Dad: How far away is the sun?
Me: A little over eight light minutes.
Dad: I meant in miles.
Me: Well, light travels at about 186,282.397 miles per second, so the distance to the sun would be a little over 186,282.397 × 60 × 8 miles.
Dad: I don’t think I’ve ever told you this before, but… Piss off!
Sidelines
Stuff I write when I ought to be writing other stuff.
What I did on my holidays
Hey, Brian!
FOR SALE. Postcard of Fred Dinenage. Would suit someone called Brian who needs some luck. pic.twitter.com/PPfi1JXCT7
— Marcus Payne (@nowtro) August 22, 2017
Pineapples and porcupines…
Both prickly. Both begin with the letter ‘P’.
Coincidence? I'll let you decide.
(Don't get me started on bloody pufferfish.)
Reaching out
I'll tell you what's mildly irritating: people who say ‘reached out to’ when they mean ‘contacted’.
Just listen to yourselves!