I'm working on a project that is pretty awesome and one of the components is a number sequencing situation. Since we don't want to offend anyone, we had to identify numbers that are unlucky or offensive around the world. No srsly!!
I started researching and spent about a half hour to get the main numbers. Here's the feedback I provided (realtively verbatim) to my agency folks so that we could update the list.
Okay, I’m going to pull out something a little weird here, so
bear with me.
Remove all instances where there is a 666 in the sequence.
I found about 6 or 7 of those.
In China, these numbers are unlucky: 4, 5, 6, 9. Noting that
many purchasers will be from China, I want to remove these numbers (if
possible). I cannot highlight them on the list, so I’m
hoping the randomized system allows you to put in what you want to omit.
Remove 167, 169, 1679 as they are also insulting in the culture
(sound like dirty words when said out loud)
Remove 250, 5354, 7456, 9413, 748 – for a variety of reasons
these are unlucky.
Remove 13 in combinations. This is a worldwide unlucky number.
Remove 39 from combinations. It is highly unlucky to Afghans
Honestly, I’m not intentionally trying to be difficult, but want
to ensure that we don’t inadvertently offend anyone.
Early Saturday morning, Hubster is in a panic because he cannot find his work badge. He wakes me up to help him and I'm running around the house stumbling over things and not having any luck. While there is a bigger issue with Hubs not putting things back in the same place, our house can be the Bermuda Triangle at times.
Long story short, I threw a temper tantrum and slammed the kitchen cabinet three times. On the last slam, it broke and splintered with a giant portion falling and plunging into the top of my foot. I was able to stop the bleeding just as Hubs had to leave for work. Then I wrapped it up and hobbled my way to the truck, drove myself to the hospital (note that it was my left foot and I had to use the clutch, which was INSANELY painful) and hobbled my way into the ER.
They removed the wood debris, took some x-rays to confirm nothing was broken, then gave me a tetanus shot. The worst part was when they stuck a needle into the open wound to numb it up for stitching.
Adame's birthday was this past weekend. His desire was to meet up at Franconia Brewery in McKinney for the Saturday tour. I said I would go, though Hubster had to get some shut-eye before work. Bueno was going to be there too, so I definitely wanted to catch up outside of work.
I've been to Franconia before with Rhett and Stace; it was a few years ago and I think there was 25 or so of us on the tour. Dennis (the Creator, Developer, Owner and Brew Master) is a passionate speaker and clearly loves the process to make the best beer. When I heard how emphatically he believes in quality control of the beer, I was all the more impressed. Like I said, that was about two years ago. Oh, how things change.
First, I got horrendously lost. I drove 10 miles out of the way on the 75 North, getting stuck in construction going 3 miles an hour; so I had to turn around and go back. Then, I went the right way on 380 but not far enough and was confused and turned around, driving 15 miles in the wrong direction. Somewhere around this point my phone died and I cursed bloody hell. I really regretted not taking the GPS out of the truck, or my phone charger from my other bag... both things that the Hubster had triple asked me before I left that I should grab.
Eventually, I figured it out and made it to Franconia. I was only 35 minutes late but there was still a massive line out the door. What the what?? Apparently, everyone aged 25 - 45 in the metropolis decided to visit today! And not only that, 99% of them were Hipsters.
HIPSTERS? Ohmygodyouhavegottobekiddingme! Here is just an assortment of the Hipster/DBaggery that was on display:
Mutton chops
Facial hair "art"
Circa 1980's mustaches
Layered shirts, vests and jackets
Hand knitted scarfs, artfully draped
Two tone hair
Thick, black glasses
Questionable hygiene
Wearing a knitted soft hat
Tie pins and tweed
Unevenly chopped hair
Leather messenger bags
Ironic t-shirts Quasi-Steampunkers without irony
Pocket watches
Vans and Chuck Taylors
*Sigh* And the worst part? I realized belatedly that three of the things I "spotted" ... I was also wearing.
So here's the music for Monday... Hipster Disney Princess.
What else makes a Hipster? Some thought starters:
Raising chickens for fresh eggs
Raising goats to make goat cheese
Use of Tom's toothpaste
Playing a banjo
Calls their hat a "chapeau"
Refuses to listen to "pop" music
Can ride a unicycle
Makes tea by straining leaves through a proper strainer
Owns multiple bottles of various whiskies
Calls anything artisanal or says they are an artisan
I wasn't particularly excited by the new DM single "Heaven". Apparently, I'm not the only one (but don't tell Devo that.) So, here is the B-side entitled "All That's Mine".
