Fire Alarm / Corporate Downfall

Posted 3 Feb 2012

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In case of fire … “PULL DOWN SIEMENS”

Sure, on my way out of the burning building, I’ll stop just long enough to bring a $20 Billion company crashing to the ground.

This strikes me as a fire alarm which would only really come in handy for extremely experienced and talented corporate raiders.

I (don’t) know where to use parentheses

Posted 1 Feb 2012

Daily Life, Language, Signs | 1 Comment 

Seen on an advertisement card found in magazines. At first glance, a misuse of parentheses.

Maybe there’s some hidden subtext? The sentence without the parentheses reads “The most culture can buy”. Maybe the authors are hinting that there’s no point being cultured because all you get is a subscription to “Cheap Eats”.

As an (interesting) aside of (useless) trivia, these advertisement cards are called “blow-in” cards because they are blown in to magazines.

What’s Under The Sidewalk

Posted 30 Jan 2012

Commuting, Daily Life | 2 Comments 

A meander down a snowy sidewalk in Cleveland, Ohio quickly turned into a quizzical pondering session when I crossed this patch of sidewalk without any snow on it. What’s under there that’s melting the snow anyway?

Is it just the building heating system, or could it be something more exotic or unsettling?

- Tip of an as yet undiscovered volcano?
- The apartment of certain heroes in a half-shell?
- A fire-breathing dragon?
- Cleveland’s nuclear arsenal?

The Muse of Lucas

Posted 27 Jan 2012

Commuting, Daily Life, Signs, Weird | 6 Comments 

Is this a cousin of Luke or Anakin? Perhaps a more distant relative.

Spice out of reach

Posted 25 Jan 2012

Daily Life, Food, Guest Post | 3 Comments 

“How is one supposed to get a bay leaf out without removing the top?”

A great question posed by a reader from Chicago!

Any clever suggestions for this reader?