This fellow claims to have lots of important statistics displayed on a big real-time dashboard. Assuming his data to be accurate (I don't have any reason to dispute it), it's especially interesting to hit the "Now" button to reset this "World Clock," then to watch the numbers grow from zero. …
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I’ve been to several Trivia Nights, so I do have some basis for opining on this topic. It’s time that I made my feelings absolutely clear: I do not like trivia nights. I don’t see the point of trivia nights. Trivia Nights are things that keep people from having good conversations. I will explain further.
I understand that Trivia Nights are often held to raise money for good causes. I don’t have any problem with raising money for good causes. Actually, I would happily pay a reasonable sum of money in order to not have to sit through another Trivia Night. I will pay my fair share to help raise that money for that good cause, as long as I don’t have to attend Trivia Night.
I should also make it clear that I sometimes enjoy trivia. Occasionally, I find myself reading a list of trivia questions, the kind of list where I can immediately check the answer. In that way, I can review dozens of questions per minute, until I’ve had my fill of trivia (which is usually a minute or two). Not a bad diversion, once in awhile.
What I don’t like, however, is an intentional onslaught of slow-motion trivia. Trivia Nights consist of intentional onslaughts of slow-motion trivia. Each question is read slowly to a room filled with dozens tables that are each filled with people. The tables compete against each other. Each question is simultaneously considered for a …
I often notice left-handedness, perhaps because I am a left-hander. A few days ago, while watching a video of the most recent Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama debate, I noticed that Barack Obama was left-handed (he was taking notes with his left hand). That video reminded me that Bill Clinton was also…
Robert Burton has writen a book entitled On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You're Not. I haven't read this book yet, but the topic Burton raises is a compelling topic to me (I called my prior post "I don't know"). Here's the thesis from Burton's web site: Despite…
I subscribe to Funny Times, a monthly humor publication filled with cartoons and humorous essays. I consider it great bang for the buck, at a cost of about two dollars per issue. In the March 2008 edition of Funny Times, Phil Proctor compiled some stunning statistics in his column (he calls…
