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More random thoughts that cross my mind, as I sit floor-time.

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Real Estate Agent with Jameson Sotheby's International Realty

Here are a few more random thoughts that cross my mind, while I sit floor-time in our office, waiting for the phones to ring.

Why does the sun lighten our hair, but it darkens our skin?

Why can't women manage to apply mascara with their mouth closed?

Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"?  C'mon, if they were truly psychic.

Why is "abbreviated" such a long word?

Why is it that doctors call what they do "practice"?  Shouldn't they have perfected it by now?

Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavors, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?

Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?

Shouldn't there be
mouse-flavored cat food?

And when dog food tastes new and improved, who tested it?

Is it really necessary to sterilize the needle used for lethal injections?

You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? Why don't they just make the entire plane out of the stuff?!

Do sheep shrink when it rains?

Why are they called "apart"-ments when they are all stuck together?

If con is the opposite of pro, is CONgress the opposite of PROgress?

If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?

Posted by

 ALAN MAY, Realtor®   
Specializing in Evanston Real Estate and North Shore Real Estate

Jameson Sotheby's International Realty, 2934 Central Street, Evanston, IL 60201
Office: 847.869.7300      Cell: 847.924.3313      Email: Almay@aol.com

Evanston Real Estate & North Shore Real Estate
Licensed in Illinois

   

Comments(20)

Karen Fiddler, Broker/Owner
Karen Parsons-Fiddler, Broker 949-510-2395 - Mission Viejo, CA
Orange County & Lake Arrowhead, CA (949)510-2395

Wow....truly random! that's funny! I don't get floor-time, so my mind doesn't go this direction very often, but funny.

Oct 30, 2009 05:17 AM
Dynamic Page Solutions
Dynamic Page Solutions - Mesa, AZ

Alan, thanks for the chuckle. I had to think about the mascara comment and indeed, I don't believe I could do it with my mouth closed, now I will probably poke my eye out trying to test myself.

Oct 30, 2009 05:23 AM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

Karen - I don't normall sit floor-time either... but another agent asked me to cover hers... and well, it was a weak moment.

Anita - you can't sneeze with your eyes open either.

Oct 30, 2009 05:57 AM
Steve Loynd
Alpine Lakes Real Estate Inc., - Lincoln, NH
800-926-5653, White Mountains NH

Alan...I have told a client or two looking for a better deal (read reduced commission here) I don't need the practice any- more I need the money. some may practice real estate...I'm good enough NOW that I don't need the practice.

Oct 30, 2009 07:57 AM
JL Boney, III
Coldwell Banker - Columbia, SC
Columbia, SC Real Estate

I have wondered about the majority of these for years my friend. Welcome to enlightenment.

Oct 30, 2009 09:01 AM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

Steve - I'm a little "out of practice" these days... I could use a bit more practice.

JL - ahh... enlightenment.  Is that what this is?

Oct 30, 2009 09:18 AM
Kathleen Frawley
Keller Williams 916 730-4404 Elk Grove, Wilton, Folsom, Sacramento - Wilton, CA
South County Sacramento, 916 730 4404

Wow your mind is active there on floor time.  I have a small son, and he is always happy to taste test dog food.

Oct 30, 2009 02:04 PM
Nick T Pappas
Assoc. Broker ABR, CRS, SFR, e-Pro, @Homes Realty Group, Broker/Providence Property Mgmnt, LLC Huntsville AL - Huntsville, AL
Madison & Huntsville Alabama Real Estate Resource

Alan, definitely this is my favorite: 

If con is the opposite of pro, is CONgress the opposite of PROgress?

and:  Why can't women manage to apply mascara with their mouth closed?  Is a question so profound, so mysterious that we may never know the answer.

Oct 30, 2009 03:52 PM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

Kathleen... I am so sorry to hear that :-)

Nick... if we EVER understand the marvel that is "woman"... she will no longer hold the mysteries the we love to unravel (or is that unwrap?)

Oct 30, 2009 04:08 PM
Betina Foreman
WJK Realty - Austin, TX
Realtor, C.N.E., with WJK REALTY

These are funny. Thanks for sharing them with us.

:)=

<my vampire smile of approval>

Oct 31, 2009 02:06 AM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

Betina - thanks... I thought that was a smiling beaver!

Oct 31, 2009 02:13 AM
Claudette Millette
The Buyers' Counsel - Ashland, MA
Buyer, Broker - Metrowest Mass

Alan:

Where do you get these wonderful pearls?

I can actually apply my mascara with my mouth closed - but it took many years of practice :)

 

Oct 31, 2009 02:18 AM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

I don't find them, Claudette, they find me.

Oct 31, 2009 02:37 AM
Ann Allen Hoover
RE/MAX Advantage South - Hoover, AL
CDPE SRES ASP e-PRO Realtor - Homes for Sale - AL

I think I'm going to go take off my mascara and reapply it just to see if I can......

Oct 31, 2009 03:19 AM
Nick T Pappas
Assoc. Broker ABR, CRS, SFR, e-Pro, @Homes Realty Group, Broker/Providence Property Mgmnt, LLC Huntsville AL - Huntsville, AL
Madison & Huntsville Alabama Real Estate Resource

Alan, I'm continually amazed at how much we are on the same wave length!  Forget the unravel (that will never happen) and go straight for the unwrap!!  Sorry ladies if that sounds a little "sexist"...I'm a male...it's my willing job in life...it's proven to be in my DNA...so I can't help myself and besides I love all you wonderful women...mascara issues and all!!!

Oct 31, 2009 08:27 AM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

Ann - don't do that... it looks perfect as it is.

Nick - I know.. the unravelling will never happen... but the unwrapping... ahh, there's the genius.  Let it be sexist...

Oct 31, 2009 08:31 AM
Susan Mangigian
RE/MAX Preferred - West Chester, PA
Chester & Delaware County Homes, Delaware and Ches

I love your random ramblings!  Happy Halloween!

Oct 31, 2009 11:45 AM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

and I've always felt you had excellent taste, ms. mangigian.

Oct 31, 2009 03:59 PM
C. Bartch
Newark, OH

Alan as usual, you amaze me with your random ramblings! Very funny.

Nov 01, 2009 04:21 AM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

then my job here is done, butterfly shoulder lady!

Nov 01, 2009 04:51 AM