Bohemian B’s Beat
A whole lot of meaningless
Life as we know it is filled to the brim
with a whole lot of uncertainties, unanswered questions and seemingly meaningless philosophies.
I attended a wedding recently where, as the night progressed, many relatively
random topics made their way into some conversations. As the wedding guests felt more relaxed and the
evening turned into late night and the thirst levels had been quenched
efficiently (and regularly), conversation topics became more and more diverse, philosophical,
deep, random and some just ridiculous. Knowing
that sharing is caring and not wanting to keep these prize pieces of
information to myself, left me inspired to share them with you. Perhaps you have been wondering about some of
these specific phenomenons yourself, leaving a deep dark and dreary void in
your life. Hopefully these answers will
clarify some unanswered mysteries in your world. After all, they were delivered by self-proclaimed
‘professionals’ and anyway, why should I have all the fun? So here are a few questions and answers for
you to mull over.
The first question, “Will
restaurants actually allow you to wash dishes as compensation if you cannot
pay? And has anyone actually tried it?” The general opinion was no, they won't. If you don't have the money to pay your bill,
one of three things could happen: 1) The restaurant will ask you to leave
something of value behind until you return to make payment. 2) Depending on the mood of the owner, the amount
of the bill and the reasons that you cannot pay your bill, they may simply say
forget it and put the tab on the house bill, this however is highly unlikely. 3) (Most probable scenario) they’ll call the
police.
Second
topic of discussion: “What are some of the most under-appreciated things in life?” Relatively pain-free
deaths, surviving your mistakes made, people listening to you, REALLY listening
to what you have to say, finding problems BEFORE they become problems and remembering
something good which you had forgotten.
What was definitely the most interesting discussion turn debate during
the course of the evening however was, “What
did the animals and people eat in Noah's Ark? After hearing a few Ludicrous answers such as,
“Cheeseburgers and pancakes” and “each other” (taking small bites obviously)
the winning conclusion was, “Lots of animals are herbivores
so they would have eaten hay or straw. A lot of fresh vegetables would be
required to feed rabbits and guinea pigs and such.” (Although some of this did produce more
questions!) Spiders trap other insects in their webs, but if there are
only two each insects available, wouldn't they eventually eat all of
them? And what if all the spiders were eaten by birds or
chameleons? On a larger scale, consider the carnivores. You would
have to pack a whole lot of meat for them and might it not spoil before the end
of the journey? Perhaps the hyenas would eat the spoiled meat, but
wouldn't the lions and tigers and bears then get hungry and hunt the gazelles
and antelopes? So, what it basically
comes down to is the ark came to rest on Mount Ararat containing a much
different cargo of animals than it started out with. In my opinion however (for what it’s worth)
and not that this information is in the Bible, but the logical answer would be
fish. Because they could find plenty
around them if they had the logistic of fishing tons each day to feed the whole
bunch of animals.
The shortest discussion and the one I found
the most dynamic was one specific and short question asked, producing a prompt
and profound answer, just as short as the question. This is a Q&A that will stick in my mind
for ever, I’m sure. The question was, “When is freedom
a bad thing?” and the answer, “When it does not apply equally to everyone.” And on
that ponder-worthy note, I bid you farewell today.
Glitter greetings (and all things shiny)
Bohemian B
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