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This Is How My Brain Works... 8/22/2008

When I see roadkill on the side of the road, I prefer to think that animal was killed doing something heroic.  I drove by a raccoon, who had fallen at the side of the road, and I believe his little, slumped over dead body was hiding tiny arrows that had been shot into him after he charged a field of enemies.

The amazement of both chocolate and vanilla ice cream twisted together into one cone has carried from my childhood, straight into my 30’s.

I just always assumed that someone who is a professional choreographer would never be married.  In my head, when you’ve dedicated your life to teaching people how to dance, you’re not level-headed enough to dedicate yourself to something like marriage.
 
I can’t find a reason to not have one of those posturepedic beds that folds up and bends and stuff.  They look great.
 
Peanuts are the closest most of us will ever get to eating wood.

I know I’ve said things like this before, but The Dark Knight really destroyed my balls.
  
Dogs are super weird.  They exist nowhere naturally.  They live to be led around…on leashes mind you.  They don’t feed themselves.  They beg.  They’re basically possessions.  Where are they all born?
 
Think about how much we assume we know about animals and animal behavior?  Did you do it?  Okay, now isn’t it crazy we assume all of that?  Anybody else interested in all of the things we don't know about animals?  Just me?  Okay.
 
I think all pandas are fat.  And if they’re not, that’s certainly their reputation.  And that’s a tough cross to bear.
 
I used Biore strips on my nose when I was like 19 because I was fascinated by them.  They tore out little threads of pus.  Crazy, right?  Do they still make those?

I have a gigantic fish tank in my place, and the most difficult thing about getting a new apartment is moving all of my sharks.  All of that is a lie.

My brother-in-law said being killed by sharks was “number one” on his list of worst ways to die.  I think mine is being murdered naked in front of a group of people.
 
Where art thou Bone Thugs-n-Harmony?
 
Grapes are the most successful fruit.  Very rarely do you have a bad grape.  I’ve never had one.  Never.  Maybe it’s because there are so many that it’s hard to find the bad ones?  Or maybe there’s more of a chance to find bad ones because there are so many, yet grapes persist.  I’m still trying to work out the mathematics on grapes (that’s a great band name).  Either way, I wish the grape math (even better band name) applied to strawberries, because strawberries are really delicious.
 
The Coca-Cola Company really nailed the recipe for Cherry Coke.

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COMMENTS (17)

jjhelten

By jjhelten on Aug 29, 2008

I bet the Biore strip has some chemical that makes the puss harden up, get smooth enough to slide out, and even move toward the pad. Ever wonder why puss (from the pad) and puss (like the cat) are spelled the same?

NP

By NP on Aug 29, 2008

Now that's a fucking question. Nicely done. Honestly, I would lean towards "NO," and say my pus is not solid enough to be grabbed. However, I have to stand pat with my initial position. The common sense vote is on the side of Biore. Does Biore have the scientists to figure out how to get putty to fire up into pores, or hold onto skin long enough to create those strings? Achieving that sounds more difficult than getting putty to hold on to a small surface area of pus. Those strings did exist. I think it's safer to assume it did what it purported to do, rather than the seemingly incomprehensible task it would need to have accomplished for Biore strips to be a hoax. Plus, you can see black head, and then see them gone. What's going on if Biore is phony BS? How do you explain that? I cannot provide you with evidence that Biore strips did what they claimed to do, but I defy you to scientifically explain the options. And when the odds are in favor of the simplest answer, I have to stay in that camp.

Ranelar

By Ranelar on Aug 28, 2008

Right, but when you squeeze your nose, does the pus seem like something that's solid enough to be "grabbed" by a very small surface area of biore putty and pulled out of a narrow passage? The structural integrity of pus is not sufficient to be put through that kind of stress.

NP

By NP on Aug 27, 2008

I mean, ask yourself this: have you ever squeezed your nose and had pus come out? If you can answer yes, why would you believe Biore figured out the science behind putty strings? Also, my mother emailed me and told me I spelled pus wrong. One "s" apparently. I didn't know. She had to tell me.

NP

By NP on Aug 27, 2008

What constitutes a bad grape?

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