25 January 2010
internet mystery
now people are saying that its maybe xxxtina, maybe goldfrapp, maybe the knife. maybe nothing. not ke$ha though.
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christina aguilera,
internet,
music,
the knife
injustice

a man in florida was feeding bears. a lady bear didnt like what he was doing, so she walked up to him and slapped the shit out of him when he came outside. the guy woke up and called the doctor, and they ended up killing that lady bear. then the guy was fined for feeding the bears, which is the point that lady bear was trying to make in the first place.
kewl.
Phineas Gage is legendary for two reasons: surviving a tamping iron through the head before the age of modern medicine (There wasn't even anesthetic in 1848 when he suffered the accident while laying train track.); and sustaining a drastic change in personality as a result of the brain injury. Despite all the medical and psychological studies inspired by this marvel, Gage, himself, has remained an elusive historical figure. All that remains is the spike and his skull, displayed in the Warren Anatomical Museum at Harvard Medical School.
That is, until recently, when Jack and Beverly Wilgus posted a photo, titled "One Eyed Man with Harpoon" to their Flickr page. The image, which they discovered in 1968, was posted roughly a year ago, at which point the story began to slowly unfold online. Commenters, and whaling experts, pointed out that the metal instrument was not a harpoon. Eventually, one commenter named Michael Spurlock wondered, "maybe you found a photo of Phineas Gage?" (via)
That is, until recently, when Jack and Beverly Wilgus posted a photo, titled "One Eyed Man with Harpoon" to their Flickr page. The image, which they discovered in 1968, was posted roughly a year ago, at which point the story began to slowly unfold online. Commenters, and whaling experts, pointed out that the metal instrument was not a harpoon. Eventually, one commenter named Michael Spurlock wondered, "maybe you found a photo of Phineas Gage?" (via)
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modern medicine,
mysterious,
old timey
this is going to be good.
congratulations to the new orleans saints and the indiana ponies on making it to the super bowl. as g.animalz astutley pointed out, it will be good because it's 2 southern teams. gulp.
this year, i'm going to pull for the saints for a number of reasons. for one, they've never even been to the super bowl before! and you know how they got h8-e'd a while back, so they could use all the city pride they can get.
secondly, i know that the colts have the ultimate former volunteer for a quarterback, but i was happy to see some of my favorite vols, jabari greer and robert meachem (look how cute!) making some great plays and representing the university of tennessee admirably.
all of this being said, there is one saint that won my heart above all the others, and his name is gumbo. he's the saints' puppy mascot, and he is a saint bernard (like the parish!). keep an eye out for him during the super bowl, though i'm sure you won't have to look very hard. he's a show-stealer. here are some stats:
Name: GUMBO
Breed: St. Bernard
Number: #00
Age: 42 (that's 294 in dog years)
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
Height: 9 Paws (that's 7 feet)
Weight: "How Rude!"
see you in miami, gumbo!
this year, i'm going to pull for the saints for a number of reasons. for one, they've never even been to the super bowl before! and you know how they got h8-e'd a while back, so they could use all the city pride they can get.
secondly, i know that the colts have the ultimate former volunteer for a quarterback, but i was happy to see some of my favorite vols, jabari greer and robert meachem (look how cute!) making some great plays and representing the university of tennessee admirably.
all of this being said, there is one saint that won my heart above all the others, and his name is gumbo. he's the saints' puppy mascot, and he is a saint bernard (like the parish!). keep an eye out for him during the super bowl, though i'm sure you won't have to look very hard. he's a show-stealer. here are some stats:
Name: GUMBO
Breed: St. Bernard
Number: #00
Age: 42 (that's 294 in dog years)
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
Height: 9 Paws (that's 7 feet)
Weight: "How Rude!"
see you in miami, gumbo!
Labels:
ceeyute,
football,
go vols,
gumbo,
new orleans,
peyton manning,
puppies,
super bowl,
tennessee
that'll teach him.

Knoxville attorney Drew McElroy has filed paperwork with the Knoxville City Council's Public Properties and Facilities Naming Committee to rename a waste water treatment plant the "Lane Kiffin Sewage Center." (via)
thx g!
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football,
go vols,
knoxville,
lane kiffin,
peeps and poops,
sewage,
tennessee
24 January 2010
rip bob noorda
and thanks for the pretty letters and numbers and stuff...

"an internationally known graphic designer who helped introduce a Modernist look to advertising posters, corporate logos and, in the 1960s, the entire New York City subway system." via

"an internationally known graphic designer who helped introduce a Modernist look to advertising posters, corporate logos and, in the 1960s, the entire New York City subway system." via
betty white, lifetime achiever
Okay, okay, so let's fart about last night's Saggy Awards, but only because they honored Betty White as the greatest living organism in the known universe. Betty, whose delicious eyebrows are made out of melted caramel, was given the lifetime achievement award for entertaining us for the past 300 years (or something). dlisted
Labels:
betty white,
dlisted,
love her,
still perfect
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