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Thursday, April 30

April 30th, 2009 Lileks 79 comments

Lame Bleat Day en route;  best thing I wrote today was Frida’s column. No complaints – at the moment the TV is playing a COPS ep from Las Vegas featuring a guy standing barefoot on an oven-hot roof, shouting I NEED HEROIN. Almost the gold standard for how things could be if you were in [...]

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Out of Context Ad Challenge: the Answer

April 29th, 2009 Lileks 46 comments

The HUAC would like to talk to you about that dime you left under the plate, sir. Please come with us. 

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Minneapolis: Lutheran Brotherhood

April 29th, 2009 Lileks 17 comments

One of my favorite demolished buildings. There wasn’t any excuse for this, really. Go HERE.
 

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Out of Context Ad Challenge: the T. E

April 29th, 2009 Lileks 31 comments

What is the the TE? No crucial information has been removed from this picture – except for the explanation of “the T.E.,” of course. Answer around 2 or so.
 

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Wednesday, April 29

April 29th, 2009 Lileks 44 comments

Up and out this morning. The usual botheration en route; love those people who make a point of getting in front of you, then drive below the posted limit. Their entire purpose is to keep you from getting through a light ten blocks up ahead. They are . . . THE CONFOUNDERS. Their agents are [...]

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Black and White World: This Gun for Hire

April 28th, 2009 Lileks 31 comments

Veronica Lake/ Why yes. Go HERE, then return for comments if you wish.
 

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Retweet Theater: Hamiflu

April 28th, 2009 Lileks 35 comments

Hard to use the robots for Abbott-and-Costello-style timing, as you’ll see.

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Comic Sins: Yo ho hose

April 28th, 2009 Lileks 18 comments

You’ll see what the post title means when you click HERE.

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Tuesday, April 28

April 27th, 2009 Lileks 37 comments

Cold rote day. It’s greening up nicely, but when the temps sink to the 40s and 50s it’s like watching a movie with the sound off. Just as well – Mondays are a happy blur of skut work, best done free of distraction. Spent most of the day working on pieces that will be released [...]

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Evening Commercial Break

April 27th, 2009 Lileks 31 comments

Via Tim Blair, a commercial that reminds one of the grand days of Pontiac. It’s ordinary enough until the end. Then: well, imagine the number of mechanics who lost all bladder control when they popped the hood for the first time.

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