Ever see at the end of a baseball game, when someone is interviewed on tv, and another player will throw a cream pie in his face? Ever wonder where these cream pies come from? Do they keep a cooler full of cream pies in the dugout?
Well, this is a question that has been bugging me for years. So, a couple months ago while listening to The Explainer Podcast, I decided to ask them. I sent in an email with this question, but got no reply. My question was never answered. I guess they were too busy answering “important” questions about the news.
So it’s the end of the year, and Slate Magazine is doing their annual round-up of their favorite questions that they never answered. And whattaya know, my question is on the list. They get over 8500 questions a year, and mine is nominated for their “Question of the Year”. I am flattered.
Unfortunately, as of right now, I have no chance of winning. The winning question (“Why don’t humans have a mating season?”) has 2252 votes, to my question’s 152 votes. So, even getting all my friends and family to vote won’t help.
But this morning as I checked into work, I got one more fun surprise. I happened to be on MSN.com, one of the busiest websites in the world, and there was my question: Front and center, with a picture of a baseball player with a pie in his face. They are still not answering it, but using it to advertise their Question of the Year nominations.
Ah yes, I am changing the world.
December 19, 2008 at 10:01 am
Shouldn’t you get some kind of cash money for this? After all, MSN is using your “original thought” for their own content gains. I think you should sue…or something.
Oh, and you should post more. I don’t really like going a month between Tank updates.
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