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Truthfully, I've never been fond of that "small", "medium" and "large" system. It's not particularly descriptive, is it? Small is only small in relation to the medium, and large is only large in relation to the other two.
Wouldn't it be more useful for a more exact comparison? Such as, "Just enough for your afternoon tea." Or, "More than enough to wash down a foot-long sandwich." Or perhaps, "Are you insane? If you drink all this caffeine, you won't sleep for the next two weeks." Something like that. But no, instead we choose to rely on such a meaningless system.
Now, for example, when I heard from my boyfriend (or, perhaps I should say ex-boyfriend, since there will be no forgiving him for this one) that a live flying pig is "large" compared to the earthbound variety, I expected to see something around the size of a mule. Maybe a horse, at the most.
I was not expecting these monsters to be bigger than the whole horse and carriage! These pigs are giants! Calling these brutes "large" is like calling habaneros "hot", or calling macadamia shells "tough", or calling durians "odd-smelling"...
This is ridiculous. You wouldn't choose a flank steak over tenderloin, so why do people prefer the most bland and meaningless of words? When will everyone learn that sometimes you have to spare no expense?
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There are many ways I would rather die than skewered on those tusks like a kebab. If you need me, you'll find me belowdecks.
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Truthfully, I've never been fond of that "small", "medium" and "large" system. It's not particularly descriptive, is it? Small is only small in relation to the medium, and large is only large in relation to the other two.
Wouldn't it be more useful for a more exact comparison? Such as, "Just enough for your afternoon tea." Or, "More than enough to wash down a foot-long sandwich." Or perhaps, "Are you insane? If you drink all this caffeine, you won't sleep for the next two weeks." Something like that. But no, instead we choose to rely on such a meaningless system.
Now, for example, when I heard from my boyfriend (or, perhaps I should say ex-boyfriend, since there will be no forgiving him for this one) that a live flying pig is "large" compared to the earthbound variety, I expected to see something around the size of a mule. Maybe a horse, at the most.
I was not expecting these monsters to be bigger than the whole horse and carriage! These pigs are giants! Calling these brutes "large" is like calling habaneros "hot", or calling macadamia shells "tough", or calling durians "odd-smelling"...
This is ridiculous. You wouldn't choose a flank steak over tenderloin, so why do people prefer the most bland and meaningless of words? When will everyone learn that sometimes you have to spare no expense?
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There are many ways I would rather die than skewered on those tusks like a kebab. If you need me, you'll find me belowdecks.
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