Visionary Vigilante

Counters provide at least two purposes.  The first is pretty obvious; they act as surface that can be used for signing papers, holding bags, etc.  In addition, the counter that separates the customer from the employee, or the novice from the professional, acts as a physical barrier to symbolize the distinction between two people.  The person that approaches the counter is there for a reason.  Namely, he requests the services of the person behind the counter or the person whom is represented by the person behind the counter.  He is weak and he needs assistance.  

The person behind the counter is in a position of power.  She has been in the same position long before the approaching person came into the building.  The counter means that she isn’t going anywhere.  The area behind the counter is reserved for professionals, and it is an area that she has access to.  When you try to speak to her, the counter is keeping you from getting too close.  All of these functions are counter-intuitive.

You're going to call me a fee-fee boy for crying at a movie?

Does the Exxon tanker run on its own fuel?

In school, we are only taught by those who have chosen teaching as a profession.  This inherently biases the information that the students receive.

Keep east in Easter.

You can always tell someone they don’t accept criticism well.  Either they agree, or they disagree, thus proving your point.

Facebook has a Twitter.  Twitter has a Facebook.

Having fewer kids is seldom suggested as a way to preserve the environment but in many respects, it is much more effective than recycling or buying a hybrid.  Also, suicide is another strategy for “going green.”  Generally speaking, the fewer humans there are, the better shape the planet will be in.  But humans are selfish and care more about themselves than about Earth.

It's true

Fashion is always making statements, but never exclaiming, questioning, or commanding.

What did everyone do before alarm clocks?

“Lola” by the Kinks and “Walk on the Wild Side” by Lou Reed are about the same transvestite.

Do medical students often convince themselves that they have medical students’ disease?

I can now notice myself aging in pictures that were taken within seemingly recent memory.

How do you delete the recycling bin?

I can never recall the exact moment that I fell asleep.

Weird