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Mark Dolan's avatar

Great again. Your doorman is an optimist. A 12 inch is more than double the size of an 8 inch pizza. I am betting on carpal tunnel syndrome long before we get to a basketball size. He'll need to use up those gloves full of RBs :) The mayor ordering food squinting through the sneezeguard. In the end he puts chili on it so the PBD could fail at any moment :) -- The bunker for sale on EBay was hilarious. An old TV show called Doomsday Preppers was sort of a drinking game. Everytime someone said bug out you could take a sip. It seems there will always be people focused on end-times instead of living their lives today.

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Anne Kadet's avatar

That is a very interesting point—that the prepper types are focused on the end game rather than living their lives today. But you could say the same about religious folks too. I think the difference is that a proper spiritual life with an eye on the after life can also make your life better TODAY. I am not sure this is the case if you're focused on bunkers and go-bags.

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Mark Dolan's avatar

Our favorite episode was some guy in LA who was sort of a vegan and had gold coins and a bottle of salad dressing in his knapsack since he knew what wild plants he could eat and have a salad. I like your point about spiritual life. People who have extreme range of human behavior make for an entertaining show but not a lot of lessons learned.

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babygirl's avatar

have a thousand people yet pointed out that your doorman is the Rubberband Man? of the Rubberband Man, one of the greatest songs of all time?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN4YF4iWCqc

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Anne Kadet's avatar

I have heard OF this song, but never heard the actual song! Great tune! Thank you babygirl :)

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Meredith's avatar

Very proud to see my local village of North Syracuse, yesterday's road to the future.

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Meredith's avatar

WHAT DOES IT MEAN

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Anne Kadet's avatar

It's a mind-bender for sure. Every moment spent reflecting on this puzzle takes a few points off my IQ.

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Jack Armstrong's avatar

Ashland, VA "The Center of the Universe"

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Anne Kadet's avatar

Oh for real? That's great.

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Anne Kadet's avatar

I've got a few more of these emailed from readers. I'll have to do a follow-up!

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Lisa's avatar

No Auggies or Minnie's in MCNs

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Lisa's avatar

"Let's get stuff done!"

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Anne Kadet's avatar

"What stuff?" "You know, STUFF!"

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