Wives tales
by Jake on May.03, 2007, under Jake, Thoughts
I was in the shower this morning taking care of my usual business: legs, pits, hair, feet…etc. As I was finishing a little thought fairy whispered in my ear, “wash behind your ears,” to which I dutifully complied. But I began to think to myself, what could possibly be growing behind the human ear that would cause generations of mothers to advise their children cleanse behind the ear? Surely nothing dangerous…right?
So I would like to perform an experiment. My hypothesis is that nothing bad can happen if I don’t wash behind my ears. I would test it by washing only behind my right ear and leaving my left ear untouched and exposed to what ever danger lies behind the wives tale. Each week, I would make Kerrie examine my ears, sniffing, dabbing and tugging to find some lurking hazard behind the left ear. After a couple months, something terrible should flourish.
This is what only what I would do, not what I will do–one should never mess with wives tales. And, to be honest, I’m too scared of what lies behind the unwashed ear.
May 3rd, 2007 on 11:51 am
Well…you might find this disgusting but I don’t know if I’ve ever cleaned the back of my ears (unless you consider it done after I shampoo my hair). I haven’t noticed anything unusual growing back there, though. To change the subject, though, you know one thing I find cool? It seems to me like every time you blog something your use of vocabulary has expanded tremendously. I’ve always thought you were a good writer but now you are starting to sound like some of my professors. It’s interesting what education can do to you.
May 4th, 2007 on 12:51 pm
I’m sure Kerrie would love to sniff and dab your ears.
We’ll have to use that one for Kaden’s science experiment.
May 5th, 2007 on 4:21 am
Digitate Dermatosis, Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis, or Tularemia. It is best to not experiment. Don’t forget the soap.
November 26th, 2007 on 9:11 am
Hey that wives tale was pretty funny I have to admit. The only reason that I was on you site was because I looked up MY last name and the first thing that I found was your site. Anyway. That was interesting…