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Polish mnemonics: tani = cheap because people with tans look cheap drogi = expensive because drugs are expensive maz = husband because ...

Okay, it's been a while and I don't remember. Anyone remember how long it usually takes to determine the winner of a US election un...

As I'm walking down the stairs into Museum subway station, I see this little dog walking down the other stairs across from me. Then I s...

There's an ad on the subway advertising Mark's Work Wearhouse. It gleefully announces that the store is conveniently located "...

The mnemonic for a Quebec and au Quebec: Au contains a The province of Quebec contains Quebec City Therefore, au Quebec is the province...

Wynns Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon is a very yummy cab. sauv.! It's smooth and creamy and fruity and berry-y, and not at all tannic (w...

Suppose you had a piece of toilet paper that didn't have waste matter on it, but needed to be disposed of. Maybe you'd used it to b...

This is the city we could have.

I solved a tech problem for a co-worker today - by knowing the answer, not by guessing. And I got the highest mark in the class on our firs...

Wondrous Strange: The Life and Art of Glenn Gould by Kevin Bazzana This is a very long, detailed biography of Glenn Gould. I've neve...

I look in the mirror, and I notice that there is enough extra room in the back of my jeans that an onlooker can no longer tell precisely whe...

The one thing I understand least about anti-bilingualism is the people who say that requiring bilingualism for certain government jobs is di...

Como Sur Merlot is very complex - fruity and chocolaty and some other things I can't describe. Unfortunately, there's also a hint o...

In re: the Princess Diaries: If she has naturally frizzy hair, shouldn't it all frizz up in the rain no matter how many straightening pr...

I saw a lady try to take a urine sample of a doggie! She took the doggie for walkies, and when he went to pee she had this specimen contain...

Things they should invent: a word for people who only eat meat that a human can kill with their bare hands. I don't know if this exists...

THEORY: There seems to be a sort of archetype/cultural construct that your teen years are supposed to be "the best years of your life...

I came very very close to buying a bright red cloche hat at a ludicrious price today. (Un)fortunately, it was too small. However, I still ...

The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler is a very pleasant book, generally positive (although not all flowers and sunshine and perkine...