Ignorant Historian

Last night as I was studying for my final today, I randomly wrote on the heel of my foot as I was memorizing for class. I wrote, “WEBD MCTL” which will mean nothing to you, but it is how I’m remembering the benefits of expository preaching. I laughed and thought, “Whoa, I could totally cheat with this!” Not being a cheater (I learned that lesson a long time ago!) and never having the temptation to cheat on a test, I realized I must get this off my foot as I’ll most definitely be wearing flip flops or strappy heels tomorrow as I have every day this week.

Later in the evening, I went to scrub it off. And I scrubbed. And I scrubbed. And I to exfoliated. Yikes. Still, barely discernable the now pink letters “WEBD MCTL” are on my foot. I’m hoping one more scrub before the test and they’ll be no more! Regardless, I’ll definitely be keeping my feet on the ground for the test, figuratively AND literally.

Now on to the funnier questions:

Elizabeth asked, “Have you ever done something dumb to impress a guy?”
I probably should call up my old friends and ask them this question. Honestly, I can’t think of anything right off hand, but I’m sure I’ve done something. I have been known to try to time my exit of a classroom to talk with a certain guy or to play a game I didn’t like just to be near him. I’m too shy with guys to do something over-the-top stupid. I just might pretend that I’m stupider than I am around them, sometimes.

Apple Joos asked, “Black and white or color?”
Totally color no matter what you are talking about. I’m not a huge fan of black and white photography. I don’t look that good dressed in black and white (though I have some…I guess I follow trend after all). And the color part of Wizard of Oz is so much better than the black and white part.

Ted asked, “What is the air speed velocity of a common unladen swallow?” Hey, I guess there has to be at least one smart alleck in the bunch. Lynda continued, “Add to Ted’s question…with or without a coconut?”
Sadly, I’ve never seen this movie all the way through. I fell asleep. That’s what I get for trying to watch it in the afternoon after staying up way too late the night before. I’m afraid that I’ll have to refer you both to your friendly neighborhood ornithologist. (As a side note, I once got 2nd place in an ornithology competition…)

Riley asked, “What is dark matter?”
What does it matter?

And “Why did the chicken cross the road?”
I’ve never seen a chicken cross the road, so I’ll have to defer to an expert on this one.

And “What is a googol?”
1 followed by a hundred 0s. The real question is why the search engine changed the spelling.

And “What is a group of larks called?”
Larksen.

And “What are the names of Scrooge McDuck’s grandnephews in the animated television series DuckTales?”
I’m insulted by the fact that you wouldn’t think I would remember this. Did all the hours we spent together watching DuckTales mean nothing to you? Huey (short for Color Hue), Dewey (short for Dewey Decimal), and Louie (short for King Louis XVI)! DuckTales, who-ooo!

And “Why is it called a TV set when there is only one?”
Obviously, you don’t know your television history like I do. In the olden days, you had to have both the television box and the bunny ears in order for your TV to be worth looking at. And for history buffs like me, this is still the case.

And “If Wile Coyote had a enough money for all that Acme crap, why didn’t he just buy dinner instead of chasing Road-Runner?”
He was sponsored by Acme to use their products on his show. He actually has no money, thus the need to try to trap/kill/trick his dinner.

And “If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?”
You’ve succeeded in being a failure.

And “If mars had earthquakes would they be called marsquakes?”
Earth in “earthquake” just means ground. Don’t be silly.

And “If 4 out of 5 people suffer from diarrhea does that mean the fifth one enjoys it? Solid!”
Gross, Riley. He’s my brother, if you couldn’t tell. I will not dignify this question with a comment. But I would like to say that no one is crazy enough to enjoy diarrhea. And if they do? Then they should be forced to see a doctor and drink some prune juice! And if diarrhea is all that common, I’m buying stock in the yummy pink stuff.

Happy Friday to you all! And, if you made it through all the nonsense, I want to let you know that Monday I’ll be posting a giveaway of my favorite summer treat!