Small things 24 Aug

• Dentists make money off of people with bad teeth. So why should I buy toothpaste that 4 out of 5 dentists recommend?
• Being an adult means you still know you shouldn't eat just dessert for your supper. But you know you can. And we damned well do too. 
• The stock market. If you're rich and it goes up, you make money. If it goes down, you lose money. If you're poor and it goes up, nothing happens. If it goes down, you lose your job.
• A colleague at work has Matthew McConaughy saying his famous "Alright, alright alright..." line as a ring tone. It made me smile.
• Is a rubber gasket on an aircraft carrier considered a Navy seal?
• Geology rocks. But Geography is where it's at..............
• A pentagon has five sides. How many sides does an Oregon have?