From 0a76b9a0c5e33f4218cd2eec2c639c1078572676 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kenneth Odle Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2025 17:42:54 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Miscellaneous adjustments --- funny-venn-diagrams-zine.tex | 56 +++++++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/funny-venn-diagrams-zine.tex b/funny-venn-diagrams-zine.tex index 7f0400f..fcd55fd 100644 --- a/funny-venn-diagrams-zine.tex +++ b/funny-venn-diagrams-zine.tex @@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ Also, Venn diagrams are very similar to Euler diagrams, and the public often con \end{center} \rmfamily +\noindent{}In a charter school, this actually qualifies as a lesson plan. + \section{People Who Understand Venn Diagrams vs People Who Don't Understand Venn Diagrams} @@ -240,25 +242,6 @@ Also, Venn diagrams are very similar to Euler diagrams, and the public often con Some of the people who see this will get this. Some of them will not. Choose your friends wisely. -\section{Cats vs Inkjet Printers} - -\begin{center} -\scalebox{0.6}{ % begin scalebox -\begin{tikzpicture} - \draw (-1.5,0) circle (4); - \draw (1.5,0) circle (4); - \node[align=center, text width=15mm, scale=2.0] at (-6.7,0) {Cats}; - \node[align=center, text width=15mm, scale=2.0] at (7.0,0) {Inkjet Printers}; - \node[align=center, text width=15mm, scale=1.2] at (-3.85,0) {Output is brown}; - \node[align=center, text width=15mm, scale=1.2] at (4.0,0) {Output is multicolored}; - \node[align=center, text width=35mm, scale=1.2] at (0,0) {\itshape Moody\\\medskip Spend a lot of time self-cleaning\\\medskip Demand feeding when container is full\\\medskip Ignore requests\\\medskip Unreliable}; -\end{tikzpicture} -} % end scalebox -\end{center} - -\noindent{}I have been told (by people who know cats better than I do) that the reason cats want the bowl refilled when it's still half full is that they don't like their whiskers touching the sides of the bowl when they have to reach further down into it to get to the bottom. The solution is to get a wide, shallow bowl and use that to feed the cat. The cat, of course, will hate the new bowl and will refuse to eat out of it regardless of how full it is. - - \section{Somehow We Ended Up Here:} \begin{center} @@ -280,6 +263,33 @@ Some of the people who see this will get this. Some of them will not. Choose you \paragraph{Me:} A lake of fire swallowed the freeway. \paragraph{Boss:} Why didn't you consider how your lateness would affect the rest of the team? +\bigskip +\noindent{}I am honestly waiting to hear this advertisement while listening to a podcast: + +\paragraph{Podcaster:} I can't believe our country is slipping into fascism. We're about to enter into civil war. Nothing makes people hungrier than fascism and civil war. I know when I'm in a civil war, I get hungry. That's why Blue Apron…'' + +\bigskip +\noindent{}We live in a capitalist society. It's only a matter of time. + + +\section{Cats vs Inkjet Printers} + +\begin{center} +\scalebox{0.6}{ % begin scalebox +\begin{tikzpicture} + \draw (-1.5,0) circle (4); + \draw (1.5,0) circle (4); + \node[align=center, text width=15mm, scale=2.0] at (-6.7,0) {Cats}; + \node[align=center, text width=15mm, scale=2.0] at (7.0,0) {Inkjet Printers}; + \node[align=center, text width=15mm, scale=1.2] at (-3.85,0) {Output is brown}; + \node[align=center, text width=15mm, scale=1.2] at (4.0,0) {Output is multicolored}; + \node[align=center, text width=35mm, scale=1.2] at (0,0) {\itshape Moody\\\medskip Spend a lot of time self-cleaning\\\medskip Demand feeding when container is full\\\medskip Ignore requests\\\medskip Unreliable}; +\end{tikzpicture} +} % end scalebox +\end{center} + +\noindent{}I have been told (by people who know cats better than I do) that the reason cats want the bowl refilled when it's still half full is that they don't like their whiskers touching the sides of the bowl when they have to reach further down into it to get to the bottom. The solution is to get a wide, shallow bowl and use that to feed the cat. The cat, of course, will hate the new bowl and will refuse to eat out of it regardless of how full it is. + \section{My Freshman Year of College} @@ -296,7 +306,7 @@ Some of the people who see this will get this. Some of them will not. Choose you \end{center} \rmfamily -\noindent{}All I can say is that all the movies I watched about people in college did a utterly \textit{terrible} job of teaching me what college would be like, or what I would actually need. +\noindent{}All I can say is that all the movies I watched about people in college did an utterly \textit{terrible} job of teaching me what college would be like, or what I would actually need. Much of what you need for college is intangible: things like organizational skills, money-management skills,\footnote{Which should be easy since you have so little of it, but as it turns out money management becomes more difficult the less money you have.} and the ability to adapt to rapidly changing situations. Just about anybody will lend you a pencil or pen or a jacket. @@ -331,7 +341,7 @@ The book called \textit{What Color is Your Parachute?} purports to help you find \sffamily \begin{center} -\scalebox{0.5}{ % begin scalebox +\scalebox{0.7}{ % begin scalebox \begin{tikzpicture} \draw (0,-2) circle (4) ; \draw (2,2) circle (4); @@ -656,7 +666,7 @@ Also, guess which one of these I was in college. \end{center} \medskip -\noindent{}I used to be Team Music Festival. Then I was Team Let's Have a Baby. Now I'm just Team Let's Stay at Home, Close the Curtains, and Read. +\noindent{}I used to be Team Music Festival. Then I was Team Let's Have a Baby. Now I'm just Team Let's Stay at Home, Close the Curtains, Pretend We're Not Home, and Read. \section{Emotions} @@ -682,7 +692,7 @@ Also, guess which one of these I was in college. } % end scalebox \end{center} -``Manage your emotions'' they say. So I did. I now: +\noindent{}``Manage your emotions'' they say. So I did. I now: \begin{itemize} \item Avoid family reunions.