General Observances
You know how there are signs that you see sometimes that are curiously ironic or contain some form of unintentional humour. I saw one today that said:
Tired of the same old books? Come to the {blah, blah, blah} Used Book Sale.
Isn't that essentially saying, "Are you tired of your same old books, then come pay money for somebody else's same old books.

Also, I bought new toothpaste the other day. I generally go for the whitening toothpaste, and toothpaste in general is only available in two flavours, mint (which gets old with me very quickly) and baking soda. I was pleasantly surprised to find the Whitening Expressions line of toothpaste with a Cinnamon flavour. When I brought it home, there were two disappointing aspects to it.
1.) It's red. What happens if, for some reason, I spit out blood with my toothpaste. I won't even know about it, and then cannot take the necessary steps to resolve the situation.
2.) On the tube is the suggestion, "it works best to squeeze from the bottom of the tube, gradually working forward through the tube." I firmly agree with that practice, but this particular tube has a stand-up base, so the "top", where the toothpaste comes out, is actually the bottom, so squeezing the bottom of the tube is not the best place to squeeze from, contrary to the instructions in the packaging. I guess I could contact Crest, but it's more fun to rant about it on my own.

   [ posted by William @ 1:07 PM ]