Close to Home by John McPherson for July 10, 2023

More outies than innies. I’m a innie.

my uncle has two belly buttons so he put one in the naval reserve

Lint free? OR not?

Bleeb’s not interested in belly buttons!

Belly up to the bar, the Fuzzy Navel is on me! … and I’m buyin’ the drinks, too!

I learned the word omphalos the other day. Back in the Greek Empire and according to their mythology, they thought this stone was the belly button of the world. I also learned the word omphaloskepsis, which I guess meant that by thinking about someone’s navel, or belly button, that you could enter their mind and control them or something like that. They had some odd ideas about the navel being the center of one’s being. So anyway, maybe someone could offer a clever comment based on these facts.

This Institute must be located near Farmington Hills, Michigan, home of the world’s largest ball of lint. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/554482-largest-ball-of-lint

Will AI robots be “innie”, “outie” or “smoothy”?

Wonder if it is based here? https://www.casitasruralesdelavera.com/navalmoral-de-la-mata-que-ver-y-hacer/

where is the wellness. in out. how about cream for piercings. or a " HEY, DON’T DO THAT!"

Well, now that I think of it, there seems to be a distinct lack of belly button hygene training and hygene products. Maybe this is a market ripe for the taking. A couple of scary commercials with a crooked scientist or two and Bobs’ your uncle, a new insurance scam and millions to be made.

Lint-free kits available on line!

Can’t wait for my Lint 101 class

I’m not usually a fan of puns but this one is very closer. Gold star!

Maybe we should start a club?

Government Grants. You gotta love ’em. :)

I think I’d pass on this Bleeb, she probably wears granny pants.

Mother of Dragons?

At my last job, I had two baskets on my desk, the top one being an “In” basket. No body where I worked knew about such things so my desk became one big “in” basket.

“Wellness” is assured provided no one pushes my button.