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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Dog wearing an Irish-style cap and glasses, with a cigarette in his mouth and a pint glass full of beer in front of him.

Let’s celebrate this day properly, shall we?

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“Where’s the W, cuh? #Trippy”

Badminton racket with a "W" painted on the strings, held over a car's dashboard. The badminton strings cast a shadow, but not the "W". Inset is a Tweet: "Where the W, cuh? #Trippy"

You know why the “W” doesn’t cast a shadow, don’t you? Please say you do. Please.

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This Safety Sign Will End in Tears

Sign: "Please, when using the stairs, stay to the RIGHT when going UP, stay to the LEFT when going DOWN. This will keep people from running into each other."

Don’t you wish you knew where this sign was posted, just so you could watch the ensuing hilarity?

Found via Joe Hunt.

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Dispatches from SxSW, Part 14: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap on Accordion at the Fandango Party

Joey deVilla plays accordion at the Fandango partyLast year, I wandered into Fandango’s party at South by Southwest and stumbled into a karaoke competition. I walked out with a brand new iPad 1, which now belongs to my friend Katie Hrycak (I myself got a free iPad 2, and that’s another story).

This year, my Shopify coworkers and I wandered into Fandango’s party, and Karaoke Apocalypse, the karaoke band who played at last year’s party, were there.

“I remember you!” said the rhythm guitarist. “You’re that guy with the accordion! You’re the accordion guy!”

“I’m back,” I said. “Wanna play Dirty Deeds?”

The end result is the video above, with special introduction by Cody Fauser and Mark Hayes. Enjoy!

 

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Sayonara, Austin. Konnichiwa, Tampa!

A view from my window seat, featuring Southwest Airlines' wing, green islands and blue ocean

The view from my window, yesterday at 2:30 p.m.. I took this during the last bit of our approach to Tampa Bay Airport. I’ve got to hand it to Southwest for sneaking in free advertising into my photo!

I left Austin yesterday morning and will be here in Tampa for about a week to work during the day and hang out with the New Special Friend in the evenings. Better still, she’s coming up to Toronto in early April!

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Dispatches from SxSW, Part 13: Posters, Posters, Posters!

One great thing about South by Southwest is that there’s no shortage of very creative posters. While this collection — a mere thirteen out of what must’ve been thousands — is hardly complete, it’s a set of my favourites. Enjoy!

Poster: "Nah, they got the metric system. They wouldn't know what the f*ck a quarter pounder is."

Poster: "Weapons of Mouse Destruction"

Poster: "They f*cking drown 'em in that shit."

Poster: "Keep calm and carry wands."

Poster: Not sure, but it looks like a pixelated Jeffery Zeldman

Poster: "Donkey v. Elephant: Stop the Fighting!"

Poster: "Seeking Asian Female"

Poster: "The Amsterdam Fellows"

Poster: "We are Legion"

Poster: "Did you read that article on TechCrunch? Yeah I read it."

Poster: "Your music looks like shit"

Poster: "I like boobies!"

Poster: "Thank you for all your money, now PLEASE GO HOME! -- Austin"

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Dispatches from SxSW, Part 12: No Grievance Deserves Violence

We found this painted on the side of a bridge not far from where we were staying, near 3rd and Lamar:

"No grievance deserves violence" graffito

It was a cute graphic, but it needed a little extra something. That something, it turned out, was Edward:

Edward Ocampo-Gooding poses beside the "No grievance deserves violence" graffito