November 2011
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The Guardian: Quote →
Many of the jokes in Ghostbusters stem from the idea that, ghosts aside, Manhattan itself was an out-of-control wild west place, a Gotham city where a man could collapse against the windows of the Tavern on the Green, the ritzy restaurant that used to be in Central Park, and the diners would…
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No, sick passenger is code for “dead customer ON the train”. Often times it...
– A NY MTA train conductor doing an “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) on Reddit.
I will never feel the same again when I hear about a 4/5/6 train delay due to “a police investigation.”
The whole AMA is a must read for NYC subway riders.
(via bestrooftalkever)
Now every time I visit NYC I am going to ride...
He studied the word’s etymology and was intrigued to find that “bore” appeared...
– Quote from the New Yorker’s ‘David Foster Wallace’s Struggle to Surpass ‘Infinite Jest.”
I don’t know how accurate this is but I tend to believe most everything I read in magazine or book form, so I take it as fact. Interesting and absorbing!
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Today in WTF KANSAS? news: Topeka might legalize... →
motherjones:
But hey, it’s to save budget money, so yay tea party values!
Yay Tea Party! Yay, someone please punch all of them in the brain so they can stop making such stupid decisions! Yay!
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The government cannot force you to buy things. It can only tax you, draft you,...
– Stephen Colbert (via soupsoup)
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mentalflossr:
In 1974, Gerber introduced Gerber Singles for adults - small servings in jars almost identical to those used for baby food.
Not saying I like eating everything throw a giant straw but I would purchase this if it was available because sometimes all you want is to eat while lying down and not get crumbs everywhere.