April 2009
23 posts
Selected Footnotes from Eliot's "The Waste Land"
5. Park in Munich 6. German: “I’m not Russian at all. I come from Lithuania, pure German.” 13. Tarot cards, used to tell fortunes (E.I,46). 26. Conventional Elizabethan rendering of the nightingale’s song. 30. I.e., to cause an abortion. 31. In England: “pharmacist.” 32. Bacon.
Scott Simpson Identification: A Field Guide
A Scott Simpson is not a particularly valuable item; it would, for example, not sell for very much on eBay. Oddly, that hasn’t stopped criminals from producing literally billions of fake Scott Simpsons. The market is flooded with counterfeits. This brief guide should serve as a handy reference if you ever have to determine a Scott Simpson’s authenticity.
Appearance:
The original...
Cracked
Really? You “don’t care”? Your entire job appears to be ensuring that Jimmy refrains from cracking corn while upper management is away on business.
Is this where you thought you’d be, 10 years ago in grad school, as you put the finishing touches on your master’s thesis?
You took a quick job after you got your degree, thinking you’d save up enough to take the...
“HOWDOIWHATDOIWHODOIWHODOWE do we twitter...
“I’m an unreliable witness of my own existence.”
– Russell Brand on Fresh Air
New Moves
Some advanced yoga positions I had never heard of, mentioned in passing by yoga masters The Mighty Boosh:
Crouching sunbeast
Wonky twig
Broken kiss
Dusty cobweb
Spangly cheese
“I took my kids to see the game so they could say they’ve seen Griffey play...”
– John Moe : “Look, why can’t you just enjoy the baseball game?”
“They should never have built the New York Stock Exchange over an Indian...”
– Jeffrey Zeldman
“‘Senior citizen’ is such a dignified expression. It’s high...”
– Adam Lisagor
