This headline almost speaks for itself: “Free repairs to flammable toilets.” It seems in Japan there’s been a rash of toilets catching on fire. From the article’s lead: Japan’s leading toilet manufacturer Toto is offering free repairs to 180,000 toilets after some of them caught fire. There have been three incidents of the electric bidetContinue reading “On Toilet Fires”
Tag Archives: Silly
On Trade Shows and Booth Babes
My sister came to town. She had a trade show downtown to attend, and she asked me to tag along which was, in the final analysis, very probably a good thing as my sister’s sense of direction is not that good. So I went to a trade show this morning for framers and such. JustContinue reading “On Trade Shows and Booth Babes”
On Search Phrases
I’d occasionally do this about once a month–pull a search log report off the server and see why people are dropping by. Honestly, it was a good way just to make a post; I didn’t have to think to have content, because you good readers gave me the content and a platform to rant, orContinue reading “On Search Phrases”
On Blogs From the Past
For fans of the BBC’s new Robin Hood series the Sheriff of Nottingham keeps a blog. The Sheriff certainly has some interesting insights in how to best remove tongues and deal with a striking peasantry. He’s clearly a smart guy, the Sheriff, but he should really tone down his moustache-twirling on his blog lest hisContinue reading “On Blogs From the Past”
On Farpoint Conversations
Keith: “I love this song. He’s so earnest in his vocals.” Me: “It’s ‘House of the Rising Son.’” Terri: “Yes, but the lyrics are about Winnie-the-Pooh.” Me: “You took a song about a New Orleans whore house, and turned into a song about Winnie-the-Pooh?” Keith: “Yep.” Me: “You’ve just fucked with my childhood. That’s notContinue reading “On Farpoint Conversations”
On Fictional Dinner Companions
I saw this on Adam-Troy Castro’s newsgroup today, and I thought I’d post it here: Prompted by a post in Unca Harlan’s Art Deco Dining Pavillion, I challenge the group to name the five fictional characters they would most like to invite to their dinner party. In the case of villains, I include the provisionContinue reading “On Fictional Dinner Companions”
On Goofy Comments
Daleks won’t vote for Pedro.
On Birthday Bizarreness
We have Dayton Ward to thank for this: the Bizarre American Holidays webpage. I was born in June, which is, according to the website, Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month, American Rivers Month, Cancer In The Sun Month, Dairy Month, Turkey Lover’s Month, National Accordian Awareness Month, National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month, National Ice Tea Month, National PapayaContinue reading “On Birthday Bizarreness”
On The Things I Write
I wrote a short story today. It stars two kidneys. Yes, the organs, kidneys. The ones that filter the blood and produce urine. It’s a story about two kidneys, and their kidney-adventures. They talk to one another. One of my favorite lines is: “Okay!” said the other kidney, in that excitable way that kidneys do.Continue reading “On The Things I Write”
On Erudition
Snagged from Keith, an English quiz: Your Vocabulary Score: A+ Congratulations on your multifarious vocabulary! You must be quite an erudite person. How’s Your Vocabulary?