Saturday, October 10, 2026

If one is good - is two better?

 

I noticed that men’s razors are advertising multiple blades on the same razor.  One little plastic razor but with 2, 3 and even up to 4 blades, suggesting a closer shave. 

I don’t know why, but that made me think of double barrel shotguns.  Why not 3 or 4 barrels?  Oh sure, it may be too heavy to lift, but all the more chances to hit the target.

I know that for a while there, car makers had more than two headlights per car.  I recall a Chevy Chase station wagon that had at least 4 headlights, and why not?

I think if we weren’t prone to making mistakes, pencils would have a point at each end, instead of an eraser.  No matter how you picked it up, it would already be facing the right way. 

Some thirty years ago I wrote about a horse that had a tail at each end.  You know, for swatting flies.  How convenient would that be?

The battery companies caught on right away.  They made double A batteries and didn’t waste their time starting off with just an A battery.  Then, of course, they jumped right over to Triple A. 

Peter Paul Mounds seems to have settled on two almonds in their Almond Joy, while the Mars Company put a whole fist-full of peanuts in every Snickers bar.  I haven’t any idea how many peanuts there are in an average sized fist.  Come to think of it, I bet they used a kid-sized fist.  You know those corporate guys.

 

 


 

 ZC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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