{"id":8985,"date":"2011-12-30T11:28:17","date_gmt":"2011-12-30T17:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/?p=8985"},"modified":"2011-12-30T11:29:38","modified_gmt":"2011-12-30T17:29:38","slug":"friday-funnies-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/?p=8985","title":{"rendered":"FRIDAY FUNNIES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a new year, so plenty of people are making new resolutions. But nerds think differently, so if you ask one of us about <em>our<\/em> resolution for the year, you might get a different sort of answer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nerds-and-new-year.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-8986\" title=\"Nerds and new year\" src=\"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nerds-and-new-year.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nerds-and-new-year.jpg 608w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nerds-and-new-year-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Here&#8217;s one new year&#8217;s resolution that I strongly urge you to consider. It was <a title=\"To think clearly, turn off the tube: Your television is not your friend\" href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/?p=4424\" target=\"_blank\">one of my best decisions<\/a> &#8212; years ago.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/No-TV.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8987\" title=\"No TV\" src=\"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/No-TV.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/No-TV.jpg 459w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/No-TV-300x243.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some people are already perfect, so they have absolutely no reason to make resolutions to change things. (Sadly, I have no idea what this feels like.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Calvin-perfect-as-he-is.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8988\" title=\"Calvin-perfect as he is\" src=\"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Calvin-perfect-as-he-is.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Calvin-perfect-as-he-is.jpg 460w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Calvin-perfect-as-he-is-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even though new year&#8217;s day isn&#8217;t until Sunday, you have plenty of time to make your resolutions. However, some people clearly need a lot more time than that. They&#8217;re our procrastinator friends. Not that I understand them, of course.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Starting-earlier.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-8989\" title=\"Starting earlier\" src=\"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Starting-earlier.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Starting-earlier.gif 498w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Starting-earlier-150x150.gif 150w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Starting-earlier-298x300.gif 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And, finally, some people really need to resolve to drop a few pounds for the new year. Not that I can identify with\u00a0<em>that<\/em>, either.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/11-feet-too-short.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8990\" title=\"11 feet too short\" src=\"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/11-feet-too-short.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/11-feet-too-short.jpg 459w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/11-feet-too-short-274x300.jpg 274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a new year, so plenty of people are making new resolutions. 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