My to-do list at work has started to include questions as well as commands. Phrases like, "Who needs a password?"** and "Ticket to fundraiser for Person X - comp?" are popping up all over. I can only assume that given my current mindset, I will soon be scheduling myself to contemplate the nature of man and pondering whether to prioritize "Am I really a valuable member of society?" as Low, Medium, High, or Today.
*I remember learning about the Five Questions in second grade with Mrs. (holy crap, I think I've blocked out the name of my second grade teacher, not without good reason), but I do not remember whether she touched on How, or how it was presented. An addendum? A latecomer? A rebel child? I realize it disrupts the alliteration, and five is such a nice number, but this irritates me. "How" is important. Also, given Mrs. X's tendencies, I am surprised that she did not eliminate "Why" instead. She never did seem to like that question.
A search on Google indicates that some use Why and some use How, and some combine the two, which is just silly. Though "Why" and "How" can be related, they are very different. Just admit it already! There are six questions!
**Don't miss the exciting new game show, "Who Needs a Password?" Guess which of your colleagues will suddenly no longer have access to the network after the computer upgrade! Find out if your Internet stalker has access to your Yahoo! account, after all! Watch as Mr. John Colbert from Sioux City, Iowa tests his luck against a pack of hungry Rottweilers and a door that may or may not require a code to open! Fun for the whole family!
Posted by hilatron at September 24, 2003 09:42 AM | TrackBackMy to-do list at work is starting to include things like "think about concept paper". Yeah, whatever.
Posted by: EV at September 24, 2003 01:15 PMDoombot can speak only for itself, of course, but the 2nd-grade teacher who looms murkiest in Doombot's own memory was one Mrs. Wilbur. The woman's circuitry malfunctioned in life-threatening ways. A loony. She gave spelling tests on French vocabulary items to innocent English-speaking children barely able to read their own language. Is there something about second grade? Or is it just a tough act to follow, since most people seem to have fallen in love with their first grade teachers?
Yes. Six questions. Here they are:
Who cares?
What for?
When ever?
Why not?
Where do you get off?
How much?
Oh yeah! Mrs. (shudder) Wilbur. (She had her name legally changed to add the shudder, right?) Wow. I really did block it out.
Posted by: Hilatron at September 25, 2003 07:35 AM