Monday, March 30, 2009
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1 commentsStealing electricity... only in Philadelphia
Why not just become an electrician? Then you could pay for the electricity.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
This was one of my favorite books when I was a kid. The movie is based "very, very loosely" on the book
What city is unaffected by the recent economic downturns, according to Canadians?
If you think that the cities are failing in bankrupt America, if you think that they are emptying their libraries, darkening their theatres, closing their galleries and shuttering their museums, come to Philadelphia.
In this season of melancholy, this city is a tonic. It isn't playing the victim. Given the economic crisis, you might expect the politicians to send history on holiday and cancel the future. Not here.
This has always been a city of superlatives (the first capital, the first zoo, the first bank, the first university) in the republic of superlatives. It hasn't lost its ambition. Indeed, there is so much new and innovative here that you could wonder if there is a recession at all.
10 misconceptions about common sayings
It is no secret that I love language and all things related it to. Also, being a bit of a pedant, I love to share titbits of information about words, phrases, and language in general. Therefore, I have put together a list of misconceptions (one of my favorite types of list) about common sayings. Some involve spelling errors, while others involve conception or comprehension errors.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
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0 comments 0 comments 0 comments 0 commentsI wish people would just calm down sometimes
Even before Barack Obama's interview on the Tonight Show had aired, the White House was working to tamp down a hubbub over an off-hand joke the president had made.
When Obama told Jay Leno that he had recently bowled a 129 score, Leno replied dryly, "That's very good, Mr. President." Obama chuckled and said It's "like the Special Olympics or something."
When Obama told Jay Leno that he had recently bowled a 129 score, Leno replied dryly, "That's very good, Mr. President." Obama chuckled and said It's "like the Special Olympics or something."
A note for those that like to videotape themselves having sex with dogs
Meet Michelle Owen. Concerned that an ex-boyfriend had used her laptop to search for child pornography, the Indiana woman asked police to search the computer for illegal images, but had her plan backfire when cops discovered two videos of her engaged in illicit acts with a dog.
AIG corporate security's tips for surviving an angry mob
An AIG corporate security memo, leaked to Gawker, advises employees on how not to fall victim to the populist horde calling for their heads.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
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0 commentsImpersonating a person on Craigslist is a felony
A woman is charged with a felony in Eau Claire County for allegedly posting a profile of her ex-boyfriend on Craigslist under "casual encounters."
Twenty-year-old Kari Heath of Strum faces a charge of causing harm through identity theft, which could send her to prison for three years if convicted.
Police say the profile on the Internet Web site indicated the man wanted other men to call him at work and "talk dirty."
Wait for it...
You could call it a new version of "the road less traveled."
Filer emergency crews retrieved an unidentified Ada County man from a rest area toilet Thursday afternoon, after he climbed into a waste tank and became stuck.
The man was found just before noon by another driver that stopped at the U.S. Highway 30 rest area west of town, according to Filer Police Chief Cliff Johnson. Filer police responded to a 911 call, along with the Filer Fire Department, Filer Quick Response and a paramedic from St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center.
