Pacmanwich

A manwich is apparently a sloppy joe sandwich. So a Pacmanwich is one of those shaped like Pacman. Read about it and other insane sandwiches at insanewiches.com.

Monster Mash

You’ve always wondered where to stab Godzilla right? Well thanks to bookofjoe – and whoever came up with these – you’ll now know what to do when faced with a building sized Japanese monster.

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Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 21:52 | Category : Curiosities
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Orwell on Writing

A while back I quoted George Orwell on writing clearly. The link to that article is now broken – but the ABC’s Mark Colvin has taken a stab at some problems with modern English – and included Orwell’s tips in a handy list form… it’s worth repeating.

1. Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.
2. Never use a long word where a short one will do.
3. If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out.
4. Never use the passive where you can use the active.
5. Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent.
6. Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous.

Timeless.

And thanks to Angela for the link.

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Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 21:40 | Category : Communication
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Teens like Wikipedia too

If the 100 most read wikipedia articles of 2009 teach us anything it’s that teenage boys use the online encyclopedia just like teenage boys have always used dictionaries… to look up rude words. You’ll notice that various articles about sex and genitalia made it in.

Here’s the list.

Of course it also features dead celebrities, living politicians, and some movies.

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Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 21:28 | Category : Culture
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Too Pac? Not in this hood

That title right there folks is a hip hop reference. It’s just for Ben.

The rest of this post is simply to inform you that if you truly love me you should buy me this for Christmas – or my birthday – it is the same day so I’ll even let you get away with combining the presents…

The lights are on

In America the furthest point between two McDonalds restaurants is 145 miles by road. If you plotted every golden arch on a map it would look like this…

And we know this thanks to this guy, via Strange Maps.

Design through the ages

Designs change slowly. Incrementally. In every field – from breakfast cereal to book covers. Even the Queen’s hat has slowly evolved… Check out this progression from the Guardian

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Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 20:38 | Category : Culture
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Killer coffee

Coffee withdrawal headaches hurt. Mikey reports that ibuprofen will fix them

But you’ve got to wonder – if you’re getting coffee headaches are you at the stage where your addiction is harmful? Possibly. So just how much coffee can you drink before it kills you? This site can answer your query. And it’s not limited to coffee, any caffeinated beverage will do.

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Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 20:21 | Category : Coffee
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