December 2008
31 posts
“Nobody’s bag is ever the 1st bag at baggage claim, right? They just run...”
– Neven Mrgan
Playoff Scenarios →
More amazing work from Yankee Pot Roast, with gems like:
“If the Chargers beat the Broncos and the Colts beat the Panthers and the Saints beat the Falcons and the 49ers tie the Cardinals and the Seahawks do an exceptional interpretative dance at midfield using glow sticks, then the Buccaneers are out.”
and
“If the price of oil sinks to $29 a barrel on or before December 28...
“[S]trange to see what delight we married people have to see these poor fools...”
– Monday 25 December 1665 (Pepys’ Diary)
Hubris
Whenever I go back and re-read an email that I wrote a long time ago, I usually end up thinking, “Wow, I sure was confident about the certain success of that thing that no longer exists.”
“The ladies can’t stop talking while the men sit by
silently, presumably...”
– Bridget, on the gender divide in her family.
“He’s making a list, and checking it twice. And washing his hands three...”
– Tim Siedell
“Retailers in dire straits welcomed the news, having felt the sting of low...”
– defective yeti: “Fed Cuts Rates on Money, Chicks”
I Miss McNulty
“Why’d you even let...
Soccer: I Don't Get It
The rules are simple enough: don’t touch the ball with your hands. Kick the ball into the net. Fine.
I get confused by all the other, cultural traditions that surround the game. For example, why, after either side scores a point, does the announcer scream “NOOOOOOO!!”?
UPDATE: Lots of people have written in to suggest the announcer is screaming “GOAL!”. That is...
“I really do want to be cremated. I like the idea of potentially being confused...”
– Remiel
“The recorded ground-proximity warning system alerted them in English to...”
– I tell this story all the time. It’s from The Black Box.
“Chinese symbols tattooed on her back translated: “A bird with strength has one...”
– Dan Kennedy
“Better wear a latex, cause you don’t want that late text, that “I think...”
– Lil Wayne, by way of this great essay
