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Word of the Day

Raillery (n., RAIL-err-ee)

Joking in good humor, as is often done among friends or TV sitcoms. We like to think that the ice cream company considered this name, but we'll stop before our puns go way off the rails.

Gif of the Day

TagsKidsDunkEcstacy, agonyI believe I can flyFor every action there is an equal and opposite reactionMutumbo's revenge?

Link of the Day

Every decision my kids made me make in one day

Emma Maris tracked all the decisions her kids made her make in a day. This is different than every question they asked; some questions require simple, fact-based responses. This list is the list of things that actively required a decision. As you might expect, it's long, so here's a sample:

Can we have chocolate chips in the waffles?

Can I mix it?

Can I measure the baking powder?

Can I mix it now? It is my turn.

Can we listen to Dynamite by Taio Cruz instead of this podcast about the Mueller investigation while we make breakfast?

Can we listen to bouncy music instead of this podcast about the Mueller investigation while we make breakfast?

Can we listen to anything besides this?

Can we listen to music from the Hayao Miyazaki film Ponyo while we eat?

Will you turn up the Ponyo music?

Will you peel this orange for me? The skin feels weird since you used it to make orange zest for a recipe a couple days ago.

Will you pre-chew my gumball since it is too large to fit in my mouth?

Will you open this package containing a gross looking gummy pizza?

Should we save this mostly uneaten waffle?

Will you open this other gross looking gummy pizza?

Someone on MetaFilter asserted that cats are much simpler and listed the decisions their cat reuired of them:

Will you feed me?

Will you feed me now?

Will you feed me now?

Will you feed me now?

Can I go into this room?

The door blew shut, can I come out of this room?

Can I have a treat, because I came out of the room?

Can I have another treat?

Can I have a third treat?

I cannot find the third treat. (Implied: Can I have a fourth treat?)

You can see more of Maris' list over at The Last Word On Nothing.

TagsDecisionsKidsSure, fine, whateverWafflesSorry, mom and dadLittle rulers?