Lol, Habaneros

One of my coworkers this morning was telling me about these great baby pumpkin things. And that he had brought some along. My response: I don’t trust you.

He kept going on about how great they were and how I should ask his bro-in-law about them and they were right there. So I walk over and look at this ‘baby pumpkin’. My response: That’s a pepper.

No no. It’s great. It’s a baby pumpkin. Try it. My response: Okay. I’ll try it.

So I bite it. My raction: Dude. This is a pepper. This leads into an argument about it being a pepper and how I know (i.e. It tastes like a pepper and it looks like a pepper). Finally the bro-in-law mentions that I might want to spit it out as it’s a habanero.

I had, indeed, kept half a habanero in my mouth while arguing about whether or not it was apper.

I Think I Was Almost Arrested

So last night on my drive home from gaming–as I almost home–I see lights start going in my rear-view mirror.

I pull over instantly not thinking to check my speed (I don’t use cruise in town) before slowing. I realize that’s stupid as the cop is going to ask if I know why I got pulled over and the reason is obviously going to be speeding.

Well, two cops get out of the car and approach my car from both sides. I start feeling a little nervous as this seems very odd for a minor traffic violation.

“Do you know why you got pulled over?”
“I guess I was speeding?”
“No. Did you know the light over your license plate is out.”
“No sir.”

Then he starts asking me a bunch of questions about where I was going what I was doing and where I worked. When I got pulled over for speeding I got asked where I was going and why I was in such a rush to get there.

But for light I’d never know was out until a cop pulled me over and told me? What?

Then comes the next question: Have you ever been arrested son?

That was a real shocker. Then came “Are you under the influence?” No, I haven’t been drinking. “No marijuana or (some other drug I can’t remember)?” Uh, no.

“You seem a little nervous.”

I was tempted to say “Well duh.” But my modus operandi with police officers to to be polite, respectful, helpful, and honest.

“I’m going to ask you to step out of your car.”

I really started freaking out that. I tried to keep cool, but c’mon.

“I’m going to search you for weapon now.”

So I got to be one of those people standing on a busy street getting frisked by the cops.

“You carrying anything illegal in the car?”
“Not that I am aware of.”
“Mind if I check?”
“Go ahead.”
“Please go lean on the our car.”

So I go over to the cop car with one cop who tells me to just sit on the hood while the other cop searches my car. Oh, and I get asked the same litany of questions from this guy while he calls headquarters with out location and gives them my name and license number.

Finally the one officer finishes searching my car. He comes back they give me my license and tell me I can head home now. And to make sure I get my light fixed.

They seemed convinced I was up to no good the entire time. Even when they let me go they still looked like they still thought I was a trouble maker of sorts.

I’m still not sure if the reason I didn’t get arrested was due to the fact that they had nothing on me except that I was “extremely nervous” and had a malfunctioning light or because I was polite, respectful, helpful, and honest instead of sassy and sarcastic like I wanted to be.

Eh

I recommend watching in HQ.

Unless you aren’t interested in the wimmins. In which case there really isn’t a point to watching the video. It’s not like the song is particularly good.

Spelling of Philip

One of the minor annoyances of my life is that when giving my name I must spell all three. No one spells any of them right on the first go.

My last name it’s inevitable. Weird and uncommon. My middle name is an unconventional spelling, but I rarely have to spell it. It’s usually just middle initial.

My first name on the other hand…

Seriously, why does everyone spell it Phillip? On a personal level I don’t know a single Phillip, but several Philips.

Famous folk named Philip? Almost all have one L. Check out the Wikipedia page on famous Philips. Almost every single one is one L. Even the page is Philp and not Phillip. Phillip is listed as an alternative spelling.

Philip of Macedon? One L.
Philip the apostle? One L.
Kings of France? One L.
Philip K. Dick? One L.
Phil Collins? One L.
Dr. Phil? Two. Wow, finally, one with two.
Philip J. Fry? One L.

It’s overwhelming biased in favor of one L. Yet everyone spells it with two. WHY?

Best Quote Ever

So I was browsing a collecting of IRC quotes and found this awesome one. I cut a word for politeness sake, but, like most words of its ilk, it was meaningless filler.

IronChef Foicite: well, there’s a lot of reasons
IronChef Foicite: i mean, roses only last like a couple weeks
IronChef Foicite: and that’s if you leave them in water
IronChef Foicite: and they really only exist to be pretty
IronChef Foicite: so that’s like saying
IronChef Foicite: “my love for you is transitory and based solely on your appearance”
IronChef Foicite: but a potato!
IronChef Foicite: potatoes last forever, man
IronChef Foicite: in fact, not only will they not rot, they actually grow stuff even if you just leave them in the sack
IronChef Foicite: that part alone makes it a good symbol
IronChef Foicite: but there’s more!
IronChef Foicite: there are so many ways to enjoy a potato! you can even make a battery with it!
IronChef Foicite: and that’s like saying “i have many ways in which I show my love for you”
IronChef Foicite: and potatoes may be ugly, but they’re still awesome
IronChef Foicite: so that’s like saying “it doesn’t matter at all what you look like, I’ll still love you”