Man's Best Friends

What is it about animals that makes us like them? Some people may not like animals or maybe they only like certain types of animals, but what draws us to animals?

For me, I like animals because, like humans, for the most part, if you treat them right and give them lots of love and affection, they will stick around and love you no matter what crazy stuff you do to them, like dress them up like miniature people, which I think is odd - but to each his own. You can say anything, dress anyway you want, be as weird as you normally are, and they don't care, which is what often makes them very different from most people.

Acceptance is the name of the game. We all want it. Being accepted is part of what makes us human. People love finding a place in this world, whether it's who they really are, or who they wish they were, or who others want them to be. Pretending to be something you're not isn't exactly the best way to find acceptance because you become someone you aren't, someone you could be ashamed of. And, if you can't be contented with who you are, how can you be genuinely accepted by those around you? Being able to accept yourself is the first step to being accepted by others.

So take your lesson from the animal(s) in your home (or the annoying one in someone else's). We all crave that acceptance from others, so why not give it out ourselves? Let's all be colorblind; have x-ray vision; adopt the car-lover's slogan, "under the hood we're all the same"; and while we're at it, let's join the group that believes that looks can be deceiving.

Longest Word in the English Language...

Well, depending on your definition of what an "English" word actually is, this word is 189,819 letters long, and the longest word in the English language!!! I was skeptical at first when I heard that this word actually had that many letters in it, but then I found the word completely spelled out on this site: http://luminaryuprise.wikidot.com/longest-wordI was shocked! This word is the chemical name for the largest protein yet discovered. The simpler name for it is Titin, and it's WAY easier to pronounce too!
(In all technicalities, this word is most likely derived from a lot of Latin roots and such, so if you wanna believe it's Latin, feel free, however, I must inform/remind you that most of the words in the English language are from Latin, Greek, or some other language that's either dead or not normal to speak.)

What really got me was how someone came up with this word in the first place. You would have to either have no life or you just married science and drove away on the insane train...

If that's not crazy enough, imagine yourself at a spelling bee. You're in front of about two to three hundred people, and you're on the last word before you can claim the title for national champion... Then the judge on the far right miraculously pronounces the word and asks you to spell it. Good luck.

And if that doesn't scare you, consider the following: You are taking the final exam at Stanford University in your highly advanced Chemistry class which cost you a substantial amount of money to take in the first place. This exam is worth 50% of your grade. You recieve the packet and are told you may begin. The packet seems to be only about 2 pages and you sigh with relief. You turn the cover and in a small box on the page there are some directions that tell you to use your own ruled notebook paper to complete the one and only problem on the following page. After pulling a few sheets of paper from your bag you turn the page and read the problem: "What is the full scientific name of the protein, titin? Correct Spelling required."

(Just so ya'll know, some of these scenarios were modified from comments on the following site: http://pokegym.net/forums/showthread.php?s=381ef2cc1bfde921c0813f15dd0689cf&t=72646.

I thought it was kinda funny to read what some of them had to say. Enjoy...)