Cold and Flu season is upon us. Up to this point, I’ve been very blessed as to suffer from neither. Many of my co-workers at FM 92.1 and 1380 CKPC, however, have not been so fortunate. Lord willing, I will continue to experience such a blessing.
There is something about this time of the year that has me somewhat perplexed, and I offer this to you now to consider for yourself.
When we have a cold we often use the following two phrases…
“My nose is runny.”
“My nose is stuffy.”
As you read those perhaps you are thinking to yourself, “Ok, so what? I use those phrases all the time when I’m sick. Big deal.”
Here is the part that has me slightly flummoxed. Look past face value of those statements. Consider them at a slightly deeper level. When you do this, you can’t help but notice that they seem to be the opposite of each other. So why is it we use these statements interchangeably?
Really, in doing so what are we saying? We’re saying that the toilet is flushing while it’s plugged! I apologize for the slightly graphic metaphor, but in essence, that is what we’re saying.
I can appreciate the fact that I have far too much time on my hands to sit around and contemplate such things. Far be it from me to consider myself a master of the English language as well. But there are certain things that just sound funny. Look at how huge that little guy is. That genius is such an idiot. The silence is deafening. I broke that accidentally on purpose.
The oxymoron. I was in public school when I learned that term. It has always stuck out in my mind. I mean, lets be honest, when you’re a kid anything with the term moron in it is one you’re going to remember. It would seem that is exactly what we have here.
So dear friends, grab that Kleenex and blow! Blow for all your worth while your nose is runny. For, if you don’t free it all before it’s too late, it might get stuffy!
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