, selective breeding can be a powerful thing. Unconsciously we can see it being done when actors marry actors, sports heroes marry sports heroes, musicians marry … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Science, Social Science
Tagged actors, anteater snouts, at best transparent eyelids, at minimum thinner eyelids, could see easily in chlorinated water, harder to kill in sleep, ievolution?, might need an eye mask for sleep, musicians, nepo babies, poor collies, possible to see light through eyelids, see in sandstorm, see in snow storm, selective breeding, some may see direction of light through eyelids, sports heroes, transparent eyelids, wouldn't need covid screen for eyes
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July Grab Bag o’ Humour
Giant hogweed had a nicer name when it was first exported to North America from Asia. It was supposed to be a nice, big, decorative plant. Oh, the folly of our ancestors! It spread easily and it quite earned the … Continue reading
Posted in Geography, History, Science, Social Science, Sports
Tagged "Gen Z", Argentina, Asia, baby boomers, Canada, Chile, Copa America, Everyone's a Winner, giant hogweed, Hot Chocolate, Lionel Messi, Millennials, North America, participation trophies, Peru, plant is named properly now, reacts to UV in sunlight, sap on outside of stem, soccer, team Canada, Uruguay, Venezuela
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Do You Really Want to Live to 100?
One of my life goals was always to live to 100. More and more people are doing so. Why not me? Well this is a common area of interest, so much so, that it has brought people to study this. … Continue reading
Posted in Geography, Humour, Science, Social Science
Tagged bean filled diet, beans, blue zones, chronic pain, climate change, confined to bed, global warming, health, healthwise you are supposed to breathe through nose, healthy lives at great ages, is living to 100 conditional, keep nose plugged, living to 100, methane, noise problem, peers to age with, smelly problem, the more you eat the more you toot, why they are called blue zones
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April 2024 Grab Bag o’ Humour
In many activities, it is common to celebrate with champagne. Sure you can use sparkling wine but most people are a slight bit snobbish and must have the more expensive, brand name champagne. Why is this? Well I can’t speak … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Language, Politics, Social Science
Tagged carbon tax, Champ, champagne, champignon, Conservatives, english speaking world, French, harness racing, horse race, horses, McDonald's, mental well being, mushroom, negative nellies, quarterpounder, rebate, sparkling water, thirdpounder
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Fingernails
Dear Lee Press-On Nails, I have been looking for a product that I wish you would actually make. That is a set of artificial nails that are so long they start to curl around. Exactly like the world record holders … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Politics, Social Science
Tagged allowed to control fingernails, artificial nails, can still play video games, cleaning person, cutting the nails of one hand, dating scene, diplomatic solution, fingernails, household chores, Lee Press-On Nails, long fingernails, must accept nails, tyranny of my parents
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Dystopias Over Utopias?
It seems to me there is a predilection in modern science fiction to discount all utopias but not to do the same with the dystopias. While I agree that utopias are generally out of reach for societies, there seems to … Continue reading
Posted in Science Fiction, Social Science, Wee Bit O' Humour
Tagged cynicism, cynicism=realism?, Don't provide a blueprint to dystopia, dystopias, failing society, fixing problems, getting big brother and the handmaid's tale at the same time., I want dystopian SF wiped out, impossible fluff?, improving society, intellectualism, modern science fiction, pointing out problems, too imperfect, too perfect, utopias
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August 2023 Grab Bag o’ Humour
I just saw that scientists are trying to mimic meat more completely, with new textures. I was about to go “Yay science,” when I realized that I like things right where they are, now. I like the taste of the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Humour, Science, Social Science
Tagged Farty Mcfartface, fibres get stuck in your teeth, Gnorman Gnormal, licence plates pan swear words, meat is fibrous, meat substitutes might become cheaper than meat, meat texture, naming, school name, toothpicks, transgender, vegetarian meat substitutes
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‘Battle of the Generations’ to be Called Off?
The new show which pits Boomers against Gen Xers against Millennials against Gen Zers may be forced to come to a halt. Why? Because of the scarcity of Gen Xers. When Gen X was in its infancy, it was firstly … Continue reading