Size Matters
by Jackie Mason on November 9, 2006

Denise Sawicki | November 9, 2006
Our Shetland Sheepdog is better than a big fat collie. :) Some people call them miniature collies.

Jackie Mason | November 10, 2006
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Matthew Preston | November 10, 2006
Great observation Jackie. Several people recently asked my opinion in purchasing an iPod. Both of them were looking at the 8GB nano. While flash memory is great, I recommended the 30GB video iPod which is approximately the same price. Both of them decided on less storage because the nano was smaller and "cute".

Denise Sawicki | November 10, 2006
Yes, people certainly do like electronic devices such as Ipods and cell phones to be as small as possible. Me I just like cheap things so I have neither :).

We finally got Philip's baby pictures developed and he was so little and cute and fluffy like a teddy bear! Now he is not all that "mini" I'm afraid, he's firmly in the "medium-sized dog" catergory. He is big enough to stand on his hind legs and snatch whatever he wants off the kitchen counter.

Kris Weberg | November 20, 2006
Umberto Eco wrote a whole bunch about this in his Travels in Hyperreality, fo' shizzle.

Do people still say "fo' shizzle," by the way?

Scott Hardie | December 3, 2006
Curiously, nobody ever declares themselves in the largest category of weight when they join a dating site, even when that's clearly where they belong.

Amy Austin | December 31, 2006
Heheh.

Fo' Shiz, Kris. My latest RI/NE cultural lesson came in the form of the "pizzelle" -- something I had never seen or heard of before, but is apparently enjoyed around here by anybody and everybody with an Italian grandmother. (Jackie???) I guess I don't need to tell you how I thanked my benefactor for her Christmas goodies. ;-)

I will have to check out some Umberto Eco, fo' shizzle.