Category Archives: Amusing

The Swamp House

By Patrick | Published: July 28th, 2010

Possibly the most iconic house in my home province that isn't on the #1 highway is now in Google Street View: View Larger Map I must say I'm amused at the idea of calling a provincial trunk highway a "street". I guess it's paved…

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Interesting, to say the least

By Patrick | Published: April 22nd, 2010

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)

By Patrick | Published: April 8th, 2010

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

By Patrick | Published: March 12th, 2010

…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

By Patrick | Published: October 22nd, 2009

A romance between a worm and a giraffe -- seriously

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A blast from the past

By Patrick | Published: October 16th, 2009

"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…

By Patrick | Published: May 15th, 2009

…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

By Patrick | Published: May 7th, 2009

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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