...on the importance of proof reading:


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No, no, not to learn how to operate the item, but because of the wonderful gems sometimes buried in those supposedly-informative booklets.

We bought a dehumidifier last night (as part of the Great Basement Purging project), and the instructions contained these two lovely tips:


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My thesis is officially DONE DONE DONE!
I did my oral defense last Friday, and turned in my (250 page) paper this morning. That is SUCH a relief.

Of course, now I have to catch up on all the work around the lab that I was putting off for the last month... Oh well.

“Mom, how dare you bring me a box that I won’t fit in?!”


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My pirate name is:

Black Grace Bonney


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...which means that everyone should visit ThinkGeek.

It's good to have priorities, I guess.


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A group of Australian researchers have conducted a study to answer the age-old question:

“Where have all the bloody teaspoons gone?”

Looks like they’ll be contenders for the Ig Nobel awards this year :)

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