During a recent drive, my father and I noticed two billboards for the same thing, one read
“If You Can Plan a Birthday Party, You Can Plan for a Natural Disaster”, and the other “If You Can Plan a Wedding, You Can Plan for a Natural Disaster”. Two thoughts come to mind 1. are birthdays (3 years old?) and weddings natural disasters? 2. Given how bad a job some people seem to do on planning weddings, this isn’t an encouraging sign.
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Some marriages are total disasters.
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Cry-laughing in the kitchen as my husband actually reads these out loud. Thanks! We needed that.
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Looks like fun! My son did the same thing at the same age, only with Desitin. I think he ate some of it, too. He smelled a bit like a fish after we went to church, despite the cleanup. The walls were shiny!
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My dad and I were put in charge of my 2 yo twin baby brothers. Everything was fine until both my dad and I noticed that it was quiet . . . too quiet. Then we heard some muffled giggling. Upon opening the bathroom door we witnessed utter carnage. They had proceeded to pull out dirty cloth diapers from the hamper and were swinging them all over the place, hitting each other and every surface in the bathroom. We were so amazed by the entire incident that I don’t think we even got mad at them. We couldn’t help but giggle in amazement.
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Oh, my. That has outstripped anything I have ever seen! Thanks.
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I’ve posted this before a ways back, about my younger son when he put an incandescent lamp down on his bed, and we’re thankful it was not a disaster (it really could have been had the materials been more flammable!).
Reminds me of that old joke:
Q: What do you call couples who use the rhythm method of birth control?
A: Parents
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My girlfriend explained to me that parenthood was an excellent form of contraception through utter exhaustion. Her friend explained to her that being “mature” first time parents (as we all were.at.the time) was the best advertisement for teenage pregnancy ever. There was strong support for that view.
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Or then the variant:
Fool: “Here is why [scientific view] is wrong, and [alternative] is right.”
Scientist: Here is raw data that disproves [alternative] and supports [scientific view].
Fool: “Here is a different reason why [scientific view] is wrong, and [alternative] is right.”
Scientist: Here is the same raw data that disproves [alternative] and supports [scientific view], which you still haven’t bothered to address.
Repeat until the scientist decides on a better use for their time.
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If small holes count (e.g., in helmets or clothing), these need a lot more.
xkcd: Field Topology
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I have to confess, I had to go here to understand the comic:
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I read the thing and I still just barely understand the comic. I mean, wow, that’s one involved punchline.
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As a general explanation: The field and fixed equipment for the first set of sports do not have necessary holes (some in the nets for the soccer goals, but this ignores those). The next set has either a net or a bar on posts with a gap under the net or bar, and thus has 1 hole. The next set has two hoops, two goalposts with an enclosed opening, and two bars on posts, respectively. The final one has croquet wickets/hoop that form 9 holes.
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Thanks for the cheat sheet, @jpm. @Paraleptopecten It makes more sense to my hands, thinking in the vein of knitting 3-dimensional objects or bread-making, where I manipulate things very much like some described here:
Topology | Britannica.
Where numbers (beyond stitch and row counts, or measurements of ingredients) would fit, is beyond my ken.
This seems relevant, given all the conspiracy theories going around at present (It’s from 2014). It starts off as “why aluminum foil is great for preserving your leftovers”, and then becomes “why you need an aluminum foil hat” (the answer is “because most conspiracy theories are true”).
“Weird Al” Yankovic - Foil (Official Video) - YouTube
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