Thursday, April 27, 2006
truly worthless
I don't know why it is but my memory seems to be very selective, it only takes in useless facts and instantly forgets anything that will actually help me in life.
This is not a good thing.
But then maybe it is… because useless facts are actually far more usable than useful ones. If that sounds like Jonathan logic (my own special brand) I'll explain.
A useful fact is generally considered useful as it can be used for a specific situation but then, how often are you in that situation.... Useless facts are never going to help anyone and are therefore timeless and can be chucked in anywhere, got that?!?
So, useless useful fact number one (feel free to use this whenever you like)
Question, why do the British drive on the left?
Fact: So that when we pass other people our right arms are next to each others.
Why, because in days of old when we rode horses and carried jousting poles and swords we generally held them in our right hands, brilliant!
Admittedly there isn't a great deal of jousting being done any more but why change a good thing...
This is not a good thing.
But then maybe it is… because useless facts are actually far more usable than useful ones. If that sounds like Jonathan logic (my own special brand) I'll explain.
A useful fact is generally considered useful as it can be used for a specific situation but then, how often are you in that situation.... Useless facts are never going to help anyone and are therefore timeless and can be chucked in anywhere, got that?!?
So, useless useful fact number one (feel free to use this whenever you like)
Question, why do the British drive on the left?
Fact: So that when we pass other people our right arms are next to each others.
Why, because in days of old when we rode horses and carried jousting poles and swords we generally held them in our right hands, brilliant!
Admittedly there isn't a great deal of jousting being done any more but why change a good thing...
