Tuesday, October 7, 2008

How Droll










Alex Graham, I commend you. You are the first person to realize the inherent humor in the fact that the word 'right' means both correct and the opposite of left. No one has every made such an astute observation before, nor utilized its potential humor. But seriously, this joke is older than the gatorade juice box from 1997 I found in my cupboard last year. Does he really think this is creative? Or still funny? Granted, the first time everyone notices this, like when someone asks "Which way do I turn? Left?" and you respond "Right" that the meanings lead to opposite actions. But this first happened when you were 6. It was OK to laugh then. Not now, though.

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