Category Archives: Social Science

Early Spring 2026 Grab Bag o’ Humour

I’ve gotten 3 furniture things over the last 10 years and I have noticed a trend. Each piece needed some assembly. As a result an Allen key was provided. That’s not what was interesting. What was interesting was that each … Continue reading

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March 2026 Grab Bag o’ Humour

Every ten years or so, there is a blockbuster cartoon movie about basketball. Goat is the current edition of such a societal trend. The other sports are jealous. I used to assume that basketball was the third most lucrative sport … Continue reading

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February 2026 Grab Bag o’ Humour

The first two hands of a clock are the minute hand and the hour hand because they are always present. Some clocks or watches only have these two hands. So they could be called the first and second hands. But … Continue reading

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Attracted by Name

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. People are attracted to professions by their own name. That’s why there are a disproportionate amount of dentists named Dennis, lawyers named Lawrence and judges named Judy. But I believe it … Continue reading

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Poop!

Don’t be surprised if aliens think we want poop. We take our dogs for a walk just so they can poop in front of us. Then, carefully, we pick it up until we can dispose of it. Then we call … Continue reading

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Human Nip

Catnip is a drug for cats. If you give it to them, they will eat it and roll in it, etc. How can cats afford to be paled out on catnip when many creatures are bigger than them and could … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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