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RIP Common Knowledge Sunday, Aug. 03, 2008 - 2:06 a.m. I saw a sneak preview of Project Runway for the upcoming week, and Tim Gunn, the resident fashion consultant, makes suggestions to one of the contestants about having too many rope closures and stuff that looks like epaulets on a particular garment that the contestant is creating. "Don't you think that's a little too 'Seargent Pepper'? and the contestant looks up at him with a blank stare and says "Dude, I don't EVEN know what you're talking about." and Tim Gunn pretends to faint in horror. How can anybody of any age not know what that referred to? Holy smokes, am I getting too old? I keep thinking of things I take for granted that people know, but alas, they don't. For instance... What common item, found in most wallets, can be used to measure increments of thee and a half inches, or two inches? Why do people keep candle stubs to use on old windowsills? How are they used? How are your knuckles plus the dents between them used to determine whether a month has 31 days, or less than 31 days? Anybody remember how to shut the noise of your modem off with the proper Hayes commands? Who was the first man on the moon? What year did we land there? Oh well. I suppose there's some undiscovered cuneiform tablet somewhere with this same set of complaints. --- We didn't make it to the box office yesterday for a number of reasons. I think we'll leave it up to the fates as to whether or not there will be tickets available at showtime. Whee! --- I think that's it. Have a good Sunday. ---
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