Saturday, September 16, 2006

Random stuff

If I put Rusty in an automobile that can fly, would that make him a Flying Car Pet?

If I enjoy watching movies that scare the poop out of me, does that make me a masochist?

Why is it that when Rusty licks his naughty bits, he does it as noisily as possible?

Who decided that lawns should be made up of grass, and who decided that we should have to mow it? Are there lawn police who go around making sure that lawns are kept at the proper height? Should I worry if I decide not to mow my lawn?

Why do the people in scary movies always open the door (or some equivalent of that)? Haven't they watched any scary movies? Would you open the door?

Why are they called doughnut holes? Why not doughnut balls? The suggestiveness quotient is the same for both, and doughnut balls is a more accurate description.

I want to go shark fishing. Can you make that happen?

Do you have any random stuff you wanna talk about? Go for it.

Ciao~

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

If I put Rusty in an automobile that can fly, would that make him a Flying Car Pet?

Reminds me of a joke about a snail in a speeding car...

Why is it that when Rusty licks his naughty bits, he does it as noisily as possible?

If you could do that, wouldn't you want to show it off loudly too? ... of course not. That would be gross.

Who decided that lawns should be made up of grass, and who decided that we should have to mow it?

I think it came about from many directions:
- Lawn care industry marketing (weeds? bare spots? shame!) and profit.
- American Dream image: big house, perfect lawn, white picket fence, blah blah blah.
- We're raised with the ideal of a "nice lawn".
- "Keeping up with the Joneses'" nice lawn next door. We wouldn't want to be the family with the Bad Lawn, now, would we?
- Hobby, gives guys something to do on weekends.
- And some history too.

It reminds me of a similar perplexing question: Who decided that women should shave their body hair? Some say natural is unsightly, legs and lawns alike, but why? It's social construct.

Check out this nifty lawn alternative: Landscaping with native plants [MN-DNR].
Sadly, there are neighborhoods where neighbors would report you to the city council (and possibly get an ordinance passed) to ban such a display of "weeds". Meanwhile, they dump chemicals and countless gallons of water on their own lawns to ensure that only one or two varieties of plant cover the entire yard uniformly.

Why do the people in scary movies always open the door (or some equivalent of that)?

They like to listen to the spooky music that accompanies the opening of said door. Then some nutcase with a chainsaw jumps out and ruins all the fun.

Why are they called doughnut holes? Why not doughnut balls? The suggestiveness quotient is the same for both ...

... except when they're carried in a doughnut sack, which increases the quotient for one of them. The proof is left as an exercise for the reader.