Comments on: Thirty Three Things (v. 32)

By: T.B.Root

T.B.Root — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 03:51:43 +0000

The coolest TV car ever would have to be the Lotus Seven driven by Patrick McGoohan in the opening credits of The Prisoner:

By: Jack Perry

Jack Perry — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 02:31:09 +0000

I wouldn’t imagine there would be much money north of the Mississippi, given that it’s mostly a north-south river. Is that a typo, or is that the point?

By: Wesley J. Smith

Wesley J. Smith — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 21:28:45 +0000

In my ethical universe, it’s known as the ten second rule, or until the dog eats it, whichever comes first.

By: Blake

Blake — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 03:13:59 +0000

Why would anyone waste money studying the five-second rule? It’s a social rule, not a scientific one.

The five second rule allows you to eat something that is contaminated enough that you know you’d throw it away (and pretend not to think twice about it) if someone important was watching you.

Without that little justificatory border zone, you’d either have to throw away perfectly good food, or be the sort of person who eats trash – crossing a social class line.

What difference does bacteria make? It’s what people THINK that counts!