In the English language there are many phrases and rules which really make no sense. Sometimes its understandable how English can be so hard to learn. Here are 7 of my favorites(or should I say least favorite?):
- Near Miss - If it nearly missed didn’t the object get hit??
- Reckless - Wouldn’t this indicate fewer or “Less” wrecking? Understandable its not “wreckless”, but they sound the same!
- Park on a Driveway/Drive on a Parkway - Sounds a little backwards, don’t you think?
- If many goose are geese, shouldn’t many moose be meese? Probably one of the stranger inconsistencies in the language.
- If many mouse are mice, shouldn’t many house be hice? Really, we could go on all day with these: deer, beer, etc..
- Same Difference - If something has the same differences they are the same. Why confuse everyone?
- Responsible Drinking - Is there such thing? If you’re drinking you’re not acting very responsible..
If you ever encounter the situation where you can choose to be another object, think ahead. Many things are lucky enough to have a second life after death. Here I will suggest 6 good prospects for increasing your chances of a second life. I will try my best to rank these by likely hood to successfully obtain a second life, but be aware I have not done any statistics on the following:
Water - Very Likely - Water will rain down, evaporate up and rain again. Or live in a large body of water forever. I rank water as a very good prospect and should be at the top of your list as well.
Wood - Fairly Likely - Even when the forests are leveled, most wood is taken to be cut up into lumber or some other type of substance like paper. Unless a tree just rots it will be reused.
Paper - Likely - Recycling is becoming ever so popular, and we here at utawk encourage recycling. Paper is a very good candidate for recycling and you would be likely to turn into paper possibly several times. I rank this 3 since it is according to your local recycling habits and programs.
Plastic - Likely - Plastic is a great candidate for recycling, although it suffers from the same as paper for our rankings. If you’re geographical location is into recycling, this may be a great candidate.
Corn - Semi Likely - Well as you all know corn can survive in a few ways. Thats right! It is now being used to produce alternative fuel sources.
Peanuts - Semi Likely - As we all know peanuts, no matter how well they are ground up always seem to escape the digestive track and go on to live another wonderful life. This achieved the lower ranking however due to the popularity of boiled peanuts over roasted peanuts. Look for these to increase in ranking in the winter after the fresh harvests are gone!
Sure the list is apt to change and is up for debate, but I don’t see how there is much debating such a fine list of prospects. Please leave your thoughts below.
They’re everywhere, a nuisance to society. Stealing money from toilets and urinals globally. Well its time we devise a plan for catching them red handed and let justice be served.
The Problem: Coins being stolen from the bottom of toilets.
Materials Needed:
- Quarter
- 15 feet of clear 20lbs fishing line
- Super Glue
- Toilet
Well from time to time I like to mix it up here on the blog. Today I would like to discuss an eco friendly topic since we all want to go green these days. Everyone from time to time have plastic drink bottles lying around. Instead of throwing them away there are plenty of everyday uses for them. I’ve rounded up 28 of my favorite uses: Read the rest of this entry »
We’re on a quest to save the environment, save a few bucks, and possibly save your life when stranded in a forest with dragon flies. Lets explore ways to reuse everyday things and push our creativity to the edge (and likely over) during times when we need a computer, and life gives us a monkey wrench.
