Category Archives: The Devil’s Details

Short posts about those weird little things that get stuck in my head.

The Devil’s Details: Underwear Caught on the Starbucks Sign

I have to apologize, because this really isn’t nearly as interesting as the title makes it seem. I was waiting in line at the Starbucks near my work the other day when I noticed a thread of cloth caught at the apex of the ‘A’ in the ‘STARBUCKS’ over the counter. I reached up to pull it off and was told off because the last time someone touched the sign they had to shut the shop until they cleaned the dust from the food equipment. Good stuff.

Anyway, I couldn’t help wondering how this little thread got there, and I imagined one of the builders when they were constructing the place bending over on the top of the ladder, catching himself on the newly-hung sign, and voilà. I also wondered why no one had ever noticed it before.

I’m afraid I don’t have a picture of it to share, so instead here’s a kitten drinking an iced tea.

gato-bebendo

 

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The Devil’s Details: A Chemist? (Addendum)

Now that we know that the late beloved and despised Iron Lady was a chemist in a past life, here are some more well-known people who did pointless things before discovering their life’s purpose.

Dr. Mayim Bialik

yimWhat: PhD in Neuroscience

Where: UCLA

Now: Actress, Big Bang Theory

Dr. Brian May

-What: PhD in Astrophysics

Where: Imperial College, London

Now: Guitarist for Queen

Ivan Drago (actually Dolph Lundgren)

rocky4punchWhat: MSc in Chemical Engineering

Where: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockhlom

Now: Not looking so good after having the shit beat out of him by Rocky IV.

Andrea Bocelli

Andrea-Bocelli_1653037cWhat: Alive

Why: His parents were advised to abort in 1958 when she developed appendicitis whilst pregnant.

Now: Probably the second-most famous blind musician after Ray Charles.

Alan Rickman

Snape_1920x1200What: Graphic Designer

Where: London

Now: Snape

Dr. Peter Roget

479px-Roget_P_MWhat: Professor of Physiology

Where: London

Now: Dead, but left us with a little thing called the Thesaurus.

Jozef Teodor Konrad Nalecz Korzeniowski

apocalypse-now_01What: Depressed, insane, suicidal criminal sailor

Where: Everywhere in the world, pretty much.

Now: Dead as Joseph Conrad, the guy who wrote Heart of Darkness, upon which Apocalypse Now is based.

Dr. Kermit the Frog

muppetspartycruise_kermitWhat: PhD in Amphibious Letters

Where: Southampton College, New York

Now: Cashing in unemployment cheques after a series of disastrously dull movies.

Satis Logo with ©Credit to cracked.com and thefrisky.com for their insightful lists of interesting celebrities. Since I know very little about celebrities, I’d have found this article rather difficult to write.