I also had Mr. Sanford for chemistry at WJ (in 1961-62). About all I remember (beyond general concepts) is his emphasis on the correct spelling of "valence": "If you spell it 'valance,' it's curtains for you."
Re: ankle monitor bling--it just happened when Anna Delvey appeared on Dancing with the Stars this week! her monitor was bedazzled to match her costume
Almost all the honorable mentions were wonderful. A couple of them have been done in real life. or suggested, before—but the rest, as I read through them, got better & better as the insanities piled up.
One of our local Rotary clubs holds an annual 0.5K "Run for the Rest of Us." It runs downtown from one watering hole to another, with a refreshment stop at the halfway point. Participants get a T-shirt and the all-important bumper sticker. Costumes are encouraged (and judged).
I’m an engineer dammit, so probably not. Still, it should be obviously to even the most casual observer what it is. The rest is left as an exercise for the student.
Even if Batavia Muckdogs is a name that is arguably more dignified than Piedmont Boll Weevils, the risk of making a typo in the name is unacceptably high!
I didn't find any of this week's winners particularly funny. And related to the third runner up, SNL already had Pre-chewed Charley's, I do find funny.
I also had Mr. Sanford for chemistry at WJ (in 1961-62). About all I remember (beyond general concepts) is his emphasis on the correct spelling of "valence": "If you spell it 'valance,' it's curtains for you."
Re: ankle monitor bling--it just happened when Anna Delvey appeared on Dancing with the Stars this week! her monitor was bedazzled to match her costume
Almost all the honorable mentions were wonderful. A couple of them have been done in real life. or suggested, before—but the rest, as I read through them, got better & better as the insanities piled up.
One of our local Rotary clubs holds an annual 0.5K "Run for the Rest of Us." It runs downtown from one watering hole to another, with a refreshment stop at the halfway point. Participants get a T-shirt and the all-important bumper sticker. Costumes are encouraged (and judged).
I thought "Cave Core..." had possibilities especially for those on paleo diets. It made me laugh.
Depends thongs (Lee Graham, Reston, Va.) and Jesse's Welsh Wordle were the best of the rest. Thanks for the imagery I can't unthink, Lee.
How can someone not know what R is and for what it’s used? Have you never had to deal with any ideal gas?
Have you never had to deal with a normal human being?
I’m an engineer dammit, so probably not. Still, it should be obviously to even the most casual observer what it is. The rest is left as an exercise for the student.
Well I'm a casual observer and I don't even know what you're talking about.
Are you talking about Rhenium?
I think Jeff is kidding. He regularly pokes fun at his own nerdiness.
R is the gas constant in the ideal gas law from high school chemistry (PV=nRT).
Um.
Even if Batavia Muckdogs is a name that is arguably more dignified than Piedmont Boll Weevils, the risk of making a typo in the name is unacceptably high!
on the off chance you haven't seen the Guardian article about aptonyms
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/sep/17/aptronym-job-normative-determinism
Notice that the Guardian refers to them as “aptronyms”. Must be the British spelling.
Branching off Frank’s, might be great to have a do-it-yourself colonoscopy.
Even better: combine "Talk like Jane Austen day" with "Talk like a pirate day".
Nuclear war. He can now use that for EVERY answer, right?? Wharton should be so proud.
"You know who also had a shenanegans “type”? Clinton"
If I remember correctly, at least Clinton TRIED to hide it.
This would have been superior if he had taken her down the stairs with him.
I didn't find any of this week's winners particularly funny. And related to the third runner up, SNL already had Pre-chewed Charley's, I do find funny.
I did find Depends thongs funny.
One of my pet peeves is that the product is really called Depend. There’s no “s” involved.
Oops, that is our mistake. Lee Graham had it right.
It's funnier with the "s".
The singular of "Triscuit" is "Triscuit". Look it up.
And I'm the only person outside Italy who correctly says "cannolo" as the singular for "cannoli". I once parlayed that into an S.I. Ink.
me too!