Thursday, January 7, 2010

What if...Drum was dead?

  • Bass would be very lonely

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

What if...hats had minds of their own, but had no way of expressing themselves, so we still had no idea they could think?

What if...hats had minds of their own, but had no way of expressing themselves, so we still had no idea they could think?
  • Underground Hat Revolution fails to come together, largely due to poor communication
  • Maybe they can manage some quiet whimpering, but not enough for anyone to think "Hey, I think my hat is trying to tell me something."
  • Haberdasheries: just as bad as slavery
  • They'd probably hate pants, who can talk, but have nothing to say

What if I had been born in Memphis, instead of Chicago?

What if I had been born in Memphis, instead of Chicago?
  • ...
    • I've got nothing.
  • Maybe more country music.

What if...Winston Churchill was a woman?

What if...Winston Churchill was a woman?
  • I'd be less confused about my feelings.

What if...math didn't work good?

What if...math didn't work good?
  • I wouldn't look weird counting on my toes
  • English and history suddenly not so useless fields of study
  • Commonly used expression: "I don't know, a hundred?"
  • Estimating: the best we can do
    • Guesstimating: what most of us do
  • Numbers would be #1 on the list of national enemies, if we were capable of comparing numbers.

What if...Germany was the only country?

What if...Germany was the only country?
  • Switzerland: no longer a country
    • Seriously.
  • David Hasselhoff and Nena considered world treasures
  • Turkish immigrants baffle citizens
    • "Are they evolved from birds?"
  • Fast food restaurants now serve German Fries
    • Big Mac now Big Wolfgang
  • World War I just a war of German unification
  • Stevie Wonder changed name to Stevie Wunder
  • Fashion world turned upside down
    • Khaki = perennially in
    • Lederhosen = fabulous
  • No one ever says "If it weren't for us, you'd all be speaking German"
  • Without anyone to invade during World War II, Hitler mounts attack on Jupiter
  • Polka Hall of Fame attendance up 500 percent
  • Austria still lame