This one always makes me snicker:
Photo courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.
Monthly Archives: December 2007
Dec
21
2007
Caught!
Here’s a close-up of the front page of the Lewiston Tribune (a newspaper in Lewiston, Idaho). Note the two pictures, which are for different stories: one of a guy making a Christmas sign, the other being surveillance camera footage of a thief. Do you see something odd that connects the two otherwise-unrelated pictures?
Click the photo [...]
Dec
20
2007
Robot Johnny’s “Super Santa” Animation
I’m not the only person in the Accordion City blogosphere contributing content to the Canadian sci-fi channel, Space — local illustrator par excellence John “Robot Johnny” Martz (he’s also one of the folks behind the excellent blog Drawn!) did the promo animation for Space’s Christmas Superhero Marathon, shown below:
Click here to see Robot Johnny’s blog [...]
Dec
20
2007
Hotel Drinking Glasses: Not as Clean as You Might Think
I remember chortling at a remark in an old MAD magazine about hotels about the “sanitized for your protection” sash that they used to place across the toilet seat and the “sanitized for your protection” paper in which they wrapped the glasses. The article said that they were probably cleaned with the same cloth.
As the [...]
Dec
20
2007
She Wants a Bodyguard for Her Wedding
That’s a photo of me circa fall 1999 playing a thug for a film project of my friend Scott Watkins.
The Ginger Ninja pointed me to this Craigslist Toronto “help wanted” ad for an unusual one-shot job:
I’m looking for a polished, professional bodyguard for a one day gig. Someone similar to ex cia ,csis, fbi, or [...]
Dec
20
2007
Quote of the Day
Merlin Mann: “Fringe politicos are like Latin teachers dressed as pandas. They think you’re hating on Latin, but really you just think pandas are funny.”
Dec
20
2007
Reminder: TSOT’s Ruby/Rails Project Night - January 8th
Here’s a quick reminder about TSOT’s upcoming Ruby/Rails night, which takes place on Tuesday, January 8th, 2008:
TSOT Ruby/Rails Night
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 (and the second Tuesday of every month)
@ TSOT’s office — 151 Bloor Street West (on the south side, just east of Avenue Road)
11th floor
Door open and food at 5:30 p.m.
Presentations start at 6-ish
FREE [...]
Dec
19
2007
The “Global Nerdy” Update
Here are the most recent entries in my tech blog, Global Nerdy:
Windows Vista Annoyances: This book has a lot of pages.
Etiquette Reminder: My blogs’ comments areas are like my living room — behave accordingly!
Could it Really Be…Duke Nukem? and “Duke Nukem Forever” Teaser Trailer: The gaming world’s most infamous vaporware gets another trailer.
eWeek’s “Most Important [...]
