Oh, Dodo

Representing the very notion of extinction is not a sign that things have gone well. And because insult so often seems to accompany injury, maybe it's no surprise that the dodo suffers the additional distinction of being, well, stupid.

As if it chose poorly or lacked some critical bit of common sense... were somehow at fault for becoming defunct. As if it were bad at existing, the way some people are bad at sports.

It all seems weird and cruel. I mean, if you were watching Earth from a distance, watching dodos fossilize while people made jokes and spread rumors about them, you might walk away with an unfavorable impression of those people.

"B" Is For Basking Shark

My poor sister. For years, I made up names for sharks and quizzed her relentlessly on them.

"A" Is For Aye-Aye

In Madagascar, many people believe that if an Aye-aye points its middle finger at you, you're cursed.

Also, no one knows what "Aye-aye" means because the language it was coined in is extinct.

Regarding Serving Sizes

There's no honor in eating an entire 7-oz. bag of Jax Real Cheddar Cheese Curls in one sitting. I have checked.