unfounded conclusions: dogs, hitler, metadiscourse
Sunday, November 11, 2007
At issue: Why some dogs eat their own waste.
Explanation: Dogs began eating their own feces because of unintentional conditioning: When an owner takes his dog for a walk he often uses a plastic bag to collect the dog’s deposit from off the ground — the same type of plastic bag that is later used by the owner to store leftover hot dogs, meatloaf, and even uncooked bacon. Now the dog associates the contents of a plastic bag with food and comes to the conclusion that feces = feast.
At issue: Hitler, communication, and fashion. Discuss.
Explanation: Just before WWII a spiky German lad made himself known on the international scene with some interesting communication skills. In fact, communication has been so good since, I am certain you know whom I mean: Adolf Hitler — part man, part volume. A master of public speaking, Hitler somehow sold quite a lot of people on the idea that it was reasonable to kill everyone, even them. Fashion trend: short khaki pants. Proper attire for waving your arms wildly and communicating hysterically into a microphone was pants that stopped near the knee. Note: Tall socks necessarily accompanied.
At issue: Charley totally wrote that Hitler bit for something else and then worked it into this to beef up an otherwise miniature post.
Explanation: NaBloPoMo.
