Toothbrush Altruism
29Nov2004 Filed under: EavesdropperA: [knocking on bathroom door] Can I come in?
A: Yes.
A: [enters] I’m going to brush my teeth.
A: …But I was going to brush my teeth!
A: But my toothbrush head is still on the Sonicare, so therefore I should do my teeth first.
A: …
A: It minimizes our collective effort — we only have to change the toothbrush head once between the two of us, instead of twice.
A: [dubious] Oh, I see.
A: It’s for the good of us all!
A: Uh-huh.
A: Who says only children aren’t altruistic?
A: Huh.
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JohnP
November 29th, 2004 at 2:44 pm
Brilliant argument. I will need to remember this!
heidi janet
November 29th, 2004 at 6:55 pm
why yes, the logic makes perfect sense. interesting how altruistic only children can be, particularly when the end result is that they get to brush their teeth first!
Rick
November 29th, 2004 at 10:45 pm
Hmmm.
I once lived in a dorm with a bunch of 18-year-old guys who decided that flushing the toilet was doing a favor to the next guy to go in there, and that it was a waste of time by virtue of being completely selfless.
Within days, the whole place stunk, but we were all just so smug and convinced we were brilliant.