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?".

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.

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.

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.

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?".

Cursed

Birth is a curse and existence is a prison

What if rain all fell in one quick sheet?

Imagine walking down the street and the weather report had told you it was going to rain today. Instead of being able to just open up an umbrella, you run for safety as soon as you see it coming. Usually, several inches of rain would fall over a period of time. Imagine if all of the rain that was going to fall all fell at once. If it was a hurricane that would have left 8 inches of rain, all 8 inches fall in one singular sheet.

You're just walking down the street and you get hit in the head by 8 inches of rain.