“The first thing I do when I come home is check the refrigerator for cats because I'm convinced that if one dies, my husband will hide it in there because I don't cook and so I won't see it. I do drink Cokes, though ,so technically he should hide the corpse in the oven. And now I need to start checking the oven.” IfsNeedsShouldFirstsHomeDiesDrinkHusbandCatConvincedChecksCooksMy HusbandComing HomeCorpsesCokeRefrigeratorsOvens Author:Jenny Lawson
“If you cannot be on the project each day to check on things, then you should not try and be your own contractor.” IfsShouldTryingProjectsChecksEach DayContractor Author:Robert Metcalfe
“Ultimately all hominids came from Africa, and therefore everyone in America should simply check the box next to 'African-American.' My maternal grandmother was German and my maternal grandfather was Greek. The next time I fill out one of those forms I am going to check 'Other' and write in the truth about my racial and cultural heritage: 'African-Greek-German-American.' And proud of it.” ThinkingShouldWritingAmericaFormNextProudBoxesChecksAfrican AmericanGreekGrandmotherHeritageGrandfatherNext TimeCultural HeritageHominids Book:Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time Source: Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time