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Thrills, Chills: Skillz

vinny9 — 2011-01-14T15:56:07-05:00

Europe According to Hungarians

vinny9 — 2010-01-14T14:43:21-05:00

Meanwhile, across the pond...

chrisdye — 2009-11-20T15:26:19-05:00

"LONDON [AP]...European leaders on Thursday chose Ashton and van Rompuy [as president of the European Union], an unassuming man nicknamed "Rompuy-pumpy" by British tabloids. He is best known for penning Flemish-language haikus, which he publishes on a blog..."

Baron landscape

chrisdye — 2009-10-05T11:22:44-04:00

So, it turns out Longueuil is a Barony. The absentee Baron lives in Scotland and has a Baronial manor somewhere.
Bloody peasants!

That's How You Promote

vinny9 — 2009-06-12T12:06:07-04:00

Banksy's latest show in Bristol

FDP Endorsement

YvonTripper — 2009-06-03T11:38:04-04:00

While travelling, I saw this attack ad of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) by the German Socialist Party (SPD) :

The ad suggests that "Financial Sharks" want to vote for the FDP in the upcoming European Parliament elections. The pictured financial shark seems very happy and friendly. I therefore encourage all European citizens registered in Germany to vote for the FDP on June 6.

Battle of maps

dye! — 2009-04-20T07:47:40-04:00

Can anyone do better?

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Grotere kaart weergeven

Whither Cast Our Eyes?

vinny9 — 2009-02-11T11:04:52-05:00

To visit Europa or Titan?

Parahippocampal gyrus? They don't even pay us!

stretch — 2008-06-03T18:00:41-04:00

Study find brain useful in detecting sarcasm. Duh!

Smarmy internet commentators everywhere, unite!

Things Are Not Always As They A Pear

goodladd — 2007-11-27T16:39:37-05:00

Did anyone else ever wonder what happened to Chrisdye's long-time friend and professorial colleague who blogged occasionally at demaisonneuve.com? Well, I was at Edinburgh airport yesterday and happened upon him sitting near the parking lot; luckily I had my camera phone handy and snapped up the scene:

It appears to me that he is on his knees begging for his life from a particularly savage pomegranate. Any other interpretations?

(This really wasn't staged; I actually stepped out of the car at the airport and witnessed this, with not a person in sight to explain why there might be fruit sitting on a bench.)

(I reluctantly declare Ken the winner of the previous Battle of Wits, even though his entry was clearly a reggae reference rather than a funk reference. However, his was the only entry and, in any case, he's from Alberta -- so I don't think we can hold his lack of knowledge of black culture against him.)

Wet Pink Folds

vinny9 — 2006-11-09T15:01:40-05:00

Cognitive neuroscientist on his experience on Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

I definitely use these tactics when playing trivia games. Interesting to see it all laid out formally. It's surprising what gets stuck in the brain.