Ana, delightful child, gave me a cold

[conuly]

Achoo.

I wanted earlier to say that this cold is wiping me out, and I also wanted to say that it's kicking my butt, two phrases which are semantically similar. What came out is "This cold is wiping my butt", which isn't. ("This cold is kicking me out" would have been equally puzzling, but less funny.)

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Comments

[siderea]

Let's rename the Pythagorean Theorem

I'm down with Watson's Theorem. I didn't know about that. That was magnificent.

It reminds me of an article that the Boston Globe Magazine once did on the MIT football team. They interviewed a coach who said something like, "Well, they're not the biggest boys in the league, but you really can explain plays to them, because actually they are rocket scientists."

I have been giggling about that for nigh on three decades now.

[conuly]

Too many hits on the head, though....

(Okay, it was funny, but I've been reading a lot about CTE recently.)

[zesty_pinto]

It's a disease AND a bidet!

...I'll see myself out.

[conuly]

Haha.

[kitcatwoman]

Lol that's pretty funny. Hope you feel better soon.

[conuly]

Likewise.