Ankles are the new cleavage

Ankles are the new cleavage.

Open Floor Plan/Collaborative Workspace

The open floor plan/collaborative work space was designed by executives at Toyota in the 1960's. They believed that it really allowed for maximum creativity and collaboration while offering an airy aesthetic. It should also be noted that every executive who thought a "collaborative workspace" was a good idea had their own office.

Teacup Pigs

Teacup pigs are made when you breed a pig with a Guinea Pig. They were the brainchild of Aberforth Johnson in 1973. At first they were bred to allow for city based pork farming (for food). Once people realized how cute a tiny pig was, they decided to continue breeding the Teacup pig for domestication.

Monarch Butterflies

While monarch butterflies taste terrible to most predators, to humans, their flavor is reminiscent of cool ranch Doritos.

A delicious Salad

Bacon crumbles
Sliced romaine lettuce
Diced tomato
Diced strawberries
Chickpeas
Pecans
Crumbled goat cheese
A lovely vinaigrette

The Swingline Fastenomatron

The stapler was originally called the Fastenomatron and was invented by Jim Staple; the head product designer at swingline in the 1920's. When the product failed to sell initially, a grass roots campaign was started by Jim's friends to change the name of the Fastenomatron to the Stapler.

A case for Rosie as a boy's name

Rosie is the nickname for Roosevelt, a perfectly acceptable boy's name. Also, similar to naming your son Sue, one can assume that boys named Rosie would be forced to develop a certain toughness that most other boys never gain. Also, Rosie Greer sang it's alright to cry on Free to be you and me...
Case Closed

Windmills

Windmills are actually the 2nd oldest form of power behind coal. The first windmill on record dates back to 1200 BC.

Wax Beans

Wax beans are so-called because of their waxy texture and appearance.

Olga Spatz, the Model for the Statue of Liberty

The model for Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty was his German maid, Olga Spatz.
The inspiration for Lady Liberty's torch

Hot Air Balloons...The Secret Killer

While airplanes are the safest mode of transportation, hot air balloons are by far the most dangerous. Overall casualties in hot air balloon accidents are worst during duck season in Missouri...something about the buckshot damaging the balloons.

Butterscotch

Butterscotch was originally used as a lubricant for carriage axles in Sweden in the 1740's. Shlimengong, as it was known at the time, fell out of favor during the summers when flies would begin to congragate under carriages. One day, when it was particularly hot out, a local confectioner got some of the shlimengong on his hand while working under his carriage. Upon accidentally licking his hand, he decided that shlimengong could be put to far better use if he added some butter to the sticky sweet conconction. Butterscotch was born...To this day, axles are squeeky in Sweden.

Martini Glasses, Why So Shallow?

Martini glasses are intentionally shallow to ensure that the complicated mix of ingredients does not seperate. Using a rocks glass would cause the vodka/gin to settle on the top and vermouth/olive juice settling on the bottom of your drink...gross.

Little Known Fact

To avoid having the aluminum foil, plastic wrap or wax paper roll come out of the box, make sure to push in the perforated retainer tabs on the side of the box.

I have figured out how to blog from my iPhone

$5 if you can guess where I'm writing this from

Peeps

In the Spring of 1917, confection company, LG Slugworth Co. had a real problem on its hands. They had made far too much raw marshmallow. Fortunately, James Peeporato suggested that Slugworth use the extra marshmallow to make some kind of candy for the Easter holiday. Larry Slugworth loved the idea. After the following shapes were all rejected:

• Cross


• Ice Cream Cone


• Jesus


• Lamb


• Spectacles

The bunny and baby chick were approved...thankfully.

Why did little boys wear dresses?

Until the early 20th century little boys wore dresses just as often as little girls because there was no means of mass production for children's clothing. At the time, parents had many children, and had to reuse clothing. As pants aren't ladylike, dresses became the default. Franklin Roosevelt

Pigeons

Pigeons were originally brought to America as an inexpensive food source for the settlers.

Little Known Fact about Metrocards

The faster you swipe a Metrocard on the New York City Subway, the more likely it is to work. Also, why is that guy's pinkie nail so long?

Cashmere

As champagne must come from the Champagne region of France, so must cashmere have a very distinct pedigree to be considered cashmere. For soft wool to be called cashmere, it must come from the Shagadene sheep's belly in the Kashmir region of India. The Shagadene's bellies are sheered yearly at the Kashmir sheep festival. Such a distinct lineage really increases the price of true cashmere.

Time Travel...I'm not impressed

I never understood the big deal about time travel. I am pretty happy with the time we live in currently. Traveling into the future would really just ruin the surprise...Oh wait, I guess I would like to go back in time and bet on sporting events where I already knew the outcome.

5 things you shouldn't say to your pregnant wife before bed

• I forgot to pay the homeowner's insurance and the gas on the stove won't turn off


• Do you have plans tomorrow night? I think I'm going to have to work until at least 11PM


• Let's talk about our finances


• I think I need to go out of town for work right around the due date


• Bunny, you're fat, but you are really pretty

Garden Gnomes...The Residential Scarecrow

The Garden Gnome was developed as people started to move from rural areas to the suburbs. While people still needed to keep the crows away from their produce, scarecrows look rather creepy in someone's vegetable garden. Garden gnomes are much smaller but equally effective at scaring away garden pests.