weird ones I

why am i doing such a thing? because i can do whatever i want. it's my blog. *childish glare*

1.Who came up with the word 'potpourri'?
the french. i mean, look at it. it looks like it's pronounced pot-pour-ee. only the french would give you a word and then not pronounce the consonants. kinda like the word lisp... that's just cruel. of course, i don't know what else you'd call it but why a word with an 's' in it? reminds me of the meteorologist at home who got every 's' word in weather that day. "it's going to be seventy-seven with a chance of showers this afternoon. tonight, sixty-six with a seventy percent chance of storms..." poor guy.

2. If you had a pet snail, what would you name it, what would you feed it, what would you play with it, and where would you keep it?
i would say speedy but that's just too cliche. how many speedy's do you think there are in the world? besides speedy alkeselzer that is. i would name my snail... grease lightening. i would feed it my dad's garden and it would live there. after all, greasy is a free spirit. he should be able to roam where he wills. *breaks out into song* born free! as free as the wind blows, as free as the grass grows...

3. Some bakeries sell the saucer like tops of muffins rather than selling the entire muffin. What would be a good name and slogan for these muffin tops?
i believe there was a seinfield episode about just such an idea. there was a whole store that sold muffin tops. "top of the muffin to you!" good episode. i laughed.

4. You are waiting in an airport and have a couple hours before your flight. How do you entertain yourself? How would your answer change if you had a trained rat, 3 spatulas, a pair of scissors, a slice of gouda, and slinky with you?
this is a normal occurance. i usually sit there and snicker at people who do stupid things. oh, the possiblities if i had a trained rat. my rat could dance. with the scissors i would shred paper from the nearby trashcan and, with the use of old gum, build an elaborate set and perform the nutcracker. my rat would, of course, be the rat king. i would need more performers other than my rat and myself, so i would con people into joining the show. the slinky would wrap around my waist and become a make-shift tu-tu. whatever happened to the slice of gouda would remain a mystery to be solved at a later date.

How come some cereals stay crunchy in milk and others don't? Which of these groups is better?