Monthly Archive for January, 2007

Hopped into my car this morning and on the radio station was Tom Petty’s You Don’t Know How It Feels.

I remember watching some sort of music television when this song debuted and the one set of lyrics went

Let’s get to the point
Let’s roll another tnioj

Now, obviously it’s joint, but we can’t have children in 1994 knowing what those filthy things are.

Though, I do remember doing some detective work with my father on the subject. We actually recorded it, then played it backwards to see if they really went through the effort of reversing the word instead of just bleeping it out, and no shit that’s what they did.

I’ve always thought of this as a really odd form of censorship and that’s what made it stick in my mind. Now, I have no idea what they did for the radio cut back in ’94, but today when I heard the song it was censorship free.

And that made me smile.

It’s difficult for me to finish an apple.

The beginning of it is great. Biting into that crisp, juicy apple is nearly euphoric, yet once I get to a point where the apple is skinless, I’m left with a mound of repulsive, slowly browning apple-flesh, and it’s just not the same as that fine fruit I was chomping on minutes prior. What happens?

On a similar note, ever notice how the first few chips, especially in a bag of Doritos, almost have this “airy” non-existance taste to them? As if the chips themselves are mere follies, tempting you with a slight tinge of flavor which will explode once you reach the end of the bag.

I’ve tried shaking the bag to get the chips and potential dropped flavor particles moved around, but I’m come up with naught but damaged goods. A true shame, but it seems the full potential of flavor yet awaits me.