New Year, Same Story

Back to business…

• Why does hazelnut coffee always smell so much better than it actually tastes?
• I genuinely feel sorry for anyone who had to cook dinner before the Crock-Pot existed.
• One of my fondest childhood memories is licking the beaters when Grandma made cookies… I just wish she’d turned off the mixer first.
• With all the time they spend plugged in and charging, my "wireless" computer peripherals are a bigger myth than the Loch Ness Monster.
• If all thumbs are fingers, but not all fingers are thumbs, does that mean I should change the hand gesture I use when I'm driving in heavy traffic?
• Let’s have a moment of silence for gym regulars on this first Monday in January. Hang in there — the noobs will give up in three weeks.
• If you sail into international waters, are you allowed to rebroadcast a game without the express written consent of Major League Baseball?
• Which showrunners squandered more audience goodwill in their final seasons — Weiss and Benioff from GoT, or Bays and Thomas from HIMYM? Discuss.
• Enterprises, ranked: E, F, A, movie-era refit, D, original, C, G, B. (And we’re all agreeing the third-warp-nacelle nonsense from the TNG finale NEVER happened, right?)
• If you like The Who better than Led Zeppelin, I don’t think we can pretend to be friends.