I was fortunate during the Holidays that I was able to spend several quiet moments with my wife and son just enjoying the time together and reflecting on the year past and what 2007 might hold for the three of us and the world. My son and I travel together frequently, and my wife always asks what we talked about during those hours by ourselves: My typical answer is "just random stuff." During one of our fireside chats last month, the three of us started discussing "random stuff" and came up with some questions to which we are not sure of the answers. Knowing that the Southwest Blog audience consists of extremely intelligent people, I thought I would run these questions by you to see what your thoughts are. So here goes...
Now that Pluto is no longer a planet, how does that affect my horoscope? When was the first Christmas Eve? If I get stupid and put aluminum foil in the microwave, it arcs, and my wife gets mad, but our microwave has a metal rack, so why no arc? On our airplanes the potties are lavatories and we call them "lavs", so why is a boat potty called "the head"? And finally, I see delivery trucks with "FISH" in block letters on the back and sides of the trucks, I have never seen a truck labeled "veal" or "turkey" or "chicken"; what is so special about fish?
I look forward to some great answers. Perhaps you too have some random thoughts that you have always wondered about, feel free to comment, and I'll bet you get a quick response.
Comments
David
Maybe the FISH trucks have to be watered so often to keep the fish fresh?
Blog Boy
Blog bog? What happened to blog boy?
Are you an imposter?
Joe Friedmann
Excellent question about the FISH trucks - I've always wondered the same thing and finally just took the time to look it up. I found an answer at Yahoo!'s Answers Site. Looks like it's an FDA requirement.
Fie on that Blog Bog fake! Blog Boy has returned to right the wrong, Joe.
The real Blog Boy
The ship's lavatory is called the "head" because in the old days these facilities were located in the forward part of the ship.
"head" becasue they used to be at the bow, or "head" of the ship - You'd do your business over a hole that dropped right into the bow wake of the ship. Since ships most often sailed down wind (wind from the back half of the ship), the smell would get carried away.
What happens to the missing half of a pair of socks? Where do they go. I think if i found mine, I could start a textile company. The truth is out there.
Why do black jeans always fit tighter than a same pair of blue jeans made by the same manufactor?
Your question regarding the 1st Christmas Eve has multiple answers depending on your beliefs and the context in which it was asked.
The 1st Christmas Eve was the night before Jesus was born in Bethlehem about 2007 years ago. I say about 2007 years ago because the exact date is dependent on the accuracy of the calendar we use (a whole different discussion). The Christmas story is found in the Christian Bible in Matthew and Luke chapters 1 and 2. The origin of the word Christmas comes from ChristÃ
Where does all the rubber go?
The best "random thought" I ever heard of came from lee, who for a while was a long haul truck driver, who said he always wondered this:
Every year people go through millions and millions of tires, because tires naturally wear out and get thin. They all start out nice and thick with plenty of tread, and get replaced when they're too thin to be safe.
So - Where does all the rubber go? I know the scientific answer, that black dust that covers your car isn't dust at all, it's actually fine rubber particles, which brings up a whole other issue about air quality on the freeways.
Lee always say he always expected to round some bend in a deserted stretch of highway, to finally find it, that ever elusive black rubber mountain, sitting there next to the road, waiting to be discovered.
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