A dumping ground for miscellany; the amusing, the thought-provoking, the otherwise memorable.
Based on where it appears in the sequence of Safari tabs, I’m assuming I clicked through to this from Boing Boing… Anyway: Hanzi Smatter (???) is a site whose time is definitely due. Take my favorite entry, for example. CONTEXT PEOPLE! This is why I’ve never gotten one of these tagged on my body. We […]
Test Yr Geographic Knowledge! 45 perfect out of 50 states with an average error of 30 miles. Not too shabby…
Not much of an update but for what it’s worth, the random iSpy generator has had a few of its naughty bits refreshed. (from the changelog): Added a couple of new descriptive terms to the system in honor of JW & RR’s Bagel Shoppe run-in with “the 21-inch waist”. Nice material, folks.
Someone and I mean SOMEONE has an unhealthy obsession with bananas. (And it’s not me, I swear…) Truly some bizarre material here. And surprisingly, the link to the movie about the banana before the firing squad is still active. Now is probably the time when you’re asking yourself: “What the hell are you doing Googling […]
(this is soooooooooo via BoingBoing, BTW…) First Perdido Steet Station, then Alpha Shade and now this! (Although it’s probably more like, first The Difference Engine, then…) Anyway… Artist Larry Blamire captures the underlying steampunk meme in a way that I must admit I haven’t really seen done well with images yet. (And this is even […]
Boing Boing has a short bit on some fashionable new duvet covers. (Quality material, I hope…) They simply forgot to post the best-selling kingsize edition:
An L.L. Bean catalog arrived in the mail today. A was quick to point out their brilliant Winter Seasonal marketing strategy. “Remember Last Winter? Coldest Day In Barre Last Year: -28 F.” Unfair.
Whether your interests are philanthropic or strictly prurient, it is time for the Third Annual Blogger Boobie-Thon for Breast Cancer!! Nothing wrong with a little skin for a good cause.
Because there’s always room for new obsessions: Yes, the Earth really is flat. Or so says the Flat Earth Society. Oh, and while you’re at it: Idaho is a myth. Not to mention England.
One of the many reasons I have been buying Hook-Ups stickers for years now.