Odds or evens?
Evens, but that's (even, even, odd). A win for evens, which is odd!
Donald George Bradman—no intro needed—(even, even, odd) infamously missed averaging a 100 (even) by the barest of margins—English leg-spinner Eric Hollies deceived Bradman with a perfectly-pitched googly (even), condemning the greatest batter ever to a final average of 99.94 (odd). Bradman is forever remembered for an odd number, while the rest of his stats lean heavily to even: 52 Tests played, 6996 runs, and a highest score of 334. However, he did the majority of his damage batting in the number three position. Odds and evens are at odds with each other. And on you could go.
The reason for all this? The seasons are a changing in the Southern Hemisphere—” as winter starts stretching its grey hand across the blue skies, I will soon be reaching for my wonted jumpers.”
Sunday night, the temps here dipped dramatically. Being locked into Sunday movie night, I found myself first reaching for a blanket, then the thermostat remote. Power button pressed, the display showed 21 °C, red flag, I’m an even player. Change or not? Of course, have to, volume is on 24, I had 98 grains of rice underneath the six chicken pieces Rogan Josh curry, with two chapatis. I’m pretty normal, right? And, for me, Black Mass (2015) is a cult movie—I have six viewings in the bank, but made in 2015 hurts!
How are you placed on the spectrum? Happy Wednesday (odd).
Nick
Links:
Donald Bradman
Eric Hollies
Black Mass (2015)
Just something else:
Also, when you add two even numbers, the result is always even because even numbers are multiples of 2, and their sum remains divisible by 2. Similarly, when you add two odd numbers, the result is also even because the extra “1” in each odd number combines to form another multiple of 2. This was new to me. Just saying.
This one made me laugh. Well done.