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Bud Simpson's avatar

I'm printing this on a t-shirt: “For this to make sense, what has to be true?”

I can wear that when I'm not wearing my, "I cut myself on Occam's Razor" t-shirt.

The thing that bothers me most is the notion that I have worked for people who couldn't climb up the left side of the intelligence bell curve with an ice axe, ropes, pitons and an Acme Rocket.

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Lee Judge's avatar

My son makes some pretty good observations, so good luck with that T-shirt. Now here's one from me: I can see no discernable relationship between intelligence and success. Bein smart doesn't hurt, but as you point out, it's not necessary.

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Dennis K McCulloch's avatar

Great columnn. As someone said who really is witty, as opposed to me..."This is the reault of gym coaches teaching civics."

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Lee Judge's avatar

Thanks, glad you liked it.

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Becky Ferguson's avatar

I'm going to try a Cantina Chicken Burrito next time I go. I tried their Crunchwrap Supreme, and it would have been good, except my Taco Bell didn't put enough filling in it.

I absolutely laughed out loud at Crockett's ever-so-innocent question to the Chair, after he passed on ruling against MTG's eyelash remark. “I’m just curious. Just to better understand your ruling, if someone on this committee then starts talking about somebody’s bleach blonde bad built butch body, that would not be engaging in personalities, correct?” Crockett said. She's got balls! I donated to her campaign.

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Lee Judge's avatar

I hate to say it, but Taco Bell food ain't bad. It started out as the fast food place you went late at night when you were drunk and didn't have much money.

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Erika Zeitz's avatar

I did not know time was curved either. I am positive I'm not smart enough to understand any explanation -- even if Stephen Hawking told me in the simplest language.

Okay, I'll try the Cantina Chicken Burrito.

I remember some late nights and how somehow those late night cheap mostly bean burritos managed to keep hangovers mostly away...

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Lee Judge's avatar

I don't know what it says about my readership, but of all the things I mentioned in this post, the Cantina Chicken Burrito got the most mentions in comments and emails and now I feel like Taco Bell should give me a cut of their profits.

And I'm right there with you...after a night of unsupervised alcohol consumption we'd stop at Taco Bell on the way home and hope that those bean burritos and greasy tacos would soak up the alcohol and make us feel better in the morning.

A scientific theory that Stephen Hawking totally missed because he was too busy worrying about The Shape of Time which sounds like a Spinal Tap album.

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