I Cheated The Lion (I.C.T.L.-Idiotic Contraptions That LOSE)

Explanation of Title: 'I Cheated the Lion' is a self-invented band name if I were ever sufficiently rad enough to be in a band worthy of the name 'I Cheated the Lion.'

'I.C.T.L.' is the spontaneously-created acronym (from the self-invented band name) that embodies this post oh so well and is also what I tagged a few other posts with; do you remember the emergency paper towel dispenser? Or the misinforming instructions for throwing away trash? (Those were links. Click on them. WHEN YOU'RE DONE READING THIS ONE.)

Now, on to business.

There are very few things that makes sense to the average human.

There are even fewer things that make sense to me.

This example, however, makes sense to absolutely no one:

This may look like an average toilet paper dispenser, and it totally is.

But just look at it.

I mean, really look at it.

I don't know why I never considered it before...

It's locked up.

The toilet paper is locked-I just...ugh.

"I payed two whole dollars more for this two-ply-mega-ultra-downy-soft-bare-OR-bear-bottom-worthy toilet paper. I don't take the protection of public hygiene products lightly man... why are you shaking your head?!"

Toilet paper padlock, I present to you a well-earned *face palm.*

Though holding the camera still while laughing so hard at this overlooked issue was hard as it was, the real problem was trying to cover the noises of the camera taking pictures and loading up with that *ta-ling-a-la-ting!* sound.

Awkward presumptions, my friends.

-rae

P.S. Don't have noobish tendencies and tell me what the point of the lock is. I'd rather be entertained than enlightened. (In this case.)

P.S.S. (I know I always do this. I just don't want to interrupt the flow of the the post.) As careless and indifferent as I may seem (which I actually am most of the time) I really do enjoy reading your comments and having new readers/followers! Please spread the word! You know... if you like reading my blog...

Bing Bong

I've noticed that whether or not your phone has a full keyboard to text on or not, there are still those words that can be misspelled or misinterpreted by your T9 text thing-is that what it's called?

Does anyone know what T9 means?

There are the annoying and extremely common ones like

'go' and 'in'

'home' and 'good'

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'supper' and 'purses.'

I was texting someone the other day and typed out the word 'random.'

Now, I have a full keyboard, but the 's' is so close to 'd'...

And though I can't even remember who I was texting or for what purpose, it probably wasn't that big of a deal that I messed up.

Those words just seem particularly dangerous to mix up.

An extremely bored, lifeless, and 'has nothing better to do but update friends on every detail of their life like it's just one, big, portable facebook status' person could send the harmless text:

"I found a random note in my locker"

but when meticulously tricked into typing

"I found a ransom note in my locker,"

they suddenly because a person in search of a kidnapped loved one, inviting you to a full-on investigation even though they actually may be an extremely desperate, lying, and 'has nothing better to do but create fake ransom notes because they are sick of updating friends on their life like it's just one, big, portable facebook status and they actually just wanted to get out of the house even if that act itself compromises their integrity' person.

It's obvious that T9 can change lives in the most sneaky fashion.

If a message can be twisted into a whole new meaning with the two words mentioned above,

Can you even imagine what chaos 'supper' and 'purses' could cause?

-rae

a comic #2

Some of the best and most beautiful things I saw in Greece...

the enormous library,

the genius acoustics in the theater of Dionysus,

the pillars of the Parthenon that are still standing-

*shing!*

*topple*

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-rae