- Among the males in my family tree, underwear preference alternates generations: briefs then boxers then briefs…
- Smoking guns for this theory. Italians who pronounce the hard b in the word “subtle”, and pronounce “differ” as in “diffAIR” (they have no trouble with water, later, etc.) Also, the hard p in “psychology.”
- Here’s the best way to get your wife to agree to a parenting strategy X: “My mother tried not-X and that didn’t work.”
- I want to play a negative drum: it makes a sound except when I hit it.
- What is the effect on equilibrium search models and assortative matching when once-matched, husbands can use headscarves to hide the quality of their mate from potential poachers?
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June 19, 2011 at 10:58 pm
Brittany
#5 reminds me of this commercial: http://www.boingboing.net/2010/06/04/lingerie-ad-features.html
June 24, 2011 at 4:56 pm
Niko
Re: #4- would the hit simply silent the drum, or alter it dependent on power, location, etc.? Maybe the hit would also alter the continuous sound. There’s not a ton of variation in silence.
June 24, 2011 at 7:52 pm
jeff
good suggestion. maybe to really push the negative metaphor, the sound should vary according to how far your hand is from the drum. the farther i move it away, the louder it gets. and as with a conga, i can snap my hand away and then back to make a different quality sound, etc.