Urinal Targets

The good people at GOOD Magazine talk about tricking people into doing the right thing. We are all, how you say, "nudge-able" and GOOD compiled a shortlist of "carefully planned nudges" that effectively curb teenage pregnancy and help smokers quit.

Stop men from peeing on the floor. Authorities at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam have etched the image of a black housefly into each urinal. It seems that men usually do not pay much attention to where they aim, which can create a bit of a mess. But if you give them a target, they can’t help but try to hit it. Similar designs have been implemented in urinals around the world, including mini soccer goals, bulls-eyes, and urine video games (seriously). Do they work? Since the bugs were etched into the airport urinals, spillage has decreased by 80 percent.

Cow & Boy

Joe Biden

Our newly announced potential VP is obviously:

• a Democrat
• a long-term Senator
• a skilled public speaker

If you want to learn more about him, might i suggest you click HERE? The website tracks his historical votes on all issues: international and domestic, economic and social. Yes, i'm sending you to an embarrassingly sophomoric site (visually and organizationally), but the content there is impartial and comprehensive, which is a rarity these days.

Chick Flicks...

.. according to Sarah Haskins. Must watch till the end, heh.

"You have seen them all before. But you will see them all again."

Thought of the Day

Hi there, enraptured reader. *Wave to myself* Yes, i'm back after a slight hiatus for no good reason. I've been generally neglectful of life activities and its participants. But this blog can't feel too bad, because blogs don't have feelings. The creature that's sprung up from my neglected dishes, however, has evolved complex emotions and is heckling me as i type.

Merriam-Webster defines cliché as:

1: a trite phrase or expression; also : the idea expressed by it
2: a hackneyed theme, characterization, or situation
3: something (as a menu item) that has become overly familiar or commonplace

Duh, people try to avoid them. But i've been thinking: Cliché are clichés for a reason. Repetition is a prerequisite, so why would we repeat something that didn't resonate? I actually disagree with the definition by Merriam-Webster, it's only the last line (#3) that's key. A cliché is not trite by nature, but made so by becoming overly familiar or commonplace. Let me put it another way- the word cliché is by no means a synonym for trite or hackneyed. I mean, when someone says something trite, i'd call it stupid, ignorant or umm... trite. The c-word would never come to mind unless I'd heard it before, a lot, and in those words.

So, i think clichés have gotten a bad rep. In rebellion, i thought i'd share my favorites. I find them neither trite nor hackneyed...unless Merriam-Webster defines either of those words as "True, simply true."

• Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
• The apple doesn't fall too far from the tree.
  
• Women: you can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em.
  
• Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
• The bell doesn't un-ring quite so loudly.
  
• If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen.
• All's fair in love and war.
• Everybody hurts sometime.
• New York: if I can make it here, I can make it anywhere.
  
• Breaking up is hard to do.
• Stay forever young.
• It's my party and I'll cry if I want to.
  
• Oops I did it again.

Oh, oops, the last couple might be pop song lyrics. But i think it goes with the spirit of this post.

Q: How do you get into any club?

A: By pretending you're a DJ.

"I've got my headphones, my ironic sunglasses, my ironic hoodie, and of course, my DJ bag."

After conquering a range of clubs, Nicholas and AJ try their luck at:

• Taking over international concerts
• Cutting the line at ATM machines
  
• Skipping bridge tolls
• Getting into Parliament House
• Taking the bus for free

How could they not try the stint on some ladies?!

Obama Wants to Text You

...who his VP running mate will be. Text VP to 62262 to receive the update on your mobile phone. Or fill out this form.

O-Obama, you so kewl. Wait, hmm, didn't the Pope do it first?