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Tough Interview Question

I read that one way to have someone prove their ability to communicate difficult concepts in an easy to understand manner is to ask a question like, “how would you explain a website that is http versus a website that is https to your grandmother.”

First, you may have to familiarize yourself with the technical intricacies of the difference because wait … what does http even stand for? I mean I know s is secure or … like … security but … How does the internet work!?

Anywho, I thought of a question I would ask if I was conducting an interview of someone who I didn’t like because I felt he or she was too cocky: “How would you explain how babies are conceived to your grandmother?” Then when the person insists that their grandma knows or that the question has no relevance for being a clerk at a grocery store I would simply state, “If you want the job,” then I would pause for dramatic effect, “then explain to me, as though I am your grandmother, where babies come from. I went to a Catholic high school so … don’t mind me taking copious notes.”

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A Brief Rodomontade

Recently I read Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham. That’s one smart fella. While reading the book I ran into a number of words I did not know, so I made a note of them in my phone. Generally when I run into a word I don’t know I will look it up and usually I think, “huh, ok” but sometimes I think, “seriously, that’s a word?”

Perambulate

1. To walk through.
2. To inspect (an area) on foot.

Maunder

1. To talk incoherently or aimlessly.
2. To move or act aimlessly or vaguely; wander.

Vituperation

1. The act or an instance of vituperating; abusive censure.
2. Sustained, harshly abusive language; invective.

Slatternly

1. Characteristic of or befitting a slattern.
2. Slovenly; untidy.

Yclept

vb

1. a past participle of clepe
adj

2. having the name of; called

Rodomontade

n

1.

a. boastful words or behaviour; bragging
b. (as modifier): rodomontade behaviour.
vb

2. (intr) to boast, bluster, or rant

The English language … What a weird thing.

(P.S. If you decide to read Of Human Bondage, go for it! But, having tried to describe the book to the lady who gave me my haircut and ended up making her think I was reading porn … Careful how you describe it. If you say something like, “it’s about relationships and the human spirit and how some people you end up just sort of BOUND to you know? Like … some people have such an impact on you and you can’t release yourself from them” you might think at the time you are being artistic and talking about the SOUL but the hair cutting person may think you are talking about actual physical bonds and think you are inviting her to your house with a basement. Just a warning, choose your words carefully.)

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Fun with the Fam

This past weekend a cousin of mine (who helped inspire this world famous band) introduced me to a new game: Telephone Pictionary.

The idea is that person 1 writes down a phrase, person 2 looks at the phrase and draws a picture to capture that phrase, person 3 looks at only the picture and writes down what phrase he/she thinks it is supposed to represent (so if you’re perfect at this then person 3’s phrase matches person 1’s phrase) … Like I said, Telephone Pictionary.

Each person has a stack of papers and a pen and you’re off. You could have only one person write phrases/draw at a time but that’s boring.

Here are the results of round 1 of the game. The initial phrase is mine.

swords in a puddle

My other phrases were tougher: “shhh, don’t make this weird” and “history is bunk.”

 

swords in a puddle

Swords in a puddle, the guy added to represent a confused look (my question mark was maybe a little mean) and … see what happens?

 

swords in a puddle

And now death is in the picture.

 

swords in a puddle

This fella on the boat is supposed to be death. TALENT.

 

swords in a puddle

“Death” with his sickle has become a fishing caveman.

 

(Also the above picture really is an unintentionally decent drawing of Captain Caveman.)

 

swords in a puddle

And the final drawing … Which is basically the exact thing anyone would draw when hearing the phrase “swords in a puddle.”

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