Junk Drawer: Windshield Wiper Theories, New Emojis, Pole to Poll & More
You’re not alone. Are you a person who waits until you absolutely can’t see through the rain to turn on your windshield wipers? A recent post on the gearhead blog, jalopnik.com, shared an interesting theory about wiper stubbornness: people putting on the wipers is admitting some kind of defeat, and once those wipers are on, Nature knows she has bested you.
OMG, that’s it. It’s the same reason you wear shorts late into fall, or delay turning on the air conditioning (obviously those are two very different people!). No one wants to concede to the weather, but in the end she always wins.
This discussion got deep, take a listen:
More from today’s Junk Drawer:
Hi Grandma! This week a 96 year old woman (97 in November) became the first person to ever to score a no-tap 300 at her McKees Rocks, PA bowling alley. [link]
From the pole to the poll. “How do you get your booty to the poll? It’s easy as 1-2-3!” a campaign started by a group of strippers from Atlanta started. Their website makes it easy to register, research and vote. They even made a handy little video. [getyourbootytothepoll.com]
So pitted. 217 new emojis are coming so now you can send your mom dizzy eyes to inform her that you’re currently tripping your balls off. Or plan to later. It works both ways.
Image: Emojipedia Sample Image Collection version 13.1.
