Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

I find the Twitter / Elon Musk saga mesmerizing. One thing I read that blows my mind is supposedly the $1 billion break-up fee Musk would have to pay if he's allowed out of the deal actually represents more revenue than Twitter has made since it was launched... Remember back in the 1990's when the economy was humming along and McDonald's used the marketing ploy of giving customers a little extra to bring them into the franchises? Today with the economy going into the tank could McDonald's try to do the opposite? Instead of "Super-Size Me" it could be "Minimize Me." You order a Double Cheeseburger and say "Minimize Me" and you get a regular cheeseburger instead. "Minimize Me" small fries? They just throw a few fries in the bottom of your bag (and everyone knows those bottom of the bag fries are the best fries)... Think the big mistake Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos made was not having Anthony Fauci involved with the company. That would have made getting away with medical fraud so much easier... How a pizza commercial is filmed... Would like to form a company called and trademark the name LatinX. The goal of the company would be to make Latin the official language of Mars. Revenue would come from suing any media outlets that infringe on my trademark by using the term Latinx inappropriately... One of the big "what ifs” of history was if there was no World War II there's a good chance that Dwight Eisenhower would have been made head football coach at West Point instead of becoming Supreme Allied Commander. Guessing Ike would have made a great coach too... Back to the Minimize Me menu for a moment. They could have a Minimize Me shake where one of the McDonald's workers would suck some vanilla shake into a straw and then just blow it into your mouth. Know it sounds silly but I'm pretty sure there's some freaks out there that would actually pay extra for that... This is very cool... Wonder what the age cutoff would be for people who would get the reference to a joke that starts with, "Dear Penthouse never thought this would happen to me."  Probably the opposite of the age cut off of people who think gender reveal parties are a good idea... Did you know that drinking beer actually gives your body a healthy dose of silicone which helps strengthen your bones and teeth? That means that potentially I may have the strongest bones in the world!... As always if this column has made you smile or think - don't be afraid to hit the like button. Also please subscribe (it's FREE) and share with your friends. Thanks in advance...