Dirt: proof you left the house.
January 27th, 2012
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Statshot: What Are We Replacing?
Who Benefits More?
January 27th, 2012
Do the rich get more benefits from the government in return for their tax dollars? In a recent post, I casually mentioned that all citizens get roughly the same benefit from the government. Several readers objected. Let's throw some more gasoline on that campfire.This question matters because if the rich get more benefits from the federal government, some would say ... Read More
As Easy As 2-1-3
January 27th, 2012
(Copy Shop | Ontario, Canada)
Advice Is Meant To Be Ignored
(A customer in the self-serve copy area calls over for help.)
Me: “What is it that you need help with?”
Customer: “I don’t know how to make double sided copies.”
(I see that he has two single sided sheets.)
Me: “Okay, so first, put your pages in the feeder, face up. Then, under double sided ... Read More
January 27th, 2012
(Electronics Store | Florida, USA)
(I am working the register at a well-known video game store, when a customer approaches with a stack of games and his son.)
Me: “That will be $87.96.”
Customer: “Here.” *gives me a gift card worth $25*
Me: *processes gift card* “Your balance is $62.96.”
Customer: “What do you I do now?”
Me: “You give me more money.”
Customer: “Oh, sorry. I ... Read More
Life Size Buster Sword
January 27th, 2012
Zeon posted a full-size Berserk sword earlier today, and then mentioned he wanted to see a full-size Final Fantasy VII Buster Sword. Mike Schropp at Total Geekdom made exactly that, Zeon! He also posted the illustrated process of making it. AND Schropp has a picture of himself and the completed sword in costume (for Halloween) with special Final Fantasy effects. ... Read More
January 27th, 2012
One way to make yourself feel warmer this winter is to watch a movie in which people are even colder than you are. Unreality magazine has some suggestion you may not have considered, like the 1965 film Dr. Zhivago.
This classic epic about the Russian Revolution from Davide Lean is winter on steroids — frozen lakes, fur coats, and a palace ... Read More
January 27th, 2012
Taman Negara in Malaysia is the world’s oldest rainforest. It has flourished since the land rose from the sea during the Jurassic era, around 130 million years ago. Even ice ages haven’t affected the forest.
Far outnumbering the human inhabitants are the flora and fauna of Taman Negara. Within the park boundaries there are tigers, Malayan tapirs, elephants, wild boar, various ... Read More
Mark Olmsted: Romney’s To-Do List
January 27th, 2012
TRENTON, NJ— Citing the nearly 1,500 deaths that occurred in the United States last year as a result of kaleidoscoping while driving, New Jersey governor Chris Christie signed legislation Friday banning the practice.
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