Hot or not

. . . and Mondays always get me down. So not.

Karen Carpenter

Hot, definitely. I loved her voice, and their corny songs.

The Beatles

Hot. I bought most of their albums the day they came out. Still have some of the LPs.

tap water

Not. Saps and impurifies all of my precious bodily fluids.

CRM-114

Hot. I love movie in-jokes like that: CRM 114 (fictional device) - Wikipedia.

HAL 9000

Hot. “I’m sorry, Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that.”

Steve Jobs

Hot - visionary, very smart and a great salesman, although it must be said that he was a jerk to far too many people.

Woz

Hot, the Wonderful Wizard of Woz.

cold showers

Not.

Medium rare steaks.

Very hot. The only way to eat steak.

Hot Wheels

Hot. Loved them, and Matchbox cars, when I was a kid.

$100 bills

Not. $20 are more than sufficient, and I’d prefer if ATMs handed out smaller denominations.

Rio Olympics

Hot. Much better than I had expected.

V-8 Juice

Hot. Good stuff, although a bit salty.

Fresh coconut water, right from the coconut.

Hot, especially in a coconut layer cake.

suspenders (braces)

Not, but again, context is everything.

lakefront property as an investment

Hot, if you can get insurance for it and if erosion isn’t too much of a problem.

The Outer Banks of North Carolina

Not if climate change continues its current course

St. Patrick’s Day

Hot. Green beer, go out celebrating with friends.

Roundabouts

Hot. They beat waiting for a light.

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