I See Your Pair

As I was dressing this morning I was struck once again with the question of why we call pants a pair of pants. We don't call a shirt/blouse a pair of shirts/blouses,so what's the deal with pants? As it turns out it is one of those questions that not everyone can agree on but the two most likely options are: 1. Before pants were made to be one article of clothing the legs were made separately then joined at the waist once both legs were in position. 2. According to the OED the word pants is a plurale tantum which is Latin for plural only. Plurale tantum nouns are items that can be divided in two but are only one item: binoculars,scissors,tweezers,glasses and pliers. The word pants comes from Pantalone a character in Italian comedy who wore long legs instead of the knee length apparel worn at that time.
With all that in mind it's now time to grow a pair!

BIG Box Store

Next time you shop at a Costco and they ask if you want a box for your purchases you might want to keep in mind that some Costcos are selling coffins so that you can clarify what they mean by a box. There seems to be different things on offer at Costco depending on the region they're in,for example Costco in Australia has giant tubs of Vegemite (ick!) along with people sized chocolate bars. Did I mention they also have giant marshmallows? They say the marshmallows are great for camping which makes me wonder if they are for roasting or sleeping on.

Size Matters

Mail order is great for many items most of the time though there is always the argument for shopping local,but in small towns or remote areas it offers more accessibility. Of course there are always drawbacks when purchasing something sight unseen. For instance a 29 year old Londoner ordered a striped two piece swimsuit from Boohoo in a size 16. When her order arrived the top was the right size but instead of a size 16 bottom they had sent her two size 8 bottoms. I don't know about everyone else,but this cracks me up! and I have no idea what kind of shipping department they have at Boohoo,but I suspect it is automated because a human employee would probably never think two size 8 bottoms would be a good substitute for a size 16,unless of course it was their last day.

Summer Job

Reynolds Wrap is now hiring for a Chief Grilling Officer. The job consists of working two weeks in August traveling the country while sampling BBQ ribs in cities known for their ribs. The travel and lodging are paid by Reynolds and the pay for the two weeks is $10,000. Other than eating ribs the Grilling Officer will be expected to share photos,grilling tips and techniques on the Reynolds Wrap website. To apply a photo of the applicant grilling and 100 words on why they are qualified for the job need to be submitted before Wednesday. I can think of several people who would qualify for this position!

Slap Happy

Meanwhile at the booty slapping championship...no,I'm not kidding! It isn't an Olympic sport yet  but this is the first year for the competition and there is already quite a following. The sport is an offshoot of the men's version where they slap each other in the face sometimes to the point of unconsciousness. The female sport involves spanking your opponent's butt until they are knocked off balance. Most of the female competitors are fitness buffs,giving a whole new meaning to buns of steel. Oh,I almost forgot to mention the sport it taking place in Russia,not Florida.

Still Studying

The last sleeping with the TV on warning was that it was likely to keep you from REM sleep and I could pretty much go along with that as the voices and flickering light combo seems like it would ward off restful sleep. So that was the end of that study,right? No,not even, they just keep hammering away at sleeping with the TV on and now they decided (though there is no scientific proof) that sleeping with the tube on can cause obesity,who knows? it might but there are a lot of people who find it difficult to sleep without noise/light and causing those people further stress over their choices is no better than what the TV may or may not be doing. Plus it pissed me off when they were showing this on the news they had a loop that showed only women with broad behinds which just seemed wrong and not to really have much to do with their theory,which is still just a theory. Okay,off the soapbox!

Crack Up

For once my mind wasn't in the gutter when I looked at an image a woman meant to send to her husband but sent it to a friend instead. It shouldn't have been a big deal but the friend saw something other than what the picture was intended to show. I found the whole thing laughable but was left wondering why she was sending her husband the photo in the first place. At any rate a real life optical illusion where one look reveals a woman's vagina and the next look shows feet soaking in a basin.