"Fred Madden, in Jabberwocky (Summer/Autumn 1988), calls attention to a chapter titled "Popular Follies of Great Cities" in Charles Mackay's classic work, Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (1841). Mackay tells of various catch phrases which sprang up suddenly in London. One such phrase was "Who are you," spoken with ( Read more... )

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Ganked from cityofbeige.

"A lot of people", apparently. More than actually have me friended, which is a little odd if you ask me...

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Apparently, Merriam-Webster online has crowned "w00t" as its Word of the Year for 2007. (Really? Not "lolcat"?)

Not actually in time for the holidays, but... you need a Boba Fett-shaped 1gb (or up to 4gb) flash drive, right? Sure you do! (I really don't get why the Darth Vader, Stormtrooper, and R2D2 ones have the little ears ( Read more... )

Ganked from editswlonghair:

97%ALCOHOLIC
Looking for payday loans?

I totally resisted the TSUNAMI of LJ auto-posting that went around, but of course I can't resist quizzes.

I don't see how this result is possible, though...



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Looted from raqs. Apparently we kick her pirate ship's ASS when it comes to booty. Aaarrrh!

I have white spray paint on my fingers, and it won't dry properly and is disconcertingly sticky when I try to type. Meh.

Ganked from oakenguy.

And I wasn't even trying to skew the results or anything...

Your Score: Guinness

(66% dark & bitter, 66% working class, 66% genuine)


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Yeah, because I'm just THAT bored. And cold. Did I mention cold? I am calling in "Too COLD!" to work tomorrow. (No, really, I am. But I told my boss that I was, and my other boss is out of town, and you know, screw it, I never use personal days anyways.)

Ganked from raqs1. Bold the names of guys you'd definitely shag ( Read more... )