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Catsup vs. Ketchup
As we prepare to celebrate our nation’s birthday tomorrow with hot dogs and fireworks – there is something that is gnawing at me. And that something is ketchup. I mean, am I the only one who is bothered by it sometimes being presented as ketchup and other times as catsup? Is there a difference between…
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What have Corn Flakes got to do with sex?
I like spicy food. Mind you, I don’t want to have to be taken to the ER over the spiciness, but it’s fun (and satisfying) when it presents you with a little bit of a challenge. You know who didn’t think so? John Harvey Kellogg, brother of Will Keith (better known as “WK”) Kellogg. John…
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Yankee Doodle mistakes feather for pasta?
We all know the Revolutionary War of Independence ditty Yankee Doodle, how it was, originally, a taunt made by the British soldiers of the revolutionary fighters, and how the Americans appropriated it and made it their own, in much the same way as the founders of Bitch magazine for feminists gave their publication a title…
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Over or under?
Consider toilet paper. Should you hang the toilet paper roll over or under? Lots of people do it their way and I do it the correct way, which I will expound upon below. The “over or under” question has plagued marriages, roommates, and casual acquaintances for over 100 years; both sides are convinced they have…
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Thar She Blows!
I am a fan of Monty Python, if you have been living under a rock and don’t know – the British comedy troupe formed in 1969 in England when Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin joined forces. Of course, I’m a fan of the movies (1975’s Monty Python…
Your mileage may vary.