August 2010
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overworkedirish asked: Hey,

Just wanted to say I think your podcasts are hilarious - I'm a birder who was spending a Monday night getting drunk and I stumbled across episode 80 (mentions birding) on your Tumblr. Good shit, man. Keep it up.

--Alex
Aug 31st
THOSE VON RIPPERS MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE
Just heard, in the PHX airport bar, a guy tell the staff that they were “life savers” because they had sun glasses that he’d left behind on Thursday. Were they integral to paying off a wager to Mafia hit-men? Are they some sort of experimental time sunglasses that will allow him to forsee the next Hitler and kill him in his sleep? Perhaps he has fatal photophobia?
Aug 29th
IMAGINE IF IT HAD BEEN SKIP STEPHENSON
During a 1993 segment of The Home Show about influenza vaccines, a physician mistakenly gave [Sarah] Purcell an injection with the same needle that had been used on Gary Collins. At the end of the show, Collins announced that he would undergo blood tests to allay any concerns. There were no reported subsequent results. Sarah Purcell | Wikipedia
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Have a web-log in Philadelphia? That will be $300... →
Even though small-time bloggers aren’t exactly raking in the dough, the city requires privilege licenses for any business engaged in any “activity for profit,” says tax attorney Michael Mandale of Center City law firm Mandale Kaufmann. This applies “whether or not they earned a profit during the preceding year,” he adds. So even if your blog collects a handful of...
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SELECTED ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS OF FOREIGN-LANGUAGE...
The Fantastic Car The Incredible Car The Super Machine Knight of the night Knight Ace Fearless Thunderous Knight (errant) The Bringer/Enforcer of Justice Knight Behind the (steering) Wheel The Blitzkrieg Operation Z Source: Wikipedia
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A SCENE FROM THE GOTHAM CITY ART MUSEUM
(Second floor conference room, interior) Conway: Alright, people— we need to set the special exhibition schedule for the year. The insurance company and trustees have been on my ass and I want to go through every damn one to make sure we don’t have another incident like last year. Hanson: I’m sorry. I didn’t think it would cause a problem… Wills: Oh come on, Ed!...
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