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posted by Doug 7:52 AM

I <3 Wikipedia and Google

I can't say enough how much I ballsack Wikipedia and Google (And Merriam-Webster, to a lesser degree). In the past two-days, I've looked up the Transatlantic Railroad, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Kevin Nealon, Alexander the Great, a whole bunch of vitamin and mineral deficiency diseases and the Sacred Band of Thebes, among other things.

When I'm watching game shows or doing crosswords, reading news articles or just pondering things all these questions pop into my head and I can't express how awesome it is that I can just type in the question and BAM! Answer. Couldn't do that when I was a kid. Amazing stuff.

For example. Just now I thought "Can a blind chameleon change its colors?"

So into google, I typed "blind chameleon" and WHAM! Answer.

I love it.

Oh, the answer is this: It can change its colors as an expression of its mood or stress-level, and as a general physiological response to danger, but not to match its surroundings. Things I also learned: Chameleons don't generally change their color to match their surroundings anyway. And when they walk, their gait is specifically tailored to match the movements of a leaf being blown by the wind (their body sways).

Man. This stuff would've made learning so much easier. I wonder if kids these days are getting smarter as a result of a better/easier education. Pretty awesome.

posted by Doug 10:37 AM

So I just got this phone call.

Me: TRU Appraisals. This is Doug, How can I help you?
Marie: Hello?
Me: Hello, This is TRU Appraisals, Can I help you?
Marie: Yes, I'm stranded.
Me: Excuse me?
Marie: Is this 951.369.5007?
Me: No. You must've dialed a wrong number.
Marie: *with consternation* Oh. Well, well, can you call that number?
Me: I -
Marie: And tell Glen that this is Marie and that I'm stranded at the Civic Center and that I just got out of the hospital and a stranger gave me a ride, but now I'm stranded and it's cold and dark. I'm freezing!
Me: *confused* But, it's - it's not dark, though.
Marie: No. But it will be! And it's COLD. Oh! And there's a number here, it's uh. It's 951.833.9275.
Me: I *thinks about hanging up for a second* ... *sigh* Okay, well, hang on for a second, I'm going to call him from my cell phone.

*I put the phone down, pick up my cell phone, and call Glen*

Glen: Hello?
Me: Hello, is this Glen?
Glen: Yes?
Marie, from the phone on the desk: NO THIS IS MARIE!
Me: Yes, Marie dialed a wrong number and asked me to call you and tell her that she's stranded at the Civic Center.
Marie, from the phone on the desk: AND IT'S COLD!
Glen: That's a long ways from the hospital.
Me: Um. I have a number where she can be reached.
Glen: Alright, go ahead.
Me: 833.9275.
Glen: Okay, got it. If she'd just stay put this sort of thing wouldn't happen.
Me: Um. Yes, probably.
Glen: Well, thank you for your help in this, tell her I'll call her right now. God Bless.

*click*

Me: Marie, Glen says he'll call you right now.
Marie: Is he coming?
Me: Yes, I think so.
Marie: Oh good. It's cold and it's dark.
Me: Well, Glen should be calling you.
Marie: Oh good.

*click*

posted by Doug 8:23 AM

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