lcummins
Universal MODster
Something in another thread brought this subject back to the forefront of my mind; I've often thought about this and just wondered if others do as well. What is "this"? Well, I find myself questioning how everything began; and when I say "how everything began", I'm not really talking about the creation of the Universe, but all the "firsts" in the world!
For example, who was the first person to take some beans from a tree, decide to roast them, then decide to grind them, and finally, if that wasn't enough, decided to brew them in hot water and then have the courage to drink the first cup of coffee! And why?
Who decided it was a good idea to take perfectly good flour used for making bread (and who figured that one out!) and add some egg, milk and sugar and bake it to make a cake? And then, decided it needed a topping!
Why is the vast majority of the world's meat supply from only five animal families (cows, pigs, sheep, chickens and fish)??? Why not sparrows, foxes, lizards, elephants, tigers and zebras??? Did early man actually taste every animal on Earth and decided only a few tasted good?
In nature, bright colors tend to be a warning sign to stay away; flora and fauna that is poisonous. So who was the first soul brave enough to take a bite out of a bright red, big and round tomato??? And why aren't tomatoes found in the wild more? Birds like them; they should be abundant!
Who was the first person to write a word? Why did they do it? How did they do it? Were they burned at the stake for being a witch???
In the following sentence... "Billy read his red book yesterday, but Sally will read it today."... why are there two words that are spelled differently and mean different things, but sound the same??? And why are there two forms of the same word, present tense and past tense, pronounced differently, but still spelled the same???!!! (This one really bothers me!!!)
And for my final example... Why is Subject 805 greenish-brown? Who was the first person at Sideshow that said, "Hey, I know! Let's make him green!"? And why was it accepted and approved??
Does anyone else think about questions like this, or am I just too curious??? And if you don't think about questions like this, why not???
And finally, to wrap up this topic, 42!
For example, who was the first person to take some beans from a tree, decide to roast them, then decide to grind them, and finally, if that wasn't enough, decided to brew them in hot water and then have the courage to drink the first cup of coffee! And why?
Who decided it was a good idea to take perfectly good flour used for making bread (and who figured that one out!) and add some egg, milk and sugar and bake it to make a cake? And then, decided it needed a topping!
Why is the vast majority of the world's meat supply from only five animal families (cows, pigs, sheep, chickens and fish)??? Why not sparrows, foxes, lizards, elephants, tigers and zebras??? Did early man actually taste every animal on Earth and decided only a few tasted good?
In nature, bright colors tend to be a warning sign to stay away; flora and fauna that is poisonous. So who was the first soul brave enough to take a bite out of a bright red, big and round tomato??? And why aren't tomatoes found in the wild more? Birds like them; they should be abundant!
Who was the first person to write a word? Why did they do it? How did they do it? Were they burned at the stake for being a witch???
In the following sentence... "Billy read his red book yesterday, but Sally will read it today."... why are there two words that are spelled differently and mean different things, but sound the same??? And why are there two forms of the same word, present tense and past tense, pronounced differently, but still spelled the same???!!! (This one really bothers me!!!)
And for my final example... Why is Subject 805 greenish-brown? Who was the first person at Sideshow that said, "Hey, I know! Let's make him green!"? And why was it accepted and approved??
Does anyone else think about questions like this, or am I just too curious??? And if you don't think about questions like this, why not???
And finally, to wrap up this topic, 42!
All good questions though! 
