Tag: overheard

  • Just Do It

    Just Do It

    I have started to experience these kinds of bizarre out-of-context sentences once again as my children have started playing Minecraft. “I covered my place in Creeper heads.” “Oh man, that’s creepy.” Yeah. It is creepy. As are the discussions about the pros and cons of killing livestock and villagers.

  • Empathy For AI

    Empathy For AI

    Somehow it is more palatable to consider an AI as a less experienced person who will get better with time and not a machine that just doesn’t get it.

  • King Kong Who?

    King Kong Who?

    Not that going to New York is a guarantee that you’re going to meet King Kong, or the Ninja Turtles, etc.

  • Troll Fluff

    Troll Fluff

    Basically verbatim kid logic, here.

  • Throw To First

    Throw To First

    Due to the still inconsistent throwing and catching abilities, running the ball to the base is actually a pretty good strategy in some of these young-kid games.

  • Double-Edged Insult

    Double-Edged Insult

    Thank goodness one of these twins wears glasses or I’d probably mix them up more often.

  • How To Make Partner

    How To Make Partner

    It would be nice to take credit for coming up with this joke, but I really didn’t add anything.

  • Never Speak of This

    Never Speak of This

    In retrospect having take-your-kid-to-work-day scheduled during the school year only makes it that much cooler: you also get to skip school!

  • LAMP Shade

    LAMP Shade

    This was based on a conversation overheard soooo many years ago

  • Romantic Economy

    Romantic Economy

    Having received a first-class upgrade before, I sympathize with how tough this decision must have been.