My wife’s company used to send her out of state occasionally. The first time this happened, early on in our relationship, I decided to send flowers to her place of work. So I went to a florist shop. After choosing the display I wanted to send, I went to the cashier to pay and and give the address where they should be sent. “How do you want the card signed?” she asked.
Thinking to keep a bit of spice in the nascent relationship, I said, “Just leave it blank.”
She got angry at that; her jaw tightened. “Sir,” she intoned, “We do NOT send out flowers without some sort of signature; not from THIS shop. I need at least your first name. WHAT IS YOUR NAME?”
Well, I could see I was defeated on that issue, so I said, “OK – my name is Anon.” (I made it rhyme with “cannon.”)
“Anon?” she repeated. “I’ve never heard of that name. How do you spell it?”
“A, N, O, N,” I told her. She gave me a slight nod of superiority – I couldn’t beat HER - and wrote it down.
New Zealand is part of the continent of Australia, but the country of Australia does not include the country of New Zealand, so I think it just so happens that the continent of Austalia is larger than the country of Australia, a case in which the country and the continent are two different things, but they just happen to have the same name. I think if the namers had thought this through hundreds of years ago, they would have given the continent a different name, like the modern name for the region of Australia, NZ, Tazmania, and Papua New Guinea, which is Oceana. It is never too late to fix this mistake. A better BION would be, “The countries that are in the continent of Australia are ….”
Believe it or not: I’m finding this hard to believe that somebody had to submit the part about Australia when it was something we were taught in elementary schools. I hope you were taught that when you were in school. Or some part of your education process. I understand why it is in the comics as it is part of the comic.
There is a project “Where’s George? Where does a dollar go?” where people put the URL of the website on paper money, go there, enter the serial number, and then spend the money. People receiving the money notice the mark, go there, enter the serial number to track where the bills were before they received them, and where they went after they spent them.
monkeysky about 3 years ago
The largest eyes of all are those of the colossal squid, about the size of a medium watermelon
eromlig about 3 years ago
Another true story tonight:
My wife’s company used to send her out of state occasionally. The first time this happened, early on in our relationship, I decided to send flowers to her place of work. So I went to a florist shop. After choosing the display I wanted to send, I went to the cashier to pay and and give the address where they should be sent. “How do you want the card signed?” she asked.
Thinking to keep a bit of spice in the nascent relationship, I said, “Just leave it blank.”
She got angry at that; her jaw tightened. “Sir,” she intoned, “We do NOT send out flowers without some sort of signature; not from THIS shop. I need at least your first name. WHAT IS YOUR NAME?”
Well, I could see I was defeated on that issue, so I said, “OK – my name is Anon.” (I made it rhyme with “cannon.”)
“Anon?” she repeated. “I’ve never heard of that name. How do you spell it?”
“A, N, O, N,” I told her. She gave me a slight nod of superiority – I couldn’t beat HER - and wrote it down.
My wife still has the card.
Kali about 3 years ago
Technically, so is Antarctica…..
Templo S.U.D. about 3 years ago
If it weren’t for those studs on top nor those tubes below, LEGO bricks stacked an top of one another would topple over.
Caldonia about 3 years ago
Ripley, you fool, I have no problem believing any of this stuff. I want more unbelievable stuff next time…believe it or not.
Pedmar Premium Member about 3 years ago
And there are many people who believe that Africa is a country.
Dr. Quatermass about 3 years ago
A single 2×2 Lego can (in the dark) make a full grown man scream like a girl when stepped upon.
wjones about 3 years ago
Has anyone ever stacked 375,000 LEGO 2.17 miles high?
pearlsbs about 3 years ago
The estimated life span of a $1 bill may be 6.6 years, but have not yet had one die while it was in my possession.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member about 3 years ago
A $100 dollar bill doesn’t last that long for me.
charliefarmrhere about 3 years ago
So did someone actually stack that many Legos to find that out?
A# 466 about 3 years ago
Bigger than, say, a cow’s eyes?
BearsDown Premium Member about 3 years ago
Strong, sure, but did they have to make them so sharp?
Huckleberry Hiroshima about 3 years ago
And many who live there are incontinent. G’day, mayt.
Take care, may famed cartographer Marcito Polito Enrico Mapord be with you, and gesundheit.
markhughw about 3 years ago
New Zealand is part of the continent of Australia, but the country of Australia does not include the country of New Zealand, so I think it just so happens that the continent of Austalia is larger than the country of Australia, a case in which the country and the continent are two different things, but they just happen to have the same name. I think if the namers had thought this through hundreds of years ago, they would have given the continent a different name, like the modern name for the region of Australia, NZ, Tazmania, and Papua New Guinea, which is Oceana. It is never too late to fix this mistake. A better BION would be, “The countries that are in the continent of Australia are ….”
comixbomix about 3 years ago
…not the way I spend them.
poppacapsmokeblower about 3 years ago
So produce more of the longer lasting $100 bills and take on dollar bills in trade in, one for one. Here’s the two ones I have.
Gameguy49 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Meanwhile, a dollar COIN will last 30 years (or more).
wjones about 3 years ago
One more thing The State of Hawaii is not on the American Continent
ncorgbl about 3 years ago
The life span of a $100 bill was just a matter of hours until my divorce came through.
I'm Sad about 3 years ago
Believe it or not: I’m finding this hard to believe that somebody had to submit the part about Australia when it was something we were taught in elementary schools. I hope you were taught that when you were in school. Or some part of your education process. I understand why it is in the comics as it is part of the comic.
Jogger2 about 3 years ago
There is a project “Where’s George? Where does a dollar go?” where people put the URL of the website on paper money, go there, enter the serial number, and then spend the money. People receiving the money notice the mark, go there, enter the serial number to track where the bills were before they received them, and where they went after they spent them.
Aliquid about 3 years ago
There is no such thing as a “Lego”, LEGO is the name of the company, not the product. It is a 2×2 LEGO brick.
scpandich about 3 years ago
That probably helps explain why it hurts like the dickens when you step on a lego barefoot.
billcor about 3 years ago
I think those $100 bill numbers are off. they aren’t replaced as often because so many other countries are pouring counterfeits into the economy.
ekke about 3 years ago
That’s because my wife only allows me to carry ones; she’s never even shown me what a hundred looks like!
oakie817 about 3 years ago
i’d like to see a photograph of the 375,000 single legos stacked one on another to make sure it did reach 2.17 miles…i think those numbers are way off
spaced man spliff about 3 years ago
Try using a $100 bill to buy $12 worth of stuff in a mom-and-pop store (I’m not talking about convince store franchises). Likely they can’t change it.
Dameron Premium Member about 3 years ago
Speaking of Australia…that drawing looks like an Emu, not an Ostrich…
pbr50138 about 3 years ago
An ostrich’s eyes are bigger than an elephants?
aussie399 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Octopus. Blue whale. Don’t think Ripley is right on this