We love random comments, and boy, did we get really random comments! Some were so random
we're still trying to figure them Here, we'll share: "Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly." - Stuart "rikki tikki tavi mo si rambi" - anonymous (and rightly so) "Four out of five dentists surveyed recommend sugarless gum to their patients who chew gum." - Cathy "skew is a fun site, very zine-like." - Dan Dan the Chilton Man "Why do nine-hour-a-night types marry six-hour-a-night sorts? The person who needs little sleep roams the house looking for ways to get into trouble. They NEVER do chores like washing the dishes, vacuuming, or the laundry. Instead, they create mess and clutter, and generally waste those extra hours. Wouldn't it make more sense if they did at least a little general maintenance in addition to whatever else they accomplish?" - Cecile, who we suspect sleeps nine hours a night or so :-) " There's nothing better in this whole world than a nap in the summer with a cool breeze blowing across bare skin." - Mobile "If you're married, the bottom card is for you spouse." - Bill B. " It's like, well, I mean, after all, - Bill M. "If oranges are called oranges, why aren't lemons called yellows?" - Mo "Bill Clinton had a beer once, but he didn't swallow any!" - Doug "The net is a wasteland -- viewpoints both original and entertaining are few. Then there's skew. How did a one-dimensional person like Bill Gates end up in the media spotlight? Whatever happened to the Flying Lizards? - Edward (Thanks! We don't know...) |
Well, the consensus is that most skew readers sleep between five and six hours
(50 percent of those who responded to last month's feedback questions), followed by those
who sleep between six and seven hours a night (25 percent). Someone sleeps over 11 hours,
but she's seven, so don't worry about when she gets stuff People seem to be able to sleep anywhere, but the strangest ones were: "on the hood of a car parked in a gas station," "a haystack at a Renaissance fair," "in front of a class while helping give a demonstration on phone switches," "Nepal at 10,000 feet," and "at work, while I was waiting for my boss and a co-worker, who were standing next to my desk, to finish their discussion! I think I snored a little, too." Some places were downright dangerous ("while driving at 90 mph"), while a bunch of people just can't seem to stay awake in classrooms. All-nighters happen, more often than not, during college years -- anywhere from last
week to 30 years ago. The causes seem to be consistent: schoolwork, parties, and
girlfriends/boyfriends. Work follows next, but those don't sound like nearly as much fun.
Books,
movies, significant others, "the damn Internet" and the occasional "sometimes I just can't
^*%!#*& sleep" round out that section.
As for favorite crayon color, burnt sienna has it hands down. Now, we wonder, is that because it's a cool name or what? 'cause the color, we think, isn't all that exciting. Turquoise, flesh (which isn't called that anymore according to Crayola -- it was changed to peach in 1962 in recognition that not everyone's skin color is the same), blue and sea green are the runners up. |