As Shouty watches TV, he thinks to himself: “I gotta remember to cut my nails.” In bed, he thinks to himself: “Gotta cut my nails.” At work, a co-worker is viewing his monitor with him and says, “Which item are you looking at?” Beads of sweat come down Shouty’s face. Shouty points to the item on the monitor, his long fingernail making the noise “clink” when it hits the screen.
Shouty: “I’m lucky….I rarely have to blow my nose.”
Leonard: “The body produces 1.5 quarts of mucus a day, but that doesn’t mean it all gets blown.”
Shouty: “What do you mean?”
Leonard: “Well, yours could be going through the back…like post nasal drip.”
Shouty looks disgusted.
First frame: Sock-Sock looks unbothered as a mean bear comes into her space.
Second frame: Sock-Sock is chillin’ as a hungry wolf approaches.
Third frame: Sock-Sock jumps for her life, fur sticking straight up in fear, in response to seeing a cucumber on the floor.
Leonard, as Shouty is typing away on his laptop: “You’ve been so productive lately. What’s your secret?”
Shouty, holding a small bottle: “It’s my new cologne. Elon Musk.”
Farther v. Further
“I don’t know if I can walk any farther.”
“Let’s take the argument a step further.”
When you’re talking about distance, use farther (think far away). For everything else, use further. [Shouty says, “Cool!”]
Less v. Fewer
“There is less grass.”
“There are fewer blades of grass.”
“Less stuff.”
“10 items or fewer.”
If you cannot count it, use less. If you can count it (1 dog, 2 dogs), use fewer. [Shouty looks contemplative and says, “Hmmm…Interesting”]
Me v. I
“He paid Kim and me.”
“Kim and I ate.”
Remove the other person to know whether to use I or me: He paid me / I ate.
“Jim is older than I.”
Finish the sentence to see that you use I instead of me: “Jim is older than I am.” [Shouty’s mind is blown.]
Leonard: “Can you remind me to buy some paper towels?”
Shouty: “Sure, just remind me when we get to the store.”
Leonard, astonished: “Really?”
Shouty smirks and gives a thumbs up.
Ten years ago, this Facebook user had 483 friends with four profile pictures showing a smiling man in a portrait shot, a cyclist, a mountain, and a cat. Ten years later, this Facebook user has fewer friends at 208 with four profile pictures showing the Black Lives Matter logo, a quote attributed to Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”, the Rainbow Flag, and a blacked out profile picture.
Shouty, holding a thumbs up: “Hey, it’s National Shower with a Friend Day!”
Leonard, looking surprised: “You mean like…us?”
Shouty, eyebrows raised: “No, no, I was just sayin’.”
Leonard, relieved: “Ok good, I was about to say.”
Shouty looks sad, leans on his fist and elbow.