December 2009
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“He said, “If you get one, you’ll want another. If you get two, you’ll know you...”
– John Mackey and Whole Foods : The New Yorker
Who you are, based on what you read →
Good job, Washington Post →
I just ate moldy salsa
Good bye, cruel world.
Anatomy of a Menu →
johntimothy:
“In his new book, Priceless: The Myth of Fair Value (and How to Take Advantage of It), author William Poundstone dissects the marketing tricks built into menus—for example, how something as simple as typography can drive you toward or away from that $39 steak.”
I’ll never read a menu the same again.
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Twelve Days of Google Suggestions
Twelve Oaks Mall
Eleven Madison Park
Tennis Warehouse
Nine West
Eighth Amendment
Seven pounds = 3.17514659 kilograms
Six Flags
Five Guys
Four Seasons
Three Days Grace
Two and a Half Men
One Tree Hill
“I just noticed Star Trek TNG has the same number of Asians as Klingons.”
– Piecomic
McCain v. McCain
brianglidewell:
The other day:
McCAIN: I’ve been around here 20-some years. First time I’ve ever seen a member denied an extra minute or two to finish his remarks. … I just haven’t seen it before myself.
In 2002:
Mr. DAYTON. I ask for unanimous consent that I have 30 seconds more to finish my remarks.
Mr. McCAIN. I object.
(via Think Progress)
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Twitter got hacked →
My birthday
In Spain and Ibero-America (except Brazil, which was a Portuguese colony), December 28 is a day for pranks, equivalent to April Fool’s Day in many countries. Pranks are known as inocentadas and their victims are called inocentes, or alternatively, the pranksters are the “inocentes” and the victims should not be angry at them, since they could not have committed any sin. Various...
“if you thought i wasn’t listening to whenever wherever by shakira while at...”
– Celeste
I live in my computer.
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Old Formspring answers
TL;DR
How do you feel about this Formspring stuff?
Is the correct answer “meh?”
asl?
23/m/studio city, ca
single?
yes
fav movie?
probably the princess bride. or young frankenstein. or star wars iv. or jurassic park. or fargo.
I mean this in the most supportive way possible, but shouldn’t you be looking for a job or an apartment or something?
wut
hi ko
hi
What is...
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Formspring answers
Whoo hoo.
Formspring
I’m not sure how I feel about this.
Here it is.
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Zip Codes I have Known
20109
20110
22904
11206
90066
91750
91604
Detailed description below.
20109 The house on Deward Court. My first house memories, although we had lived in a townhouse before. All of the children in my family joined us in that house. It used to be Manassas, but now it’s Sudley Springs.
Once I got my head caught between to stairs outside on a Saturday morning. I wasn’t allowed...
San Francisco
Sorry for lack of posts — I have been traveling. I’m staying in San Francisco with good friends from college. I would have posted pictures of the mountains north of LA but I was too busy yelling “What!” and laughing at how cool they were to take a photo.
billa:
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety. Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in. Forget them as soon as you can, tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely, with too high a...
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Great Uses For Twitter
petervidani:
1. Posting about who you’re having dinner with.
2. Ever have dinner with people that are also on Twitter? Make a post that says you’re having dinner with them.
3. Next time you’re having dinner with someone, make a post that at-replies the username of that person and say you’re having dinner with them.
4. You’re having dinner. Look around the table. Note who is on Twitter and...
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“I mean, when I was 22 we didn’t even HAVE Gary Vaynerchuck.”
– Meaghan O
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Where can I find reliable information about how much companies spend on lobbying?