Perspective folks, it's all about perspective.
Oct 25, 2016 11:24:47 #
lpnmajor
Loc: Arkansas
Wandering into the kitchen, several days ago, I came upon a half eaten apple - one of MY apples - and I have no memory of having eaten half an apple. You see, I'm partial to Granny Smith apples whereas everyone else prefers Macintosh, so I keep a private stash. Making enquiries turned up no guilty party's, so I made a dental mold of the teeth marks in the apple remains. The mouth the mold belonged to - was mine - yet I still had no memory of eating half an apple.
Mulling over the mystery eventually lead to a breakthrough. The half of the apple consumed was not there, meaning, that I ate the not there portion, instead of the portion that WAS there. Having consumed nothing, I had a memory of eating nothing, and the teeth marks left on the "there" portion, was due to my diligence in eating every bit of the nothing I ate. Mystery solved! Since I did not eat the apple portion that was there, I had no memory of it, instead I had a memory of eating nothing - because that's the portion I ate.
A day or two later, another mystery raised it's ugly head. I am also fond ( read 'addicted to' ) of white chocolate miniature peanut butter cups, and keep a stash hidden around the house. Visiting one of my caches, revealed an empty bag. I accused my wife of having raided my stash of candy - and she readily admitted guilt. When I enquired as to why she left an empty bag instead of throwing it away, this was her answer; " as you are fond of eating nothing, I thought I'd be nice and leave you a whole bag of it to eat.".
Aren't I lucky to have such an intelligent wife, that understands the intricacies of quantum physics after a single explanation? As you may have guessed, there was nothing I could say to this - so I ate it instead. I suspect that I'll be looking at a whole lot of nothing from now on, which would be fine, except, nothing is not very filling. I'm sure I'll be able to gorge myself to death - on nothing at all.
Mulling over the mystery eventually lead to a breakthrough. The half of the apple consumed was not there, meaning, that I ate the not there portion, instead of the portion that WAS there. Having consumed nothing, I had a memory of eating nothing, and the teeth marks left on the "there" portion, was due to my diligence in eating every bit of the nothing I ate. Mystery solved! Since I did not eat the apple portion that was there, I had no memory of it, instead I had a memory of eating nothing - because that's the portion I ate.
A day or two later, another mystery raised it's ugly head. I am also fond ( read 'addicted to' ) of white chocolate miniature peanut butter cups, and keep a stash hidden around the house. Visiting one of my caches, revealed an empty bag. I accused my wife of having raided my stash of candy - and she readily admitted guilt. When I enquired as to why she left an empty bag instead of throwing it away, this was her answer; " as you are fond of eating nothing, I thought I'd be nice and leave you a whole bag of it to eat.".
Aren't I lucky to have such an intelligent wife, that understands the intricacies of quantum physics after a single explanation? As you may have guessed, there was nothing I could say to this - so I ate it instead. I suspect that I'll be looking at a whole lot of nothing from now on, which would be fine, except, nothing is not very filling. I'm sure I'll be able to gorge myself to death - on nothing at all.
Oct 25, 2016 11:31:52 #
lpnmajor wrote:
Wandering into the kitchen, several days ago, I ca... (show quote)
If Hellery gets in you'll be way ahead of the game !
Oct 25, 2016 11:40:15 #
lpnmajor wrote:
Wandering into the kitchen, several days ago, I ca... (show quote)
You are sounding more like a Buddhist than a physicist!!!!
Oct 25, 2016 11:55:41 #
PaulPisces wrote:
You are sounding more like a Buddhist than a physi... (show quote)
Nothing could be closer to the truth...
Oct 25, 2016 12:00:45 #
slatten49
Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
lpnmajor wrote:
Wandering into the kitchen, several days ago, I ca... (show quote)
I couldn't live like that, Doc.
I need solid, tasty food. Oct 25, 2016 13:36:34 #
slatten49 wrote:
I couldn't live like that, Doc. I need solid, tasty food.
I need solid, tasty food. Lousy cooks have less weight problems.
Oct 27, 2016 00:23:57 #
Oct 27, 2016 00:32:49 #
badbobby wrote:
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I knew a great cook on the ship I served on, he was skinny as a rail. When he went aboard the Russians trawler and saw him they thought we were starving on our ship so they gave us black bread. Bread was GREAT. Boy we fooled those Ruskies.
Oct 27, 2016 00:38:09 #
Alicia
Loc: NYC
Big dog wrote:
I knew a great cook on the ship I served on, he was skinny as a rail. When he went aboard the Russians trawler and saw him they thought we were starving on our ship so they gave us black bread. Bread was GREAT. Boy we fooled those Ruskies.
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Where I grew up there was a bakery that made that marvelous Russian black bead. It's been many years but I can still recall having enough instead of a meal - adorned with sweet butter.
Oct 27, 2016 01:37:41 #
Alicia wrote:
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Where I grew up there was a bakery that made that marvelous Russian black bead. It's been many years but I can still recall having enough instead of a meal - adorned with sweet butter.
Where I grew up there was a bakery that made that marvelous Russian black bead. It's been many years but I can still recall having enough instead of a meal - adorned with sweet butter.
Yup, good stuff. I haven't had it since I served, back in. 1976. Long time ago.!
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