The Almost-Position

 

 

The following are some of our favorite positions on things:

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The Amost-Position: On the fence (but usually leaning to one side or the other as the case may be, or not be - that is the question).

(Or, like Wile E. Coyote, pausing in the middle of the screen while he is being introduced (as a Ravenus hungaricus, or Inventius frustratedus).

 

Other miscellaneous positions:

Left right out: Yes.

Visible Panty Lines (VPL): Maybe.

Hang Up And Drive: No, let the phone tell the car where to go.

The use of favorite songs in commercials: There are almost no favorite songs anymore.

We all live in a yellow submarine! (Still a good almost-position!) (WAS a favorite song.)

Twinkies (for your health): Whatever RFK Jr. says.

All work and No Play makes Jack a dull boy.

 

More soon . . .

 

The stance is often pretty obvious (as exemplified here):

• Things are almost-fine (somewhat interesting).

• I'm almost-Ok-You're almost-Ok.

• They're almost-listening.

• We'd better get our act mostly together.

• There is almost no time to waste, but there is always loads of time to talk about things in meetings.

• Most haste makes at least some waste.

• It takes 1.987654321 to almost-tango (hopefully you are both mostly there).

• It takes 0.987654321 to almost-know one (hopefully that person is of a mostly-sound mind).

• A stitch in time . . . is better than none at all.

• Two's company, and three is almost a crowd.

• I'll see almost-you later (because you will have changed somewhat over the intervening time).

 

In politics, you more or less have to assume the almost-position (stay on the fence, and wait for the compromise).

 

 

We're just here for if you are tired of voting for the other parties.

 

 

 

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