Monday, March 1, 2021

Operators

 

Fish

Mouse

Cat

Dog

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Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Mondegreen

Aha! Did you read my last post and wonder what the hell a mondegreen is?

A mondegreen is a new word that comes about from the mishearing of syllables of other words.

For example, the word "nickname" came about when people said, "an ekname" - a word for an additional name. Have you ever listened to music and learned that the lyrics are not what you thought they were? Remember the Taylor Swift drama when everyone thought she said "Starbucks lovers?".

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The Ampersand

Meet the long lost letter of the alphabet - the &.

The ampersand?

Yep.

Back in the 1800s, kids would sing "x y z and per se and (&)". Per se meaning "and on its own". Later, it was dropped for the alphabet, but it came to be known from its mondegreen, ampersand.Image result for ampersand

Thursday, November 22, 2018

Cats

Did you know that cats domesticated themselves? How smart is that? Free unlimited care and food. How could you say no? DNA analysis show that cats lived alongside humans long before they lived under their care (Nat Geo).

It is all part of their plan to take over the world. First, the get close to us. Then, they learn to control us.

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Tuesday, October 9, 2018

You Are Above Average

If you are reading this and have two arms, you are above average.
Think about it. Anyone that only has 1 or no arms is bringing down the average.

Congrats. You have accomplished something today.

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Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Ostriches Cannot Fly

Are ostriches upset that they cannot fly?

When you think about birds, they are very closely associated with flying. A quick sentence verification task or a semantic hierarchy can show you just how quickly your mind associated the word "bird" with "fly".

We all know that ostriches are a bird but they, unfortunately, are one of the few that cannot fly. With their oversized bodies and long lanky legs, their little wings are not capable of lifting them off of the ground.

They probably look around at all of the other birds and think "why can't I do that?".

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Monday, September 3, 2018