March 2009
17 posts
Pun for the Ages →
“For nearly two decades, I have been a resident doctor at the Mushroom Kingdom...”
– McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Dr. Mario Weighs In on Universal Health Care. (via supererogatory)
Well this is just brilliant.
(via jeffbaum)(via ivanrambles)
Genius… definitely worth a read.
wordplay with numbers
whileyouweregone:
ragbag finds all the best stuff:
a chronogram is a sentence or inscription in which specific letters, interpreted as numerals, stand for a particular date when rearranged »
The practice originated in the late Roman Empire and was particularly popular during the Renaissance, when chronograms were often used on tombstones and foundation stones to mark the date of the event...
“From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity.”
– Edvard Munch (via youwillbeassimilated)
Over the Hedge →
givemesomethingtoread:
The five hotshots who took Fortress Investment Group public were worth billions at first. Today they look like arrogant showboats, and their story helps explain why hedge funds are imploding by the thousands—and why there’s still a truckload of money to be made.
“We know that if the original Dora grew up, she wouldn’t be a fashion icon or a...”
– globeandmail.com: Backlash builds as Dora the Explorer trades adventure for fashion (via ivanrambles)
You can have my eggshell heart.
Break it, crush it, grind it up,
And take it to nourish your soul.
Andy: are you a closed book sheley
Shelley: noo just one with a different way of opening it
Shelley: like a stenopad or something
Shelley: that people cant figure out
“Frustrated with all the work I have and the work I can’t get.”
– Summary of junior year in college.
A Google Search of a Distinctly Retro Kind →
I’m rather impressed by Google’s attempt to settle its class action lawsuit through print advertisement. I really would love to see the digitalization of books and hope it will take off/ become a more popular and more used resource in the future.
type the alphabet with your eyes closed
aydreeinkosel:
beverlyhasablog:
twothirty:
kayrutledge:
jootz:
maryclare:
abcdefghijkl;mnopqrstuvwzyz aaw.
This is gonna be hard.
abcdefhhijklmnopqrstuvextz
abcdefghijklmnopqrstybwxyz
abcdefghijklmnopqrstubwxyz I only missed the “v.” I always get the b and the v mixed up. Besides that, I did well.
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvqzux
Damnit! I was doing so good ‘till I got to the end!
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