Soap Operas Will Kill You Faster Than Anything Else in the Entire World

My mom watching As the World Turns. Yes, it’s complete rubbish, but that’s alright.

Here’s a story:

While at a math conference Monday and Tuesday, I was talking with a professor from Colorado State University. He was talking about how the cards grocery stores make you sign up with to be “members” are really just giving you a break for giving up your privacy. One day, the store was offering commissions to clerks for every person they signed up. When the professor was asked if he wanted a card, he explained that he didn’t want the store tracking all his purchases, knowing where he lived, sending him junk, etc. The kid simply replied, “use a fake name!” So he did.

Later, after checking out the clerk said to him, “have a nice day Mr. Johnson.” His young daughter immediately stated to complain, “daddy, why did she call you Mr. Johnson?” He quickly hushed her and left the store.

Then a couple of weeks later he was scolding his daughter for lying. She said, “but dad, adults lie too.” He asked her when adults lie and she reminded him of lying to the store about his name.

Just can’t get a break.