“All of our ‘At Your Service’ representatives are busy at the moment…” “We invite you to stay on the line…” “Your call is important to us…” “Your flight attendants are here primarily for your safety.” “Have a nice day.” Listen up, people: Can it. Especially if you write business scripts, really, kill the baloney. No [...]
From the monthly archives:
June 2010
I’m not aware of a word in the English language that means the opposite of “liar.” Are you? (I tweeted this question out a week ago; the closest I got was “truth-teller.” Unsatisfying.) Yes, we have truth, candor, honesty, and such, but we also have lie, fabrication, perjury, fib, and prevarication… amongst others. What’s interesting [...]
Wouldn’t That Be Great?! No. Actually, it would suck. For instance: Imagine planning a party. Nay; a wedding. The groom-to-be’s mother asks the bride-to-be if she’s picked out the dress yet. Bound to tell the truth, she answers, “No.” To which the mom replies, “Great! I have a close friend who’s a famous designer, and [...]
You know what I noticed last weekend? Watching TV is just like smoking. The activities are parallel, the industries are parallel, and I think their histories—once fully written—will be parallel. So many parallels, it’s freaky. To wit, fill in the blanks with either “watching TV” or “smoking.” Either one. Ready, go: ______ is social. ______ [...]
For as long as I can remember, Friday’s are my Bad Luck Days. The computer’ll crash, the car’ll stall, the toaster’ll explode… at the worst possible moment. And no one will be around to help, and the cell phone will die, so I’ll be stuck with no way to let anyone know what’s up. Welcome [...]
Hey, anyone got a solution for this feeling of generalized anxiety that won’t go away? Because no matter what I do, or how good things are going at the moment, it feels like trouble is like, half a step behind me and gaining… do you ever feel like that, too? I had lunch last week [...]
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