Tag Archives: weddings

Say the secret password

Hint: It rhymes with Venus.

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“Everybody who came to our wedding is dead!”

Both of my wife’s parents are alive and in their late 70s, and here’s what her mother said in response to the idea of having a big 50th wedding anniversary party: Everybody who came to our wedding is dead! My wife’s … Continue reading

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Entropy (or “En-TRIP-py”)

Question: Why do things so frequently end up in a way that we call “messed up”? Answer (echoing Gregory Bateson): Because there are so many more ways that we call “messed up” than we call “not messed up.” This, for … Continue reading

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Over a Brief Item on Chinese Weddings, a Times of London News Editor Put the Headline “Better Wed in Red.” If You Don’t Get the Headline’s Pun, What Does That Say About You—and the Editor?

The above item and image about couples planning their marriages to coincide with the 8-8-08 opening of the summer Olympics in Beijing, appeared in the Times of London on August 6, 2008. I thought the headline—“Better wed in red”—was a … Continue reading

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The Great Gatsby?

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