The Epiglottis, that little flapper thingy that keeps food going down one tube and air going down the other tube.
I think the epiglottis is frickin' cool. It's like a little lid that covers your airway every time you swallow. EVERY TIME WE SWALLOW. We swallow, on average, every 6 seconds. That's 333 million times in your life. That little flapper thing covers your blowhole 333 MILLION times in your life. That's amazing! Hey! You try doing something 333 million times and let me know how YOU like it.
Of course, once in a great while, the little flapper thingy does get confused, or surprised, and something that isn't suppose to go down the air hole accidentally does. Then were forced to cough and cough until we clear out the airway again. On those occasions I feel that the little flapper thingy really feels bad for letting you down. But I always say to it, "It's OK, I don't expect you to get it right EVERY time. You have a 99.99% accuracy rating as it is. Your a good little flapper thingy. YES YOU ARE! Daddy loves his little flapper thingy!!"
So the next time you swallow something, don't forget to thank your little flapper thingy for doing a good job. In fact, go out and get it a card and some flowers. Be thankful that it never takes a break, doesn't expect a paycheck, and loves you no matter what you eat. In fact today September 25th, is National Epiglottis Day. Take the day off !
I encourage everyone out there today to use the word epiglottis once in passing conversation. Just throw it in randomly, watch for the reaction. As in "How's your epiglottis been doing?" And now, you are prepared to answer the questions that come up about it. You are informed ! So go out, spread the word, let people know just what the hell a epiglottis is. We can all BETTER mankind by taking small steps like this in the right direction.
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Todays RBV:
Judges 15:4 And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between the tails.
So Sampson caught 300 foxes, tied their tails together and burned them. Yeah, the Bible is REAL, not just a bunch of folk tales. Yup, absolutely!
