I keep struggling to figure out what is going on here, it doesn’t make sense. I keep think it is starting to make sense, but then no, it still doesn’t make sense. Then why is it so funny? (B has sneaking suspicion it is the word “mork”)
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We were always too poor to write our own poems
And had to buy them at the store.
The kinds that they sell always rhyme too well,
But the images tend to bore.
Someday when I am rich,
I will buy great words
And write poems about dragons and swords.
The kinds that paint pictures of far away places,
And taste so much better to read.
We are celebrating with a delicious banana cream pi!
We made the banana pudding yesterday, so technically it is ‘day old banana pudding!’
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Banana Puddin by Southern Culture on the Skids
Previously:
Add ‘cheap, effective water filter’ to the growing list of uses for banana peels. A recent report in the ACS’s journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research says that using minced up banana peels is highly effective way to remove copper, lead and other heavy metals from water. Other methods of removing metals left behind from mining, farming and industrial waste can be expensive and often involve their own hazardous chemicals. The scientist’s work involved testing a number of plant waste materials as water filters including coconut fibers and peanuts shells. They found banana peels held some particular advantages:
The researchers found that minced banana peel could quickly remove lead and copper from river water as well as, or better than, many other materials. A purification apparatus made of banana peels can be used up to 11 times without losing its metal-binding properties, they note. The team adds that banana peels are very attractive as water purifiers because of their low cost and because they don’t have to be chemically modified in order to work.
[Science Daily] via [Gearlog]
Ever wonder just how paper beats rock in the Rock Paper Scissors Game? Well someone else out there not only wondered, but outright disagreed and even went one step further – they made this funny sign about it:
Speaking of Rock Paper Scissors: If you feel like losing a few games to a smarty-pants computer program, check out this “You Vs Computer” rock paper scissors game at the New York Times. I will give you one for free, he leads with rock the first time, after that, prepare to be humbled…but at least it won’t punch you in the face for playing paper.
Just in time for the upcoming Pi Day (3/14), YouTube musician Michael John Blake has created a lovely song by interpreting the first 31 digits of pi into musical notes. While there is certainly a lot of creative input involved to get from pi to this song, the connection is still fun, and don’t forget to notice just how many different instruments this guy can play. Enjoy!
Just in time for all you sailors stuck at home during these cold winter months:
Some suggestions you can do at home, if you miss being aboard your boat!
1.Sleep on the shelf in your closet.
2.Replace the closet door with a curtain.
3.Four hours after you go to sleep, have your wife whip open the curtain,
shine a flashlight in your eyes, and mumble, “Your watch!”.
4.Put a wall across the middle of you bathtub and move the shower head down
to chest level.
5.When taking showers, shut off the water while soaping.
6.Put lube oil in your humidifier instead of water and set it to high.
7.If your basement floods, durning a sudden thaw, go down and start bailing.
8.Bring inside some type of gas motor(lawn mower, garden tiller, etc),
start, and leave running while trying to listen to favorite CD, or having an
in-depth conversation.
9.If the wind, outside, is howling, race around the house to make sure all
windows and doors are secure (at night, everyone takes a turn on ‘watch’).
10.Place all none edible garbage in small plastic bags, and store in other
half of tub (edible garbage to be thrown out the window).
11.Wake up at midnight and have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on stale
bread. Cold canned ravioli or soup, is optional.
12.Make up your family menu a week ahead of time without looking in the
pantry, ‘fridge, or freezer.
13.Once a month, pick a major appliance, take it completely apart, and put
it back together.
14.Use 18 scoops of coffee per pot, and allow it to sit for 5 to 6 hours
before drinking.
15.Put a fluorescent light under the coffee table, and lay there to read a
book.
16.Every so often, throw the cat in the tub(hot tub, large sink, etc.) and
shout, “Man overboard!”.
17.Run into the kitchen and sweep all the pots/pans/ dishes off of the
counter onto the floor, then yell at the wife for not having the place
“stowed for sea
18. With every major wind shift, have your alarm go off so you can reset your address.
19.Periodically throw some sand about the house.
20.Cut two legs shorter on each chair.
21.During a squall, wake up – go to the front porch – throw a bucket of cold water in your face – go back to bed.
-This list is found in various forms and versions on numerous boating and navy sites across the web
