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Zombies Exist! They Are Highway Workers

29 January 2009

Zombies are among us. We just did not know the zobmies were associated with highway departments. This portable traffic sign near the University of Austin in Texas was hacked according to Fox News. i-hacked.com has the details (and provided the photo): some commercial road signs, including (this one), can be easily altered because their instrument [...]

Shipping Cost Gobbly Gook

6 December 2008

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Snapfish says about ordering prints of photos: To calculate the shipping cost for your print order, add the above tiered prices to your base price for each set of ten prints (not including the first five prints). Tiered prices apply to all delivery methods. See pricing tables. Shipping & Handling: Prints & Enlargements standard [...]

Rockstars and Their Parents’ Homes

30 November 2008

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Look! 70′s Rock Musicians and Their Parent’s Homes, a fun time-waster from Apartment Therapy. Love her matching boots and shirt. Or do I like the wall paper better? Check out more photos including the fun purple living room of Frank Zappa’s mom. These are from the LIFE photo archive hosted by Google.

Let’s Talk Tipping

6 November 2008

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Today’s “Cheapskate” column in the Wall St. Journal (always a good read) discusses tipping: The tougher question is why seemingly easy tasks get higher tips than harder ones. Why should that server get a big tip for opening a pricey bottle of wine, something that takes just a minute or two? Tipping puts you on the [...]

Lame Halloween Costumes

2 November 2008

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Lame Halloween costumes courtesy of LA Weekly.

Woe Goes Seattle

14 October 2008

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Seattle’s Recent Lame Track Record: Washington Mutual: hometown bank the largest banking failure in US history (for now at least) Boeing machinists union: on strike since September Seattle Mariners: lost 101 games, finished 39 games out of first place Washington Huskies: 0-5 Washington State Cougars: 1-6 Seattle Seahawks: 1-4 Seattle SuperSonics: RIP (left town after [...]

Spirit of the SuperSonics Seeks Justice

10 October 2008

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Harnessing the power of voodoo and other mystical powers, Seattle area basketball fans have begun to extract justice on those who lied, cheated and stole the Sonics: Aubrey McClendon, CEO of Chesapeake Energy Corp., was the most obnoxious of the den of thieves that stole the SuperSonics from Seattle. McClendon’s wealth came from 30 million [...]

Wordle-ing Lamelist

19 August 2008

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Quicker than reading lamelist, scan the “wordle” of my most recent posts to absorb the latest lameness. Looks way better than your usual word cloud. Create your own wordle here.

The Mystery of Broken Baseball Bats in MLB

18 August 2008

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In The Mystery of the Dangerous Flying Bats , Popular Woodworking magazine looks at why baseball bats break more than they used to. Is it due to using a different type of wood? No, bats break because current players prefer longer, lighter bats with thinner handles and a "bigger business end." And to make the [...]

Easy Peasy Disposible Email Address

10 August 2008

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Mailinator is simply awesome. Useful for all those lame websites and companies that want your email address. Mailinator provides a disposable email address. This is a nifty email companion to my recent entry about how having a fake name comes in handy. Mailinator and fake name generator are both free.

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Zombies Exist! They Are Highway Workers

Shipping Cost Gobbly Gook

Rockstars and Their Parents’ Homes

Let’s Talk Tipping

Lame Halloween Costumes

Woe Goes Seattle

Spirit of the SuperSonics Seeks Justice

Wordle-ing Lamelist

The Mystery of Broken Baseball Bats in MLB

Easy Peasy Disposible Email Address

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