Archive for February, 2009
Real or Onion: Mass Hires Spending Czar
My friends and I play a silly game online.  We send each other news headlines on instant messenger under the headline of “Real or Onion.”  To win, you have to fool your opponent into mis-classifying the headline.  “Congressman Wants to Talk with Rodriguez” – it’s real, on nytimes.com right now.  “Genetic  Experiment Goes Horribly Right” […]
Posted: February 12th, 2009 under Massachusetts, Politics.
Comments: 5
Truck Day
Today was Truck Day. Â I rooted through my closet this morning and carefully chose what to wear. Â The Red Sox red socks that Aunt Ellen gave me were guaranteed. Â First try was the 2004 long-sleeve shirt with my Youk game jersey over it. Â Turned out the jersey had some beer stains (how did those get […]
Posted: February 6th, 2009 under Red Sox.
Comments: 2
Truth in Advertising
Found via Jay and idly. I actually drive an American car, so I don’t think they’re all shitty. But the point stands. When I work for a company that can’t sell enough product to stay alive, I expect the company to go bankrupt and I expect to lose my job.  Seems straightforward enough to me.
Posted: February 4th, 2009 under Humor.
Comments: 2