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The Daily Coin Flip The DCF is on hiatus. Please visit the
archive at Previous Weeks. Week of 5/20/12 Instructions:
Ask yourself the question. If you want, flip a coin. “On Edge” means that the
coin lands and balances on its edge. Sunday Can
I invent the pandramalator? Heads Yes. Tails No. On
Edge I’ve registered the trademark,
hired a patent attorney, and written a business plan. Now all I have to do is
invent the thing. Monday When
will it be time for me to leave? Heads When I can snatch the pebble from
Master Po’s hand. Tails When I can cross the rice paper
without leaving a mark. On
Edge I would complain about being
hot in this academic regalia, but at least I’m not graduating from the Shaolin Monastery. Tuesday 2,
4, 6, 8, who do we appreciate? Heads Someone who has done us a service. Tails An all-around fine person. On
Edge Shouldn’t it be “whom do we
appreciate?” It can be rearranged as “we do appreciate whom,” so “whom” is
the object of “appreciate” and should be in the objective case. What do you
mean, you no longer appreciate me? Wednesday Can
I think of a heteronym (a word that is spelled the same as another but
pronounced differently)? Heads Yes. Tails Probably. On
Edge I refuse to try! Thursday Is
the wind blowing improperly? Heads Yes. Tails No. On
Edge That’s dysgusting. Friday Will
I stop falling down this bottomless pit? Heads Yes. I’m guessing that the pit isn’t
really bottomless. Tails No. If it’s bottomless, I’ll just
continue to oscillate from one side of the Earth to the other. On
Edge How did I manage to flip a
coin while in free fall? Saturday Heads Shouldn’t there be a question? Tails Yeah. Where’s the question? On
Edge Sorry. I wasn’t paying
attention. What was the question? Acrostring Puzzle Answer
to last week’s puzzle: “In the future, everyone will be famous for fifteen
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