January 2010
43 posts
“I’ve never been a big ‘rug’ person, but I’m so glad I...”
– I’m pretty sure this woman just said she is going to cover her rug with a sheet of plexiglass. Huh? (From an actual customer review at Walmart.com.)
“A level-headed lovely who craves stability and devotion,
Steady, stubborn...”
– A quote about Taurus women from Mitchell & Dent’s Etsy shop.
“It is not necessary that whilst I live I live happily; but it is necessary that...”
– Immanuel Kant
“There is … only a single categorical imperative and it is this: Act only...”
– Immanuel Kant
“I ought never to act except in such a way that I could also will that my maxim...”
– Immanuel Kant
“When Bart complains to his father that girls ruin everything, Homer replies,...”
– Review of “The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special” by Alessandra Stanley in The New York Times, January 7, 2010
“The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.”
– from an ancient Greek poem, as quoted by The Cable News Patrol in Politics Daily
"Flower" Video Game →
“What’s remarkable about Flower is the sensation it creates, from start to finish: simple, almost indescribable, joy. Flower is the only video game I’ve played that made me feel relaxed, peaceful, and happy.” —Chris Suellentrop, Slate Magazine
New 'War' Enables Mankind To Resolve Disagreements... →
With the groundbreaking development of “war” more than 7,000 years ago, mankind acquired a new tool that for the first time ever made it possible to definitively resolve conflicts of any kind…
Woman Domesticated | The Onion →
Once burdened with physically demanding chores, exhausting farm work, and other unpleasant duties, man’s quality of life dramatically improved after his successful domestication of the common woman…
Study Finds Paint Aisle At Lowe's Best Place To... →
AUSTIN, TX—According to a study published Monday in the Journal Of Mental Health, the paint department inside a Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse has surpassed the shelving section of Ikea as the location most conducive to having a total psychological breakdown…
Area Man Sorry He's Late, Got Here As Fast As He... →
CHICAGO—Thirty-four-year-old associate sales representative Ben Anderson, who got here as fast as he possibly could…
Man Gets Life In Order For 36 Minutes | The Onion →
JACKSONVILLE, FL—Briefly overcoming a near-continuous streak of disorganization, area man Terry Oberlin, 37, got his life together for exactly 36 minutes, sources confirmed Monday…
WatchThe very definition of the word grace, embodied by dancers from the Paris Opera Company. From The Week in Viral Videos (January 9, 2010) - The Daily Beast.
Some New Trees →
A slide show of photos from Robert Voit’s study of electronic flora.
Modern Love - In a Charmed Life, a Road Less... →
A beautiful story about true love and caring for a spouse who is unable to care for herself.
Fatal Distraction: Forgetting a Child in the... →
Warning: Very, very sad. Still, if you care for a young child, you need to read it.
Pun for the Ages →
My Dad Saved Me, and I Killed Him →
Stop Worrying About Your Children! →
Doctors Baffled by Girl Who Doesn't Age →
How Does Our Language Shape the Way We Think?... →
The Most Dangerous Person in the World? →
“I had cancer a few years ago. I like the fact that if I lose my job, I...”
– Our Heath-Care System Is Just Fine As Is! - Jonathan Alter in Newsweek.com
“Hundreds of wallets were planted on the streets of Edinburgh by psychologists...”
– Want to keep your wallet? Carry a baby picture - Times Online
“[T]he odds of being on given departure which is the subject of a terrorist...”
– FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: The Odds of Airborne Terror
“Love, brain injury, same difference.”
– pope_suburban
“Dreams with a Deadline
Sometimes, you need to get back to basics. I talk a lot...”
– Dreams with a Deadline | CoachDQ
“Switch out half or one-quarter of the butter in a dessert for canola oil, high...”
– How to Lose Weight Like a Top Chef | eHow.com
“If the soup looks oily, fill a plastic bag with ice and drag the bag across the...”
– How to Lose Weight Like a Top Chef | eHow.com
What Was The Worst/Most Useless Gift You Received?... →
“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”
– Sir Winston Churchill