A Study of Geometry, a Study of Miscommunication…

All right friends, prepare to get seriously nerded on… I recently came across an article about a bicycle with a pentagonal front wheel and triangular rear wheel. The writer says that even with these weird shaped wheels, the ride is surprisingly smooth. This made me curious: how can a triangular wheel offer a smooth ride?? [...]

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When is Good Customer Service Not Good Customer Service?

Answer: When you don’t want it! I have seen over the years that many organizations and individuals do things they consider constitute “good service.” The problem with this is that there is no way one set of “rules” will correctly apply to all people. A new Indian restaurant recently opened up nearby. The food is [...]

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Don’t Believe the Over-Hype!

I subscribe to a magazine on “healthy whole living,” and the latest issue had this teaser on the cover: “8 Secrets to Healthy Weight Loss.” Now I’ve read a lot of stuff on weight loss and being healthy, so I wasn’t really looking for any new secrets. But I was very curious as to what [...]

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New SmartAssCast! – “Motivational Speaker Advice I Hate!”

Yup, I’ve started podcasting. Here’s the first one: Motivational Speaker Advice I Hate! A small little rant on one of my least favorite bits of advice to come across from self-development and motivational type folks. (For more info on the audios and to look for future audios, visit The audios page) Enjoy!

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The Step by Step Process to Improvising With Anything

In many of the posts on this blog, I refer to “the step by step process to improvising with anything.” If you have seen me speak, then you are probably familiar with what that process is. If not, you may be confused. Here then, I lay out the entire process for you: When Ding! Happens [...]

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An Explanation of “Ding! Happens”

In many of the posts on this blog, I use the phrase, “Ding! Happens.” If you have seen me speak, then you know exactly what I am talking about. If not, you may be confused. Here then is the explanation of “Ding! Happens.” “Ding! Happens” means the same thing as, “Stuff Happens,” of more correctly, [...]

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Welcome to Motivational Smart Ass!

If you are seeing this in your RSS reader, then you have successfully been switched over from “Avish Parashar’s Funny Stuff Blog” to my new, “Motivational Smart Ass” blog. No need to re-signup! Welcome, and enjoy! Avish

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In Facebook’s Eyes, I am Old and Lonely

On May 31st, I will turn 258 years old (in dog years at least). For those of you less mathematically inclined, that’s 36 in human years. I don’t mind the passing of another year, but I certainly don’t need an automated reminder of my aging bones… Facebook runs ads on the right side of their [...]

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Are we Still Holding Doors For People?

Ok, here’s a weird problem: I think of myself as a pretty polite guy. As a polite guy, I tend to hold the door open for people when I walk through. If someone is right behind me, this is no problem because I just hold it open an extra second and then they hold it. [...]

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Hey Salespeople! Get Off the Script!

You know, there are some bad, annoying salespeople out there… I was out this past weekend with my friend and his fiancee, Jamie. While my buddy and I went to see Star Trek, Jamie took a pass on the movie and went to mall instead (Big mistake: Star Trek was awesome!!) While in the mall [...]

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