Archive for the ‘Geekery’ Category
Friday, May 9th, 2008
You might recall that earlier this week I posted a map of the intersection of Beaver and Big Bone in an area of Northern Kentucky. Well, upon exploring the area further, I've found that this could be the area with the dirtiest place names in the country.
Clockwise from lower left: ...
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
(It's in Kentucky.)
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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
Dear Forbes.com,
Seriously. Quit it with the slide shows of stock photos. It's getting a little ridiculous.
Love,
Chris
P.S. Where can I get one of those really cool burger-phones?
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Where were you when it happened? For nearly an hour, messages went unanswered, one-liners were relegated to subject lines, limbs were lost, entire villages were destroyed, and the whole world stopped.
I had to resort to... gasp... e-mailing people! The horror!
Even worse, in some cases, I had to resort to... oh God, not that! ...
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
When I saw that 156,000 people had become "fans" of Ticketmaster on Facebook, I got suspicious. Their fan page is now the 5th most popular on Facebook - they have more fans than Hillary Clinton. "Come on! There are not 156,000 people who would willingly display that they were fans of an ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
The best link you'll find here today
Is to a blog that is now on display
Where they write limericks
About various pricks
And do it without being cliche!
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Dear U.S. Census Bureau,
This is not Rhode Island. This isn't even an attempt at Rhode Island. It looks like you got lazy, took an outline of Vermont, and trimmed the sides off.
This is Rhode Island. Your pathetic representation of my home state is embarassing to us and you. Hang your ...
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
A VW Bug seen at Broadway and 13th on Sunday afternoon
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Thursday, March 6th, 2008
No, Facebook Friends.
I will not join your group, especially if its purpose is to "see how many people we can get to join!!!"
I will not take a U.S. Citizenship test. I am already a U.S. Citizen.
I won't take a american citizen tes, either. There's so much wrong with that I ...
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Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Detroit, Michigan:
Hello! I'm a U.S. Customs Officer! Welcome to the United States, where we're always watching you! Oh, you're watching me? Wow, the tables have turned!
Boston, Massachusetts:
Unsurprisingly, you're going to need to be patted down before you get into Fenway Park. Even when it's not on gameday.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
The good news: there's ...
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