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{ Monthly Archives } August 2007

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The best commercial tagline I’ve heard so far here in Scotland, for a pregnancy tester: “The most sophisticated piece of technology you will ever pee on.” Related posts No related posts.

2007 08 18 squidocto oy
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Northwest Bound

Off for the great Northwest for a few weeks, see you sweaty NYC suckers in September. Here’s a typical scene from the roadtrip as I imagine it. Related posts No related posts.

2007 08 08 crushinator travel Comments (2)

Dialects of English Audio Files

The Edinburgh University Press is conducting a long term project called The Dialects of English, which “provides concise, accessible, authoritative and up-to-date documentation for varieties of English from all over the English-speaking world… written by experts who have conducted first-hand research on these varieties….” At writing, only one volume has been released. And lo and [...]

2007 08 05 squidocto art Comments (0)

Mahjong Can Induce Seizures, Apparently

According to a new study, the traditional Chinese game mahjong can induce seizures. Even watching can induce a seizure. (Note: the BBC’s writing is a little lazy: ‘induce seizure’ is better than ’cause epilepsy’, because the subjects in the Digiplay Initiative study were epileptics. They didn’t suddenly ‘get epilepsy’ by playing mahjong.) So where am [...]

2007 08 04 squidocto art Comments (0)

Give The Money To The Police, Obviously

It started as a curiosity when in Japan envelopes with money started showing up in government buildings, most saying that the giver hopes the money will be “useful for your pursuit of knowledge”. Now, it’s escalated, with tens of thousands of dollars (yen, of course) showing up all over, and falling from the sky. And [...]

2007 08 03 squidocto art Comments (0)