Friday, February 22, 2008

What I can only assume is a sign

One of my pet peeves, & there are many, are people who think everything is a sign. I once knew a person who thought it was a sign whenever the clock said something like 1:23 or 11:11 or 9:11. It was especially annoying when I was driving & she would scream & I would swerve trying to avoid whatever danger she was alerting me of, only to find she was pointing at the clock. See, I just call that time. It happens twice a day. Everyday.

So the other day I was eating Reeses Pieces & set them down on the counter. This is what it looked like:


I randomly set down Reeses Pieces in a triangle, containing only two out of the three colors & the colors alternated rows perfectly.

So in the name of gluttony science, I decided to try this again to see what the odds were of this happening & subsequent random tests looked like this:



Then I ran out of Reese's Pieces. Wouldn't you know it, I finally get a sign & it's in candy. Now what did the great candy appearance of '08 mean? At first, I thought it was an arrow promting me to move into the dining room post haste. I did so, expecting an avil to fall on the counter, but it didn't. So after ten seconds I went back to the counter because that's where the candy was. It could mean that I should build a pyramid, or participate in some kind of multi level marketing venture (pyramid scheme). After all this pondering I was hungry. Yes, I ate the sign. It was tasty. It's not my fault that candy is so yummy. I only hope this didn't use up my lifetime allotment of beating the odds-ness, I would've hoped for winning the lottery.

7 comments:

j said...

I think it's a sign that you will soon meet a ninja, fall madly in love, and win the lottery together. Be sure to remember the little people when you're massively rich!

Unknown said...

Well, if you read The Da Vinci Code, it looks like the symbol for the Sacred Feminine. And you know what THAT means!! Time for tiaras! :)

Also thought I'd mention that my word verification for this comment is "fpoof". Made me giggle. :)

Me said...

I think Reeses Pieces should sponsor you in clinical trials. This could be something...

Allie said...

You are too funny. :) I think it's a sign that candy is yummy and also a well-ordered element of the universe.

LEstes65 said...

Oh my goodness! That was beautiful. I think the fact that your post was so funny that I snorted some weird substance from my nose is a SIGN! Of what, I am not sure. YET. Maybe I'll go ask my clock.

Stacy said...

It was a sign that you were meant to eat the candy. It was trying to make itself as appetizing as possible for you.

Trish Ryan said...

Hee! I used to think I saw signs all the time. Then I realized that life would feel far to risky if bad news could be lurking in every bag of candy :)