Archive: March 1, 2008
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I want one of these Catcher In The Rye wall posters featuring the original 1951 book cover from Little, Brown and Company publishing house. The design is by Michael Mitchell. It’s available online at Urban Outfitters for $78.

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There’s a lot of history behind the face of Aunt Jemima and her trademarked foods. Here’s a gallery of some old ads featuring Aunt Jemima. While I don’t support the content of the ads that Aunt Jemima appeared in, I do wish that the graphical style of these ads were still a bit more prominent [...]

It’s March 1st here in Australia! To celebrate that start of March, I’m posting this video which shows Lego figures of Stormtroopers playing the Imperial March from Star Wars, conducted by Darth Vader (also in Lego form). Nothing like a symphony of Lego characters to start off the month! If you’re interested, here’s another great [...]

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So get this: Lots of people in Melbourne (and I assume all of Australia) pronounce Nike (the shoe brand) as “naɪk” instead of “naɪki” (the latter pronunciation is proper according to IPA standards). When I first heard this, I thought it was a joke. But sure enough, it’s fact. Many Australians simply leave out the [...]

Estelle ft. Kanye West – American Boy I can’t stop listening to this song. It’s so good! No way, this girl in Melbourne is ALLERGIC to water. Here’s a useful map for figuring out the names of certain areas in Jersey City. THE MOST INTENSE APPLE STORE CUSTOMER EVER. This well-known portrait of Abraham Lincoln [...]

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So the warehouse that handles the stock at my work just confirmed that this Superdry Backpack (orange) is mine and that it is on its way to me as I type this. Wow. And…I got word from Timbuk2 PR this morning that they are sending over one of their new bags to me for evaluation. [...]