March 16th, 2006 Dean Posted in Miscellany
I never understood why people say “go figure” for things that are obvious. “The boat sank. Go figure.” Well, there was a big ass hole in it so, yeah it sunk. I think we should reserve “go figure” for things that don’t make sense. Just like “I could care less” - if you’re trying to convey that you don’t care at all, how could you care less? Shouldn’t you say “I couldn’t care less”? That makes more sense to me. Go figure.
January 12th, 2006 Dean Posted in Miscellany
The Frosty is truly a modern marvel. Is it a beverage? Is it a food? Who knows, man.
The American Heritage says:
food: Nourishment eaten in solid form.
beverage: Any one of various liquids for drinking, usually excluding water.
Well, going by this alone, I’d say the Frosty is a beverage. But you can’t really suck it through a straw until it melts, right? So is it a solid or a liquid?
solid: a. Of definite shape and volume; not liquid or gaseous. b. Firm or compact in substance.
liquid: The state of matter in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow, little or no tendency to disperse, and relatively high incompressibility.
I would have to say that the Frosty is definitely a liquid then, based on the fact that it doesn’t have a definite shape. DQ Blizzards, on the other hand… I mean, they turn those mothers upside down and they don’t go ANYWHERE. They are firm and they don’t flow. That makes me believe they’re solid and if it’s a solid then it’s a food. Am I right?