May 2008
Phrase Of The Day: Obesity Epidemic →
Customer: “Hi, do you work here?”
Me: “Yeah, how can I help you?”
Customer: “Do you sell baby mayonnaise?”
Me: “… no. Seriously, I don’t think it even exists.”
Customer: “Oh, okay…”
Smart Billboards: They're Watching You →
Advertisers are bringing billboards into the 21st century by fitting them with cameras that record details used to determine a passer-by’s age, sex, and race, the New York Times reports. Companies…
Europeans Protesting Gas Prices →
The price of gas in France is equal to about $8.20 a gallon, and they are taking to the streets, but are they justified or just a bunch of whiny frogs? [for gasprices.tumblr.com]
Just call me the guv.
guy: Thanks to small print and my half-assed attention span I accidentally bought the word guv from The Big Word Project. I though it said guy and you know since my name is Guy … oh never mind. I’m an idoit. I bought “Shawn” (of course) and turtle [details]. I get sporadic traffic from these. Hey, you could always point “guv” here ;-)
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What am I going to eat for lunch?
I’m working from home today. It’s so much easier when my three choices are Chicfila (which I hate), Potbelly (which I want to lose) and Chipotle (which I love way too much). I guess I could get a few ideas here or here.
mzchristine: Things I hate (part 2)
When people (in my job) ask me everyday what are they going to eat for lunch. Every. Single. Day.
I’m sorry but how the fuck...
New Technology Will Transform your Wallpaper into... →
Technology in these days changes everything, even faster that we can imagine. For example a new amazing technology has the potential to turn just about any surface, including your walls, into a …
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[audio] President Bush Converts West Wing Into... →
Onion Radio News - with Doyle Redland
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Jail for Sale →
In case you are in the market for property, you might be interested in a brick and stone jail which is up for sale for just $200,000. The 14,000 square foot facility was built in 1897 and…
Shakespearean Insulter →
I got this: Thou fobbing weather-bitten harpy!
Cops Can't Afford Gas Prices Either →
With gas prices hovering near $4 a gallon, more US cops are saving money by peddling around. One cop shop in Bedford, Va., for example, is saving up to 400 gallons of fuel every month after buying… [for Raped at the Pump… Again!]
Did We Pay For Dubai's Growth At The Pump? →
Did You Know: Dubai And Our Gas Dollars - Watch more free videos The place is definitely going through some serious growth right now, but can we really trace it all gas prices? Does this have… [for Raped at the Pump… Again!]
Pioneers show Americans how to live "off-grid" →
BISBEE, Ariz (Reuters) - With energy prices going through the roof, an alternative lifestyle powered by solar panels and wind turbines has suddenly become more appealing to some. For architect Todd…
“Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803 - 1882
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Creative License. Take as much as you want. →
Buy Car, Get Gun Free →
An ingenious auto dealer is offering a gun or a $250 gas card for free, with every car you buy. Not so surprisingly, the dealership has already sold more than thirty cars in the past three…
“When you feel in your gut what you are and then dynamically pursue it -...”
– Bob Dylan
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pull my finger →
Real vs. Fake →
What You're About to Lose... →
Video When album covers attack →
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WatchEvolution of mobile phones 1985-Today
Here are the savings from Arctic drilling — 75... →
WASHINGTON — If Congress were to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling, crude oil prices would probably drop by an average of only 75 cents a barrel, according to Department of…
“I take a simple view of life: keep your eyes open and get on with it.”
– Laurence Olivier, 1907 - 1989
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poll: how long do you lie in bed after your alarm...
neneastronauta: foodinmouth: edatrix: …lately for me it’s been nearly an hour… 15 min max, otherwise it’ll mean getting to work late. of course, this depends on how much sleep i received… 20-30 mins… An hour (it’s my ipod). I wake up when it stops. I try to think of it as meditation. Yeah, that’s right… meditation :)
How Antimatter Spacecraft Will Work →
500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll →
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I'm thisclose to deleting my MySpace, but I'm...
mzchristine:
frangry:
Every day, I log in, and every single day I think to myself: this is SO boring.
I seriously feel the same way. I used to like it so I can stay in touch with my family from far and old friends… Problem is we don’t even write to each other. MySpace is Hi5 status now (meaning just there and never used).
I haven’t logged into MySpace in many months and constantly...
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Lost parrot gives vet his name and address →
Yeah? Well, if he’s so smart why didn’t he just fly into a gas station and grab a map? Huh? /kc
From cnn.com: He kept mum with the cops, but began chatting after a few days with the vet.
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the Sun in Motion →
What are Ghosts →
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Next Time You Email the World, Use BCC. Please. →
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Social Tagging for Science →
TuneGlue° | Relationship Explorer →
This is interesting. You enter an artist and it maps you to related artists, etc. Very slick interface. via vsl