I’m swamped with stuff today and just have no time to hunt for things to post or think of random things to try to entertain you with, so today is an open mic. I’m a little verklempt . . . talk amongst yourselves . . . I’ll give you a topic . . .
Palmolive – it’s neither Palm, nor Olive. Discuss.
Grape Nuts – it contains neither grapes, nor nuts. Discuss.
The peanut is neither a pea nor a nut. Discuss.
Rhode Island is neither a road nor is it an island. Discuss.
Did Truman drop the bomb on the Japanese to end the war or to scare the hell out of the Russians? Discuss.
The chickpea is neither a chick nor a pea. Discuss.
The Jelly bean is neither made of jelly nor is it a bean. Discuss.
I believe Grape Nuts got the name because they look like grape seeds but "Grape Seeds" wasn't an appealing name. Regardless, they must be like the densest food in the world – every time I eat them I have to add more milk like 12 times because they keep absorbing it all.
Truman I believe, dropped the bomb for both reasons. Peanut, being the size of a pea, and in a shell,thus nut. Grape Nuts, well, I would like to know what they are made of ? Palmolive – Palm-o-live. Rhode Island, not spelled road so no road. Island, it has a small creek that runs the border of the state thus making it an island. Jelly bean, song Michael Jackson sang. Chickpea, like pet peeve.
When the U.S dropped the atomic bomb on Japan, the USSR was an ally of America. I think Truman was merely attempting to avoid an invasion of Japan. Based on the Pacific Island campaign and the fact that Japanese soldiers never surrendered, losses of an invasion of the Japanese homeland were expected to top 200,000. Hard to explain to the public when you have a bomb that can end the war. Last night I saw a segment on Channel 8 about a Dallas man whose dad filmed the Japanese surrender using color film. It's hardly ever been shown. There, on an American battleship, stood the Japanese emperor in a black suit and wearing a top hat. The Imperial House of Japan is the oldest continuing hereditary monarchy in the world. At the time the Japanese emperor was believed to have divine origins. He sat down at a table on the deck of the U.S.S. Missouri, completely alone, surrounded by U.S. sailors, and signed papers unconditionally surrendering his country. In a period of a few moments, a world superpower disappeared.
I heard John McCain speak about his family and in the interview he said that both his dad and his grandfather fought as naval officers in the Pacific during World War II. His father met his grandfather aboard the U.S.S Missouri and were present together for the Japanese surrender. McCain said that his grandfather left after the surrender and spent a period of several days traveling back to the U.S., arriving at his home in California on his birthday. He celebrated his birthday and then went upstairs to bed because he was not feeling well. He died a few hours later, in his own bed.
Actually, raw peanuts, taste a lot like raw peas…I was surprised at the taste and thought "hey, maybe that's why they are called pea-nuts."
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I'm a little concerned. I arrived at college on Friday. No BagOfNothing. I check back on Monday. No BagOfNothing.
I think my college arrival is a curse. Hehe.