Max is a curious dog.  And tonight, we both have curiosities.  A bone to pick…. if you will.

And these questions are for none other than that panel of experts.  We know them best… as…. THEY.

And dang it.  I am putting my foot down.  If THEY can be some ambiguous about their name… I would like to have a few answers.  So if any of the panel is listening to me… fire back some answers.

Here we go.

Why do THEY always call it a Baker’s Dozen?  Call it what it is.  Thirteen.  (No coincidence that today is Friday the 13th… which I’ll get to in a minute.)  Back to the bakery.   You go in and look at the board at the good old donut shop .. and it says… Baker’s Dozen.  And you get 13.  I want to know WHY they do that.

I will let THEY off the hook… because I do know is this.  Supposedly, it goes back to 1260.  The British Bakers back them were a bit notorious for “shorting” their customers.  Well.. this ticked of King Henry III.  So old Hank made a law that “standardized” the weight of a loaf of bread.  Baker’s would through in an extra loaf to cover their butts.

Speaking of butts.  Why do THEY have to call the “Annals of History” the Annals of History?  People often mispronounce this and it sounds like Anals.  History Butts.
Chronicles would be better maybe.  The Chronicles of History.

Next.  Why do THEY call Pet Peeves… just that?  Pet Peeves.
It sounds a lot like Pet Pee.  And they are completely different things.  (Although I know A LOT about both.)

I guess the Pet “part” is supposed to refer to someone who is very dear to you… like your partner or spouse.  And of course peeve means…. to exasperate, or irritate, annoy, vex…. or even anger.

But most people’s Pet Peeves involve someone they don’t even know.  Like….. when drivers pull out in front of you and go really slowly…. or….. the ones who turn without signaling .  Or maybe strangers who talk loudly on cell phones in public.  How about anyone near you on an airplane with a nasal problem.  THEY should rename these sorts of things…..  to “The Big Horribles.”

It sounds better.  What do you think of someone who picks at their rear end in public?  “Oh my gosh.  That is one of my Big Horribles.”  Yep.  Let’s start a petition.

And finally… why have THEY deemed Friday the 13th as an unlucky day.  If you are breathing and reading this… you made it to the 14th.  That’s dang lucky, in my book….. and in Max’s too.

“The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.” – Unknown

“Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.” – Unknown