October 2008
30 posts
"None" pizza with beef
A guy tests out the accuracy of Dominos online pizza ordering system:
And 30 minutes later, Dominos delivers this:
Genius. This is a true testament to the unmistakable power of Web 3.4, or, something…
Ever read the comments on a icanhascheezburger photo? I think I just lost 3 years off my life trying to comprehend…
WatchMr. Chi City is back (previously on Officially Rad a couple weeks ago) as the Dollar Menuaire
How have I not noticed that both candidates are left handed until now? I’m scared of of a southpaw democracy…
Reason Number 237 Not to Use 1&1 Hosting
Just spent 20 minutes on hold with tech support listening to “Chocolate Rain”….. on a loop. Its either a brilliant strategy on their part to keep call queues low, or sheer stupidity. Either way, I’m out.
The Tac-Eye LT
via Wearable Displays: The next big thing on edopter.com
Why we tip...
After the Civil War, wealthy Americans began traveling to Europe in significant numbers, and they brought the tip home with them to demonstrate their worldliness. But the United States, unlike Europe, had no aristocratic tradition, and as tipping spread — like “evil insects and weeds,” The New York Times claimed in 1897 — many thought it was antithetical to American democratic ideals. “Tipping,...
“You don’t have Asperger’s. You just think you’re a lot funnier than you are.”
– Head of Asperger’s research at NYU, to Chuck (via david)
Now that is funny.
WatchWANT.
Dating sites up the anty
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At doctors in park slope, killing time waiting. Just weighed myself six times and checked my vision (is there something better than 20/20?)
Um, Witness the Randomness of Flickr's PandaVision →
A-Trak + Boys Noize at Webster Hall NYC
Armored Car Robber Uses Decoys from Craigslist
A group of people from Monroe, Washington responding to a Craigslist ad for a $28.50/hour job became unwitting accomplices to a robbery. They were asked to wear a ”yellow vest, safety goggles, a respirator mask… and, if possible, a blue shirt”, the same outfit as the robber. While police tried to figure out the confusing situation, the robber got away; BY TUBING DOWN A NEARBY...
“Does anyone else feel like the start of tonight’s debate looked waaaayy...”
WatchHoly crap, this kid is good.
YOU GOT CARDBOARDED.
“Outside the Meetup, a couple of guys are handing out promotional stickers for...”
– Random. I just got mentioned 3rd-party-in-passing in a DETAILS magazine expose on the Cewebrities of NYC. Pretty sure the writer took some liberty though, definitely never got one of his douchey trading cards.