May 2010
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April 2010
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Words I never want to use again
At my job I use a lot of words that I really hate. They’re total jargon and have come to mean almost nothing. In fact, they sound downright dirty.
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Once I received an email from Get Satisfaction that proclaimed “More help for the little guy!” I felt serious pain, and sense of camaraderie. When...
March 2010
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Moi aussi, je prends tout.
Best Commercial Parody Eva!
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February 2010
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My favorite PR judging yet!
Heidi Klum: I want to hear from Sydney, what do you like about your outfit?
Five year old heartbreaker: “My pwurse”
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Wild Variences of Crap on 101
How is this street legal?
Tesla, as seen from my 1994 Ford Escort.
Why you should follow Denny's on Facebook →
Denny’s dine-in menu invites customers to “Join the conversation!” and follow @Dennys on Twitter. The problem is that the account in question belongs to a Taiwanese Twitterer — Dennys Hsieh — and not the American restaurant chain, which manages two official accounts: DennysAllNightr and DennysGrandSlam.
urlesque via alexblagg:
I can’t stop laughing at the image of some poor dude in Taiwan...
Pat Robertson - A prophet of our times
Via Reddit
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My ode to Reddit and Urlesque
Inspired by a stupid post on reddit and an amazing idea on Urlesque. It’s only funny if you like geek news and guidos.
Dating advice for men: stop messaging teenagers. →
Internet tip #1 - How to spot an unhappy marketer
After struggling for two hours with a crappy broken tool, I finally made it work - only to discover that I needed to change the tracking code.
Intern or Beer - I chose beer
I’ve been crawling through our company quotes page and found this gem. Two years ago we hired a young Jessica Mah to be our company intern for the summer.
My immediate concern when bringin on someone so young was “CAN WE STILL HAVE BEER AT WORK.”
My company’s decision making is based almost solely around quantitative proof. So in this case, I felt the need to find...
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Deliberations pertaining to parking
A few weeks back, I visited a friend living near Pac Heights and within 4 hours issued one death threat and received one undeserved $88 parking ticket. (This happened in reverse chronological order.) Until that point I had never made a big deal about cars blocking my own garage. My ways of not making a big deal include:
Laying on the horn until people come out of the house
Screaming out the...
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The Canadian cultural ceremonies are about as authentic as the Day of the Dead...
– Kristine
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Hellooooo my old friend, Macaroon →
So glad to see you’re back in fashion.
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