Something worth knowing…

From Ian’s Shoelace Site:

Most people only know the one shoelace knot that they learned as a child, having been taught by either a parent, a sibling, a relative, a teacher or even another child. Many are surprised to learn that there’s more than one method, let alone sixteen!

The site has numerous diagrams, as well as flipbooks and videos. He’s absolutely right. I’ve tied the same damn knot for years. I have a wonderful book at home that covers knots and whatnot, but I like having one focused specifically on shoelaces. When my kids start having shoes to tie, I’m definately going to want a knot that doesn’t fall open the moment their toes start wiggling.

Nice thing is, we can probably apply the same technique for our SCA garments – sleeves, doublets, etc.

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I had a particularly boring April 1st this year. Probably because it fell on a weekend, and I couldn’t tease any of my coworkers. In fact, I didn’t play a single gag the entire day. *sigh* I need to plan better next year.

Here’s a great list of some of the top ones. I love it when a large company helps to encourage a good gag.

From Top 100 April 1st gags:

#4: The Taco Liberty Bell

In 1996 the Taco Bell Corporation announced that it had bought the Liberty Bell from the federal government and was renaming it the Taco Liberty Bell. Hundreds of outraged citizens called up the National Historic Park in Philadelphia where the bell is housed to express their anger.

Did anyone get to participate in a particularly fun gag this year (either as the originator or victim)?

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Wikipedia – Origins of Leetspeak

Just so you can be properly up to date, next time an 11 year old redefines basic pysics for you in your favorite FPS, and then proceeds to hump your twitching corpse.. You just gotta know what he’s sayin

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