Strange Places Strange Faces

Why do they call them cocktail hours when they never last an hour? They most always go over. Hell, I was at a wedding last year where the cocktail hour went nearly two hours. By the way, the hors d'ouerves trays were looking pretty empty at that point. Speaking of hors d'oeurves, why do we have to call them that? They're appetizers or treats or cheese and crackers or "some stuff to much on" or, best yet, finger foods. We don't need some fancy French name to describe our finger food anymore. Heck, when was the last time the French really did anything wonderful for us? Google "French hate U.S." and you might learn something. What's a nom de plume (I have one by the way)? Why does heartburn seem to be "chest pain" and not really part of our hearts? Um, aren't raisins shriveled grapes or something like that? Why do they call some snacks "junk food" when it's not "junk" at all? Why is a compact disc referred to as compact when it's a good 5 inches in diameter? Why do our clothes have to be sized? Doesn't it just make us feel good or particularly bad about ourselves? Do you think there's a way to make sure I use every letter of the alphabet in this blog? Is that a stupid question? Why do zebras have stripes? Why does the word xylophone start with an x? Do you think (having used q, z and x) that I used all the letter for my blog? Do you even care? When Will Rogers said "I Never Met A Man I Didn't Like", was that a load of bullshit or what? I have only been on the Earth nearly 33 years and there are plenty of people who could live without me just as I could live without them. Can't quotes be dumb sometimes? Maybe that's why we should all shut our mouths. But, then again, if we shut our mouths we'll never be able to enjoy that cocktail hour.

Posted by Ike on Monday, May 22, 2006 at 10:48 PM | Permalink