Weird Al is revered at our house. “Foil” is one of our anthems. In a family where the two heads are both state employees, “Mission Statement” is also particularly poignant. Watch a whiteboard version of it on Youtube, if you are not familiar with it.
We go back with Al to before UHF.
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It’s not you. Only topologists cannot tell their donut from their coffee cup.
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Which makes me ask, what is its use?
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And they (the Topology Department) celebrate winning by drinking from a Klein bottle.
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I can do even better! Statements? Who needs statements - vague or otherwise? I can interpret cloud formations or fortuitous events as uniquely meaningful! 
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But see, I got that one right away.
At 5am, I can’t really tell my coffee cup from my donut either. That’s why I developed a rule: coffee first, THEN donuts.
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Another one on ad algorithms being confused about me: after searching for a bunch of Google Maps routes for birding (as well as other travel information for the ASA 2022 - American Scientific Affiliation (asa3.org) meeting in San Diego, Google seems to be confused about where I live: I’ve gotten ads for a California democratic primary (just one, thankfully), a rollercoaster in San Diego (makes more sense), and Air France (no clue why).
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I will be sure to bring snacks.
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Now if someone would come up to him and say “I agree with you”. That would produce a liar paradox [I agree with him, but he disagrees with me, which means that I disagree with me, which means that he agrees with me, which means I agree with him, and so on].
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Ouch my brane hertz
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Dare to be Stupid is pretty much my theme song at this point
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If I fall into hard times, I may have to have my own cardboard sign to announce: “Will argue for food.”
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Truly a verse for our day.
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I understand the feeling.
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Can’t help but get Monty Python flashbacks.
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