How Things Started
An in depth look at how everyday things got their start.

Archive for May, 2008

Toilet Paper

May 21, 2008

Used everyday by most humans, even chicks that claim they don’t go number 2 (why do they claim that?), TP helps homo sapiens keep their money makers clean.  Little is known about what humans used to do before the advent of TP, but the first usage of toilet paper is well documented.
It all went down one night [...]

Models

May 20, 2008

There have always been really really good looking people. Nevertheless, the first person to make money off of his or her looks was a fat chick.
 
She was paid to sit in the corner of a party and let people sit on her for comfort.

Taking one for the team.

May 19, 2008

Since the beginning of time, ugly girls have always gotten in the way of attempts to hook up with their more attractive friends. To neutralize these women, homies have begun “taking one for the team” and either distracting these swamp-donkeys, or when absolutely necessary, even taking one of these women home.
The first recorded case of [...]

The First DUI

May 14, 2008

After the famous words, “He’s alive, Igor. He’s alive!” Frankenstein’s life quickly took a turn for the worse. The villagers in the nearby town broke into his creator’s castle, killing his creator and Igor, and quickly set about his destruction.
Frankenstein’s strength and cunning, he momentarily blinded the villagers by reflecting the light from their torches [...]

The doggy bag

May 8, 2008

Employed throughout the United States- and the world over to varying degrees, the doggy bag is a commonly requested item at the end of an evening of dining out. They take different shapes and sizes, some may even be made out of tin foil and be shaped like a penis if you are in Vegas, but they are [...]

Rap

May 2, 2008

Known as Rap, Rhythmic African Poetry has come to dominate American culture in many ways. Its purveyors are often household names whose songs are heard around the world- no wonder, when such issues as Hos in Different Area Codes, Pimping all over the world, and dancing like a “soldier boy” are discussed.
For all its present [...]