Cornered by Mike Baldwin for October 24, 2009

this one i don’t get… what’s with the wings?

Size must be everything in the afterlife.

showoff

My girl says you can tell by the size of the hands. Where did she learn this?

I don’t get it either.

Does anyone have a non-lame explanation?

@jtpozenel - Think about the “male enhancement product” spam you get. Then think about how that “bigger is better” philosophy might apply in Heaven.

In unrelated news, in yesterday’s Argyle Sweater, you were asking me how TinyURL works.

The short version is that it’s a database application. For a more complete explanation, take a look at this Wikipedia article.

You know what they say about angels with big wings… and what else might be bigger than average… nudge nudge, wink wink!

jtp: You can also drag the “TinyURL” link up to your browser - on my Firefox, it sits next to “Latest Headlines”.

CoBass:

Thanks for that TinyUrl explanation. I would never have expected to find it on Wikipedia, but their explanation is pretty simple. It’s a little disconcerting though that the scheme relies on the integrity of their database and server. At least now I know it’s not magic.