An editor in a local newspaper was known for speaking his mind without much of a filter. Ordinarily I don’t appreciate such, but he had a subtle sense of humor in the process.
“I tried to give NASCAR a fair shake. I started watching a race and called to my wife, ’Hey look honey! A bunch of cars going round and round and round.” I turned off the TV, did some work, then came back an hour later to the same race. I then remarked to my wife, ’Look honey. A bunch of cars still going round and round and round." mwhahahahahaah
In another article he wrote:
“I know a lot of people are really into high school wrestling as a sport. Myself, I just don’t see the attraction in a bunch of sweaty guys in skin tight leotards grappling each other.”
I’m surprised the local parents didn’t form a lynch mob…. ;D
Failure… and learning from it… can be the path to success. I read in grammar school (dunno if it’s true) that Edison employed 1500 efforts to make a light bulb before he finally discovered the best filament. I know myself, I designed a music device and required 50 attempts (not exactly failures, but not successful either) before I was satisfied with the final result.
The key is to never giving up, never quitting. Unless the concept was obviously a total knee-jerk from the start-out. One needs to learn that as well. ;D
One of the worst-yet-funny union jokes I’ve read:
A new invention threatens to put union workers out of jobs: a shovel that stands upright by itself.