Chai wrote:realjohnboy wrote:ksanfo wrote:so is there like a double meaning for this line other than just being a line?
I have been standing here in line, ksanfo, mulling over your question for a couple of weeks. Is there a double meaning? Hell, I am not sure that there is even a single meaning. But this thread and this line keep going after several years. I know that we all want grilled cheese sandwiches. I reckon we are agreed upon that.
Beyond that, why do we stay here? I reckon it is an individual choice. I have my reasons and they are probably totally different from other folks' reasons.
What have you been smokin' dude?
This is a true story as reported on NPR recently about something that relates to our willingness to stand in line, in our case for years, for free grilled cheese sandwiches.
This professor of economics gave each kid who came to his door on Halloween three Hershey Kisses, those foil wrapped pieces of candy that weigh at most a 1/4th of an ounce each.
When I was a kid such a meagre offering would have resulted in his car getting toilet papered, but then he offered them a deal: they could trade one of the Kisses for a one-ounce Snicker's bar or two of the Kisses for a two-ounce Snicker's bar. The better deal, of course, is the second one if the goal is to maximize the net weight of the candy received. And that is the one the kids went for.
Then he changed the rules. The kids could exchange one of the Kisses for a large Snickers, or they could keep all three Kisses and get the small Snickers for FREE. Not a good choice if the goal is to maximize the weight of candy received, but there is an allure attached to the word FREE and that is what the majority of the kids went for.
I just thought I would tell you that, Chai dude.
