Archive for April, 2008
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
The list of tables
1) Table Talking – a popular mid-nineteenth century entertainment in which participants rested their fingers lightly on the edge of a table and otherworldly spirits moved it in response to questions from the living.
2) A Tablespoon – a unit of measurement equal to three teaspoons or fifteen grams (U.S. standards). All such non-metric standards of [...]
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Two travel haiku (co-authored with Nerdmeyr)
Highway Haiku
Majestic Pines
Casino Lounge and Grill
Exit One Eighteen
Wisconsin Haiku
Tas-tee brats and Pabst
at the Antler Motel in
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
For Those Who Are Also Befuddled by The Youth of Today and Their Behaviors Online
From a fascinating and well-written article in New York Magazine called “Say Everything,” by writer Emily Nussbaum:
Younger people, one could point out, are the only ones for whom it seems to have sunk in that the idea of a truly private life is already an illusion. Every street in New York has a surveillance camera. [...]
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
The list of unfortunate phrases that contain common household items each paired with (famous) alliterative names
1. Family Friendly Farrah Fawcett
2. Tan Fast Gary Gygax
3. Sock Hop Scott La Rock
4. Dwight D. “Diaper Drawer” Eisenhower
5. Eddie Vedder Bread n’ Better
6. Parker Posey’s Pantie Liners
7. Hannah “Hammer Time” Montana
8. Rita Skeeter Weed Eater
9. Oven Fresh Amelia Earhart
10. Down the Drain Zinedine Zidane
