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.
June 16, 2005
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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.
You call this glass clean?
Regardless of whether the glass is half full or half empty, you can be sure that the waiter spit in your beverage.
Spitting in my beverage would be a deal breaker. No tip for you.
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."
kev - Thanks! I just ordered four of the glasses for four "unique" friends.
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.
Well, as an engineer, clearly the point is the glass is too big.
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.
Sippican: Everyone was wrong? Even Tristram?
It's always half so they can try to hornswoggle you into paying more for a half-full glass than a half-empty one.
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!
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