Tonight I have yet another story from the annals of True:
A dentist has been advertising on local radio that he can help you “overcome your insurmountable fear of dentistry.” I was amused, of course. How does one overcome the insurmountable? Later that week I had an appointment to get my teeth cleaned, so I told my hygienist about the spot, emphasizing the word “insurmountable.” She nodded and said, “Oh, that’s good.”
I was taken aback; I thought she would laugh. “Uh, do you know what ‘insurmountable’ means?” I asked her.
RBION got the rhombicubictehadron item backwards. The 26 sided solid drawn is a rhombicubictehadron. But, there are other 26 sided which do not qualify as rhombicubictehadra.
I tried to look up the tree line for some context on that bee fact, but it seems that it isn’t a fixed altitude, more to do with the local environment. Still it’s amazing that an insect so associated with plants would manage to exist at such high altitude.
Audrey II: [singing] Feed me, Seymour / Feed me all night long – That’s right, boy! – You can do it! Feed me, Seymour / Feed me all night long / Ha ha ha ha ha! / Cause if you feed me, Seymour / I can grow up big and strong.
eromlig almost 4 years ago
Tonight I have yet another story from the annals of True:
A dentist has been advertising on local radio that he can help you “overcome your insurmountable fear of dentistry.” I was amused, of course. How does one overcome the insurmountable? Later that week I had an appointment to get my teeth cleaned, so I told my hygienist about the spot, emphasizing the word “insurmountable.” She nodded and said, “Oh, that’s good.”
I was taken aback; I thought she would laugh. “Uh, do you know what ‘insurmountable’ means?” I asked her.
“Oh, that’s like a really big fear, right?”
“Right,” I conceded. We went on to other topics…
gmu328 almost 4 years ago
i would simply call it a many sided object and leave it at that …
Huckleberry Hiroshima almost 4 years ago
Come on babyyyy, do the rhombicubic tehadron.. you don’t have to spell it right, oh yeahhh…. rock out.. ..
Take care, may Chubby Checkord be with you, and gesundheit.
J Short almost 4 years ago
Johnathan has since written the diet book, Log Pinning; Your Gateway to a New Slender You.
Mr. JRB almost 4 years ago
Ok, What was the point of that story?
Mugens Premium Member almost 4 years ago
When first seeing the drawing of Mr. Ceplecha, I thought I was viewing Jay Leno. It’s that jaw line…
Gameguy49 Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I have a few 26-sided thing-a-ma-jigs, I call them letter dice for my Scattergories games.
poppacapsmokeblower almost 4 years ago
Higher altitudes have less air, making creating lift more difficult. Bumble bees have poor aerodynamics so that is an amazing bee.
Petemejia77 almost 4 years ago
Why couldn’t Jonathon break out of the log with his monsterous jaw?
Jogger2 almost 4 years ago
RBION got the rhombicubictehadron item backwards. The 26 sided solid drawn is a rhombicubictehadron. But, there are other 26 sided which do not qualify as rhombicubictehadra.
ncorgbl almost 4 years ago
A person with 26 personalities is called "Sybil’.
In Tibet they call it a ‘high mass murderer bee’.
The orchid is considered beautiful by Linda Lovelace fans.
Redwood Falls Jonathon should have known from Army tradition that names have meaning.
Buckeye67 almost 4 years ago
That new bee species is probably trying to get away from Killer Hornets.
yangeldf almost 4 years ago
I tried to look up the tree line for some context on that bee fact, but it seems that it isn’t a fixed altitude, more to do with the local environment. Still it’s amazing that an insect so associated with plants would manage to exist at such high altitude.
queenoftut almost 4 years ago
I love orchids and grow several kinds but I doubt I’ll be adding the Gastrodia Agnicellus to my collection! It looks like it is carnivorous!
Craig Westlake almost 4 years ago
And that orchid dreams of the day he can apologize to that witch…
Stephen Gilberg almost 4 years ago
RhomBIcubOctahedroN.
Jason Scarborough almost 4 years ago
So is that orchid’s common name “Grave Mind”?
prabbit237 almost 4 years ago
Audrey II: Feed me!
Seymour: Does it have to be human?
Audrey II: Feed me!
Seymour: Does it have to be mine?
Audrey II: Feeeed me!
Seymour: Where am I supposed to get it?
Audrey II: [singing] Feed me, Seymour / Feed me all night long – That’s right, boy! – You can do it! Feed me, Seymour / Feed me all night long / Ha ha ha ha ha! / Cause if you feed me, Seymour / I can grow up big and strong.
pbr50138 over 3 years ago
I agree…that’s on ugly flower alright. Ugh!