I call BS
My kid’s friend: It wasn’t just any fruit. They ate an apple.
Me: (shaking head) That’s not true, man. The bible doesn’t say what fruit it was.
Him: It is true! It’s in the bible!
When I was around 12, I repeated something about someone that turned out to be completely false.
That woulda been fine except that it ended up hurting a girl that I had a crush on.
Despite my honestly thinking it was true, she never spoke to me again.
Don’t remember the girl’s name at all but I remember the situation and learned a valuable lesson that day:
Don’t repeat something unless really know what you’re talking about.
For example, have you ever heard someone say something like, “Eskimos have XX words for snow?”
That’s complete BS.
See every culture has hundreds of words for water.
Obviously, we have the general word water, just like German does (“wasser”).
But all of the following are also types of water:
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- lake, which is a body of water surrounded by land (“der See” in German)
- pool, which is a small body of water surrounded by land (“die Lache” for a pool of liquid, which I think is what they would use)
- river, which is a moving stream of water of a fairly large size (“der Fluess”)
- stream, which is a smaller a current of water similar to a river (“der Bach”)
Of course, we could go on here, with brook, tributary, flow, etc.
We also geysers, waterfalls, etc.
In the air, we’ve got clouds, precipitation, snow, hail, rain, sleet, etc.
Underground, we have aquifers, groundwater, water tables, etc.
When it’s solid, we have ice, slush, glaciers, icebergs, etc.
These are all off the top of my head. There are so many more.
My point being is something I told you many times before, which is that there are alla these saying that have the air of truth to it, without a hint of actual truth to it.
No real reason for this entry.
Just a general observation.
Speakinga observations, I note that the government’s shut down.
Wonder what that’s all about.
Me: (amused) That’s because the Latin word for apple is “malum,” which is a homonym for their word for “evil.”
Him: Oh…
Me: Look, you can give advice to adults…but you should make sure you’re right first.
Location: shooting Scenic Fights all day at my old gym
Mood: mentally and physically exhausted
Music: Please stick to the rivers and lakes that you’re used to (Spotify)
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