Be as boring as possible.

[troubledone]

The car hire company washes cars only thursdays ,since i was busy correcting answer sheets the car was not serviced

 

[Edith_UK]

My neighbour hangs her washing out with rollers in her hair. I like this cos I can pretend it's the 1950's when I watch her.

 

[Azalea]

I must go and see if my wooden planks are ready on Castleville.

 

[DeepGreenEyes]

There once was a little cardboard box.
"What will happen today?" he said.
A woman picked him up and used him to return a rubber dog toy to Amazon - from the UPS store!
She smelled bad. Like body odor, cigars and Bengay ointment.
That is just too much at 8 a.m.!

 

[JDomcsub]

Call Chicago White Sox games on the radio.

Good grief ... play-by-play sounds like he's reading the county-seized tax-in-arrears property notices from the local rag; the color guy letter-for-letter and number-for-number stock tickers.

 

[Cattypuss]

One of the chrysanthemum plants in my garden has committed suicide and I don't know why.

 

[kiwi_submissive]

One of the chrysanthemum plants in my garden has committed suicide and I don't know why.

I thought those things would survive a nuclear war.

I used to work in a garden centre and the amount of people that would buy their mothers chrysanthemum plants for mothers day used to make me cry because I would have to try to gift wrap them.

 

[DeepGreenEyes]

I was in the 7-11 tonight. Buying coffee. And they have an "island" where there are a lot of coffee pots, and coffee makers. They have coffee cups. And little paper things to prevent finger burns. And lids. And they have condiments, too, like vanilla and cinnamon and nutmeg and chocolate in little shakers. And they have these sweet syrups, like hazelnut, and sugar free hazelnut and honey, that I actually hate, but some people like them, so I am not going to have a "beef" or something with that, no way!

Okay, there is a sign there and it says "unlimited combinations!" And here is the thing: it is just not true. It's not. There might be many combinations, but not unlimited ones. You could do Brazilian Bold with hazelnut, and chocolate powder. Or with hazelnut and cinnamon. Or with sugar free hazelnut and cinnamon. Or with sugar free hazelnut and vanilla. Or with honey and cinnamon. Or with honey and chocolate. Or with vanilla syrup and vanilla powder. Or with honey and vanilla. Or with honey and nutmeg. Or with hazelnut and nutmeg. Or just the syrups, or just the powders, or with combining syrups and powders, and doing two or three syrups with all the combinations of powders. So you see where I am going with this. You could count them all, or make a chart, like maybe on posterboard. (And then there is the regular, and the hazelnut and the decaf coffees to consider.) You could just have someone work with you, or do it yourself, to write down each combination, and maybe use excel.

I guess my point is, it might be hard and take some time, but you could make it a goal and do it, like going back on your lunch breaks to check and see if there are new condiments, and other checks. I am doubting other things that 7-11 is saying now. Like about taquitos and such. Anyway, beware of this.

 

[mynameisben]

I've been saving the cardboard cores from rolls of toilet paper for years. Over the three-day weekend just passed, I sorted them by height. Few are aware there's a wide variance in core heights when measurements are taken with laser interferometry equipment. I made a histogram from the recorded data. I gave the 100 tallest cores names. I named them after Greek gods and goddesses.

 

[DeepGreenEyes]

I've been saving the cardboard cores from rolls of toilet paper for years. Over the three-day weekend just passed, I sorted them by height. Few are aware there's a wide variance in core heights when measurements are taken with laser interferometry equipment. I made a histogram from the recorded data. I gave the 100 tallest cores names. I named them after Greek gods and goddesses.

That is remarkable. I had no idea about the variance. I am thinking this could be a great bar graph. Also, it would be cool if the bars actually looked like the toilet paper rolls! How about it, Microsoft Office???!!!! Also, there is one thing I didn't understand: did you name any after demigods or other "non-pure" gods or goddesses, or after any Greek heroes or other characters, or do you mean they were actually named after really totally gods and goddesses? I ask because it keeps popping up in my head when I think about your project.

 

[sweetmoonbeam]

I think you're both overlooking the fabulously boring potential of PowerPoint to lull a room to sleep. That and puppet shows. Just a suggestion.

 

[DeepGreenEyes]

I think you're both overlooking the fabulously boring potential of PowerPoint to lull a room to sleep. That and puppet shows. Just a suggestion.

It would be cool if the roll bar graphs could spin in, and then sort of "sparkle" into little pieces before forming on the screen! That might add to the experience and make it even more special. Thanks!

 

[sweetmoonbeam]

It would be cool if the roll bar graphs could spin in, and then sort of "sparkle" into little pieces before forming on the screen! That might add to the experience and make it even more special. Thanks!

Yes! Not to mention, toilet paper rolls make the best puppets. So, if you could make bar graph puppets out of toilet paper rolls reciting data in the form of epic poetry, like the Iliad, in front of a PowerPoint presentation that essentially contained the same data only in paragraph form, and clip art...why then, I think you'd have yourself one hell of a presentation.

 

[Chiara_searches]

My orange water bottle has water in it. I prefer vodka, though.

 

[Sir_Winston54]

My orange water bottle has water in it. I prefer vodka, though.

That would be appropriate if your orange water bottle with vodka in it looked like a screwdriver. Might not be boring, though. (Either the bottle or you )

 

[midwestyankee]

This morning I used one of those 3M Post-It Notes to attach a note to myself to my desk. It seemed like a rather suitable use for the little square piece of semi-adhesive paper.

 

[mynameisben]

That is remarkable. I had no idea about the variance. I am thinking this could be a great bar graph. Also, it would be cool if the bars actually looked like the toilet paper rolls! How about it, Microsoft Office???!!!! Also, there is one thing I didn't understand: did you name any after demigods or other "non-pure" gods or goddesses, or after any Greek heroes or other characters, or do you mean they were actually named after really totally gods and goddesses? I ask because it keeps popping up in my head when I think about your project.

I hate to disappoint you but the histogram I created is rather simple. I drew it by hand on a sheet of toilet paper, the only paper I had on hand at the time. Owing to the difficulty of writing on toilet paper with a number two pencil, the histogram consists of only two bars. The height of the data bar on the left represents the count of those cores whose measured height falls within the range of 4.00000 to 4.03124 inches. The data bar on the right represents core heights in the 4.03125 to 4.06250 inch range. As luck would have it, there was an even frequency split among the chosen data ranges, which resulted in both data bars of my histogram having the exact same height.

 

[Cattypuss]

One section of the Jubilee bunting on the main street in my village has been put up twisted.

 

[londoner2]

This morning the man who cleans my wheelie bin every month came to clean my wheelie bin.

 

[Curious_in_Cali]

I hate to disappoint you but the histogram I created is rather simple. I drew it by hand on a sheet of toilet paper, the only paper I had on hand at the time. Owing to the difficulty of writing on toilet paper with a number two pencil, the histogram consists of only two bars. The height of the data bar on the left represents the count of those cores whose measured height falls within the range of 4.00000 to 4.03124 inches. The data bar on the right represents core heights in the 4.03125 to 4.06250 inch range. As luck would have it, there was an even frequency split among the chosen data ranges, which resulted in both data bars of my histogram having the exact same height.

Good to dig in and get to t he core of these questions. Gosh, this has me left wondering if this is true about paper towel rolls as well?! I would imagine that paper towels are easier to draw on especially if you get the super absorbent rinse-and-reuse kind. But I don't recommend using marker on paper towels as it gets too smudgy looking as the ink bleeds so much. I mean you could I suppose, but make sure you space the writing and drawings out enough to allow for the bleed to have enough space to spread and not touch. this is not all that unlike placing cookies on a cookie sheet come to think of it. But that analogy really only works if you have backed cookies before and understand what I mean about the importance of spacing. Though, sometimes I put the cookies too close together on purpose so that I "accidentally" have bigger cookies. Not everyone is a fan of this, and I really only enjoy it sometimes. Cookies that are too big are tough to dip into a standard glass of milk which means you have to break the cookies to do it. If you do have to do this, you can of course do it over a paper towel for easy cleanup... or if you like that kinda thing, you can fold the paper towel up like a taco and dump the crumbs into the glass and drink it that way... it saves you from wasting any bit of the yummy cookies and paper towels are easier to fold than plates.... paper or otherwise. At east that is my opinion.

 

[DeepGreenEyes]

I don't fully understand all the nuanced differences between the Simoniz Wheel Brite and the Simoniz Tire Shine.

Not fully.

 

[mynameisben]

Good to dig in and get to t he core of these questions. Gosh, this has me left wondering if this is true about paper towel rolls as well?! I would imagine that paper towels are easier to draw on especially if you get the super absorbent rinse-and-reuse kind. But I don't recommend using marker on paper towels as it gets too smudgy looking as the ink bleeds so much. I mean you could I suppose, but make sure you space the writing and drawings out enough to allow for the bleed to have enough space to spread and not touch. this is not all that unlike placing cookies on a cookie sheet come to think of it. But that analogy really only works if you have backed cookies before and understand what I mean about the importance of spacing. Though, sometimes I put the cookies too close together on purpose so that I "accidentally" have bigger cookies. Not everyone is a fan of this, and I really only enjoy it sometimes. Cookies that are too big are tough to dip into a standard glass of milk which means you have to break the cookies to do it. If you do have to do this, you can of course do it over a paper towel for easy cleanup... or if you like that kinda thing, you can fold the paper towel up like a taco and dump the crumbs into the glass and drink it that way... it saves you from wasting any bit of the yummy cookies and paper towels are easier to fold than plates.... paper or otherwise. At east that is my opinion.

I never thought about branching out to paper towel cores before, but I'm reluctant to ask for an extension to my NSF grant to find out. The auditors were none too pleased with my histogram, nor with the rest of my report. But onto the topic of cookies: I like your idea about paper towel tacos. The way all cookie residue is consumed with a funneling technique is both novel and brilliant. It reminds me of a (regrettably failed) venture of my own, Soup on a Stick. The idea was to sell soup on a stick at outdoor concerts, cock fights, sit-in protests, or anywhere folks gathered for long periods of time in the sun. Because people get hungry and they get hot. Soup on a Stick solves both problems at once. To keep the soup on the stick, I had to freeze the soup around the stick, thus creating a giant, bowl-shaped Popsicle. This allows one to enjoy a hearty, nutritious meal and cool down at the same time. The venture flopped, sadly, because people just don't like their soup served cold. Even my Vichysoisse on a Stick was met with a cold shoulder, despite the fact that the soup is traditionally served cold. But then, the potatoes are traditionally pureed instead of frozen whole. That could explain why Vichysoisse failed with all the rest. But never mind that. Everybody likes cookies and milk. Rather than funnel your cookie crumbs into a glass of milk with the paper towel, why not funnel the crumbs into a bowl of milk, jamb a stick into it and freeze it to make Cookies and Milk on a Stick! Since I already have the manufacturing process down (and I have half a million wooden sticks I have no other use for), we could go into business together and make millions.

Come to think of it, tacos on a stick ain't such a bad idea either.

 

[Tryharder62]

My life

Just take a look at my life. Enough said.

 

[Curious_in_Cali]

I never thought about branching out to paper towel cores before, but I'm reluctant to ask for an extension to my NSF grant to find out. The auditors were none too pleased with my histogram, nor with the rest of my report. But onto the topic of cookies: I like your idea about paper towel tacos. The way all cookie residue is consumed with a funneling technique is both novel and brilliant. It reminds me of a (regrettably failed) venture of my own, Soup on a Stick. The idea was to sell soup on a stick at outdoor concerts, cock fights, sit-in protests, or anywhere folks gathered for long periods of time in the sun. Because people get hungry and they get hot. Soup on a Stick solves both problems at once. To keep the soup on the stick, I had to freeze the soup around the stick, thus creating a giant, bowl-shaped Popsicle. This allows one to enjoy a hearty, nutritious meal and cool down at the same time. The venture flopped, sadly, because people just don't like their soup served cold. Even my Vichysoisse on a Stick was met with a cold shoulder, despite the fact that the soup is traditionally served cold. But then, the potatoes are traditionally pureed instead of frozen whole. That could explain why Vichysoisse failed with all the rest. But never mind that. Everybody likes cookies and milk. Rather than funnel your cookie crumbs into a glass of milk with the paper towel, why not funnel the crumbs into a bowl of milk, jamb a stick into it and freeze it to make Cookies and Milk on a Stick! Since I already have the manufacturing process down (and I have half a million wooden sticks I have no other use for), we could go into business together and make millions.

Come to think of it, tacos on a stick ain't such a bad idea either.

Have you considered Gazpacho? It is not a personal favorite of mine, but I bet if it were to be spicy that the heat of the spice could compliment the ice quite nicely.

 

[gypsy*seer]

Ok...
I am, resoundingly, the most boring thing around these parts tonight ~ I am also the only one awake though.....(at 9:45 pm!!!!!)