Ford Econoline Van (Rockridge Oakland)
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The Number One Thing I Want to Know Right Now
Why is a grown man carrying around a hula hoop?*
*The way that he’s holding and whirling it makes me believe it’s his and not for a child.
Magic Eye: Gif Edition
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Top ways to look like or not look like a Parisian
The Number One Way to Look Like a Parisian:
- Open the Metro door and step off before the train is stopped.
The Top Two Ways to Not Look Like a Parisian:
- Open the Metro door before the train is stopped and jump off holding hands with someone and then laugh like idiots when you almost fall down.
- Wear a beret.
Turbine
For someone that has seen the opening scene of Lost, being this close to a jet engine was disconcerting.
Impressions of Germany from a two hour layover
They have some sweet art.
Also, more pretzels than I’ve ever seen before.
Van Gogh Van
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Jere’s Imgur Pic-of-the-Day: True Art Car
Today I Learned: TV Theme Songs of the ’80s Edition
Today I learned that Alan Thicke wrote the opening themes for both The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes. For extra bonus, I learned that Paul Reiser wrote the theme for Mad About You.
This is why I listen to Stop Podcasting Yourself, and you should too. Of course, they also claimed that Thicke wrote the opening song for Growing Pains, which turned out not to be true. That’s why I always fact check Canadians, and you should too.
The difference between Atlanta and Milwaukee: A scientific study
I had the good fortune to listen to baseball on the radio stations from Milwaukee and Atlanta yesterday. Based on the local ads, here are the problems in Atlanta:
- Pest control
- Identity theft of children
And Milwaukee:
- Sausage
- Building things
Conclusions pending.
Paris, women, and pants
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Some important news for our European trip: Women are now allowed to wear pants in Paris