All posts by erk

I love writing, computers, puns... and can sometimes be spiritual, or mindful.

How the name John came into existence…

How the name John came into existence…

Courtier 1: Your majesty, let me introduce Sir Rorohonojohn of…

The King: JOOOOHN!

Courtier 1: Rorohonojohn…

The King: JOHN! JOHN! JOHN!

Courtier 1: Your majesty…

The King: KILL! KILL! KILL!

Courtier 1 is dispatched of.

Courtier 2: Your majesty, Sir John of Brightumberlandmore…

The King: MOOOOORE! MOOOORE! MOOOOORE!

Courtier 2: Sir John of Moore!

Banana control

Neither the gun nor the banana has a will of their own, and still… I bet you’d save more lives with gun control than with banana control…

In 2015 the number of deaths due to gun violence (in the USA) was 13 468 (gunviolencearchive.org) while the death toll for food poisoning is only around 3 000 deaths (CDC). So, gun control is lagging way behind the banana control…


Image: By Robert Couse-Baker, CC by 2.0, Link (cropped)