Daniel Drucker
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OMGREVELATION: if A-C=X and B-C=Y, then A-B=X-Y.
Yes, I know this is elementary school algebra, but somehow I’d forgotten it, and now I understand why the spike function lets you get all the possible combinations of conditions.
Move along, nothing to see here.
Analogies quiz time!
15. St. Patrick : Ireland :: Samuel L. Jackson : ________ A. HOLLYWOOD B. SNAKES C. JULES D. PLANE
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Added, Dec 2 2006:
I have no idea what part of my brain this floated up from.
In cartoons and movies, the bad guy confuses his pursuers by twirling around the “this way” arrow on its nail.
Why doesn’t anyone ever think to use two nails when installing such an arrow?
How to bring in 20 bags of groceries from the car all in one trip: load them all onto a broom handle.
Disembodied SEPTA Announcer Voice: ATTENTION. PASSENGERS. ALL TRAINS ARE RUNNING ON. OR CLOSE. TO SCHEDULE. THANK YOU.
Commuter: Who is that?
Stationmaster: The Central Scrutinizer.
I’ve discovered that if you dip a baked potato in peanut oil and salt, it tastes really, really good.
Actually, you can probably substitute in pretty much anything in place of ‘baked potato’ in that sentence.