Hypocrisy / Moral Dilemma / Irony

Hypocrisy / Moral Dilemma / Irony

Having a hard time distinguishing between Hypocrisy, Moral Dilemma, and Irony? Me too. But maybe this helps:

hy·poc·ri·sy

/həˈpäkrəsē/

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noun

1. the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.

   "his target was the hypocrisy of suburban life"

Example: Being "Pro-Life," until YOU need an abortion!

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mor·al di·lem·ma

noun

1. a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two courses of action, either of which entails transgressing a moral principle.

   "the nursing staff face a moral dilemma almost every day"
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Example: Being against "All-Gender Bathrooms," but REALLY having to poop!

i·ro·ny

/ˈīrənē/

noun

1. the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

   "“Don't go overboard with the gratitude,” he rejoined with heavy irony"

   
   

   • a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result.

     plural noun: ironies

     "the irony is that I thought he could help me"
     a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.

     noun: dramatic irony; plural noun: tragic irony
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3. Example: Being for MUCH stronger Gun Control Laws, but also wanting to pass a law which requires the "Sopranos" lower case "r" to be represented in *ALL fonts!
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5. For the record, this one is 100% me.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   (*EXCEPT WINGDINGS)
   

Support Your Local Library

New York Public Library recently released a list of the TOP 10 books checked out in its 125 year history.

I'm both ecstatic and grossed out. 

Ecstatic because I have read 9 or the 10 books on the list! That never happens to me! Especially since having had a kid. But since over half of the books on the list are children's books, I had an edge.

Grossed Out because 485,583 check outs is 4,855,830 potential booger fingers!
(Do people pick their noses with their thumbs?)

The books are as follows:

1. “The Snowy Day,” by Ezra Jack Keats (485,583 checkouts)

2. “The Cat in the Hat,” by Dr. Seuss (469,650)

3. “1984,” by George Orwell (441,770)

4. “Where The Wild Things Are,” by Maurice Sendak (436,016)

5. “To Kill A Mockingbird,” by Harper Lee (422,912)

6. “Charlotte's Web,” by E.B. White (337,948)

7. “Fahrenheit 451,” by Ray Bradbury (316,404)

8. “How To Win Friends and Influence People,” by Dale Carnegie (284,524)

9. “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone,” by J.K. Rowling (231,022)

10. “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” by Eric Carle (189,550)

Harry Potter being on the list is pretty impressive as it was only published in 1997. For reference, "How To Win Friends and Influence People" (the only book on the list I've never read) was released in 1936!

Support your local library today!
But first, blow your nose!!!

There Are Two Types of People

(AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

There are two types of people:

1. Those who say "Birdie"

2. Those who say "Shuttlecock"

...oh, and

3. Those who don't talk about badminton... 

(So there are three types of people)

Japan's Kento Momota hits a return shot against China's Huang Yu Xiang during Malaysia Master men's single quarterfinal in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Jan. 10, 2020.

(AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

I HATE This Photo For Three Reasons:

Admittedly, I original read this as "4 Things to Do To Put $1,000+ in the Bank."

However, I think my complaints still apply.

 

I HATE this photo for three reasons:

1. It says "...once you have 1000+ in the bank..." this is WAAAAY more than 1000+. Assuming those are bundles of one hundred $100 bills, this is about three million dollars. Tagging anything over a million bucks as $1000+ is crazy and probably the thought process behind the majority of conservatives being against higher taxes for the 1%.

2. This is clearly NOT a bank, but rather a Mansion's Private Money Closet.

3. Much like the wealth in this country, the lighting is disproportional leaving those on the bottom in the dark.

Business Cards

Last night, I was cleaning out one of my daughter's "Art Drawers."

In it, I found one of my business cards that I had given to her a few months ago.

She made some notations on it:

Then I turned it over and found the following:

It reads: "Toot, Poop" and her (at the time) 5 year old attempt at "Toilet." 


This made me realize two things:

1. My daughter has NO idea what I do for a living.
or
2. My daughter knows EXACTLY what I do for a living!