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Category Archives: Amusing
Interesting, to say the least
I got a new watch from my wife for my birthday last month. It's a great watch, and I like it rather a lot. Today on my lunch break, for no other reason than "because I'm a nerd", I punched my watch's serial number into Google, expecting to find — I don't know, maybe its [...]
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13 words (plus a bonus)
13 words that sound like what they mean gobbledygook thrash chunky buzz oodles pish-tosh dork scruples least worm craw clip hose One word that doesn't sound like what it means onomatopoeia
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The best part about jogging today
…was the construction worker shouting encouragement to us with his megaphone. "Keep up the pace! You can do it!" I have no idea who he was, but I appreciate the humour.
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Tonight's fiction
A romance between a worm and a giraffe -- seriously
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A blast from the past
"To see a horse in human flesh, descending on a hammock through the air, and as it nears your house" -- wait, what's that about my house?
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Indispensable for writers…
…the latest Dresden Codak webcomic wossname deals up a list of the Essential 3rd Act Twists.
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One step closer to a theory of everything
May 6th was McHappy Day, when McDonald's restaurants donated a portion of sales to children's charities. May 5th was Cinco de Mayo, largely celebrated around these parts by going to Mexican restaurants and drinking booze that makes you think of Mexico. ∴ if you woke up on the 6th with a horrible hangover from your [...]
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Tom Gauld, my new favourite cartoonist
42. Jetpack Discovered in tom gauld's Flickr photostream. …hits the nail right on the head with this one.
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The Swamp House