What I Learned This Week - 12/23/16

1.  356 days until Star Wars - Episode VIII is in theaters. 
2. The teenage phrase, “do me a solid” doesn’t refer to going to the bathroom. #ButItShould
3. No matter how many ways I butcher his name, "Boilerdang Curdlesnoot”, “Brendadirk Cramplescrunch”, ” Bentobox Chowderpants”,  “Buttercup Cumbersnatch”, “Benadryl Cumberbun”, “Bandicoot Splish'nSplash” -  my kids always know which of their favorite actors I’m referring to. #BenadictCumberbatch
4. According to my teens, “Frodo Baggins” is not “Beakerbrain Curdlecranks” assistant in “Sherlock”. #YesHeIs
5. No matter how worldly and socially diverse one is, the moment that person wears an Ushanka I will automagically consider them KGB. #TheyreAllSpies
6. I have to chant to myself over and over, “I’m an adult and will not laugh” when I read titles of science news articles such as, “Uranus may be full of surprises!” #HaHaChiliNight
7. Best response from the man in front of me in line to the cashier’s question of “Paper or plastic?”, “Doesn’t matter – I’m bisackual”. #stolen
8. A GoPro video of my dog pooping received more views than all videos of my kids for the past year combined. #OkAlmost #MustBeTheMusic
9. My entire family will sit and watch, “The Sound of Music” and not complain once. #Miracles #ExcpetWhenMomSaysHeyIWasThere
10. Julie Andrews’ voice is timeless as my teens will confirm. 
11. If you’re asked, the answer to the question, “What’s white and can’t climb trees?” is “A fridge”. #truth
12. If you take a selfie through a paper towel roll, it looks like you are the moon in a sea of darkness. #TrimYourNoseHairFirst
13. Strapping a GoPro to a dog resulting in video that doesn’t make you vomit is harder than it looks.
14. GoPros used in snow should be painted blaze orange because if you don’t, it will take you at least twenty minutes to find it when you drop it in the foot of snow at your feet. #MagicallyDisappears
15. Using the phrase “the amount of spaghetti it can hold” should only be used in reference to Tupperware. #NotCars #NotBriefcases
16. Tis the season for holiday movies and questioning why Kevin didn’t just call the police in the movie, “Home Alone”.
17. The interwebz has a conspiracy theory that Australia is really Scooby-Doo. #Convincing #LookItUp
18. Microsoft Word has officially given up on trying to correct my spelling of “interwebz”. #Pwnd
19. Only eight days until 2016 S. #maybe
20. If you lie down on the floor in the middle of a Wendy’s you get to meet the manager. #NoFreeFrosty
21. When coworkers tell me the name of their newborn I’m starting to respond, “Like the murderer?” #ExactlyLikeThat
22. Since the platypus can lay eggs and produce milk it is possibly the original custard stand. #maybe
23. The roof of Ripley's Aquarium in Toronto Canada contains the paintings of two giant sharks that are viewable in Google maps – when it snows, an employee shovels the snow off the sharks. #IdDoThat