Bandaids and Booboos

Rob~, on 8 Dec 1999:
> > > > Which brings up an interesting point. Why did Band-Aid use the jingle,
> > > > "I am stuck on Band-Aid, 'cuz Band-Aid's stuck on me..." and then tell
> > > > you it wouldn't stick to your booboo (sorry for using technical
> > > > language)? Isn't that a contradiction?
> > > >
> > > > Rob~ (actually, I just wanna know how I cut my hand in the first
> > > > place...) 

Wumpus, on 9 Dec 1999:
> > > What the heck's a booboo, and why wont BA stick to it?

Me, on 10 Dec 1999:
> > At the risk of obfuscating the issue with more jargon, I must point
> > out that a 'booboo' is also known as an 'owie'. Band-aids don't
> > stick to them because band-aids are fickle creatures with very short
> > attention spans, and can't stick with anything for more than ten
> > minutes or so unless you plunk them down in front of the TV, at
> > which point you can safely abandon them without any risk that they'll
> > notice.

Rob~, on 10 Dec 1999:
> But you will feel slightly guilty about it.

And Wumpus, on 11 Dec 1999:

Yes, er, thanks.

Wempus - not the wiser but has learned not to ask stupid questions.