Another installment in our series on abandoned places in the world. Continue reading
History
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That knocked over grocery cart in your neighbour’s front lawn, while adding to the curb appeal, has an interesting history. Continue reading
Millennials have announced they’re sorry that, you know, they’ve ruined the world with their fixie gear bikes, cupcakes, Chipotle, and love of Sriracha sauce. Continue reading
Apparently, menfolk have been wrapping it up – in ways you can’t imagine – for close to 11,000 years. Continue reading
Today’s entry on everyday artifacts will feature the object of America’s obsession: GUNS!!11!
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Quick, how many types of millennials are there? If you answered seven then you’re right, or something, whatever, stop hassling me and let me play my video games.
Mint.com has put together this handy infographic for old people to explain what the seven types of millenials are and all the different ways they’re unemployed or live in their mom’s basement. Continue reading
Based on some of your Photo Phriday pics with rumpled clothes strewn about all willy nilly, many of you may not be familiar with the clothes hanger, let alone its history. I’m here to help you. Continue reading
Oh, that’s just what we all need. A Republican (naturally) Colorado state senator who praises all that scrumptious, finger lickin good barbecue and chicken but only to the extent that it kills the black race. What a pity that all those dangblasted grease eaters are taken out by luscious, innocuous Hallelujah chicken that’s completely safe when put in the hands of white people! And if it isn’t the sickle-cell anemia and diaUHBEETUS sent to reduce the black race to rubble, just like racist spirit guide and bigoted butter-rich cage fighter, Paula Deen, would say, then apparently it’s the chicken. Continue reading
What’s your area code? Does it have a 1 or a 0 in the middle? That’s a proper area code. Due to a quirk in the brilliantly elegant Bell System switching design, all area codes had 1s or 0s in the center. That way, the system knew whether you were dialing an area code or a local exchange, which used to have beautiful names like WAverly-6 or LIncoln-2, back before you had to dial a bajillion digits to call your neighbor down the street.
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It’s Canada’s 146th Birthday. In celebration, today’s post will focus on Canadian made products. Try not to get all emotional. Continue reading