So while teaching Martha how to play tennis, I was telling her how to keep score and started wondering why it was so complicated. I want to share some interesting things I have learned in the past few days:
• Tennis scoring. Tennis was invented by the French aristocracy, and they invented an unusual scoring to “veil” the score from peasants (for example, deuce, love, add, etc). They could hide the score of the game even though the peasant may be watching.
• Tying the knot. Comes from when beds didn’t have springs, but rather cut pieces of ropes that you would tie to each end of the bedframe. When a couple got married, they would have to assemble their bed. Similarly the phrase sleep tight came from the process of tightening the cords so they wouldn’t sag, and consequently so the bed bugs couldn’t as easily get to them.
• McDonalds. There has never been a war between two countries with operating McDonalds in them. Consequently Arby’s is the leading cause of warfare today.
2 comments:
first, my forearms are STILL aching. let's go tomorrow.
second, i don't believe that Arby's is destroying the world. i will continue to buy curly fries for life.
I, too, love Arby's curly fries. However, I think your theory on Mickey D's & warfare is incredibly intriguing.
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