१६ जून, २००५

Is the glass half full or half empty?

I'm sorry, but why is the glass in question always half full? What about one quarter full or three quarters empty? Let's really have a challenge for your damned optimism.

AFTERTHOUGHT: And even when it's half full, why aren't we saying, half full of what? Something awful, I'll bet.

१४ टिप्पण्या:

hat म्हणाले...

I always try to see that question contextually. If you're filling the glass, then at the halfway point, it's half full. If you're emptying the glass, then at the halfway mark, it's half emptied.

Meade म्हणाले...

You call this glass clean?

Tonya म्हणाले...

Regardless of whether the glass is half full or half empty, you can be sure that the waiter spit in your beverage.

Meade म्हणाले...

Spitting in my beverage would be a deal breaker. No tip for you.

Kev म्हणाले...

My brother-in-law owns a company that manufactures, among other things, a Pessimist's Mug. It's a clear mug with a line down the middle, below which it reads: "This glass is now half-empty."

Joaquin म्हणाले...

kev - Thanks! I just ordered four of the glasses for four "unique" friends.

Kev म्हणाले...

Dax--thank you. That company puts food on the table for my sweet sister and two darling nephews. ;-)

But seriously, family or not, that company puts out some truly hilarious stuff.

Tristram म्हणाले...

Well, as an engineer, clearly the point is the glass is too big.

NotClauswitz म्हणाले...

Is it a Tiki Glass?? If it isn't, who the hell cares?
When you tip the glass to your lips, off the vertical you become part of the glass.

SippicanCottage म्हणाले...
ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.
Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

Sippican: Everyone was wrong? Even Tristram?

SippicanCottage म्हणाले...
ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.
Jim C. म्हणाले...

It's always half so they can try to hornswoggle you into paying more for a half-full glass than a half-empty one.

azali म्हणाले...

In my culture, we don't argue the glass is half full or empty, rather we joke over is the egg is half boil or half fresh!