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Monthly Archives: February 2005
I'm pretty sure he didn't mean to say this.
Upon listening to Slaid Cleaves‘s song “Wishbones” the other day I completely misheard the lyrics to the chorus. The actual lyrics are: Spin the bottle cap, throw a shot back, everything’s gonna be all right and I heard, Spin the … Continue reading
Posted in Mis-heard lyrics, Randomness
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Songs in the key of…uhh…whatever…
It’s stuff like this Ask MetaFilter thread that makes me wish I’d paid more attention in college music theory class. My inner geek longs to be able to express the things I hear in terms like “imperfect cadence” and “submediant.” … Continue reading
Posted in Geekery, Life and times, Music
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Thought for the day
Has anyone ever been sent to Federal prison for “using a product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling”? It seems like they would have their own cell block along with those societal menaces who pull tags off mattresses…
Posted in Randomness
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Don't know my own strength, apparently
Much like Godzilla inadvertently trampling innocent Tokyo bystanders in an epic battle with Mothra, the newly-installed Spam Karma plugin has been deleting some innocent comments from non-spammers. I’m trying to keep an eye on it to make sure this doesn’t … Continue reading
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In praise of the default
I know it’s just a default and the whole world is likely using it now, but I gotta admit the variation of the Kubrick theme that comes with the WordPress 1.5 really looks slick.
Posted in Geekery, Site News
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Beyond Justice
A question on Ask Metafilter (beware of some “language,” if that sort of thing offends you) today brings up school “bullies” and how, if at all, to approach them later on in life. Having been one of the easy targets … Continue reading
Posted in God, Life and times
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God Mocha, I'll do anything for you
Courtesy Engrish and fellow RMFO board member Tami. Apologies to Trent Reznor for the post title.
Posted in Randomness
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The things you learn…
I’ve had some form of Palm Pilot or other PDA for the past three years. When I moved from my rapidly failing Palm m105 to the Sharp Zaurus I’m currently using, it seemed all my “Memos” were being stored in … Continue reading
Posted in Life and times, Randomness
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