Monthly Archives: November 2006

Chinese Checkers with Grandma? *So* not Qr!

24-Nov-06

A new article in The Economist explains that all those boys you’re intimidated by when you head out to the local bar are, in fact, butt-ugly:
If you have ever sat alone in a bar, depressed by how good-looking everybody else seems to be, take comfort—it may be evolution playing a trick on you. A study […]

Greg & Eric’s Thanksgiving Pickup Lines

17-Nov-06

Give thanks for these incredibly useful chat-up lines:

why have turkey when you can have some chicken?

i’ve got some gravy for those mashed potatoes!

hope you’re hungry, it’s time for a harvest!

on your knees, pilgrim boy!

have you had your stuffing yet?

you wanna piece of my pumpkin pie?

i put the “top” in “stove top”.

i’ll give you something to […]

Cultural Learnings of Holland for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of America

08-Nov-06

One foggy evening in San Francisco, some 6 years ago on election night, I was sitting around having wine with some friends, watching election night results come in on MSNBCNNABCFOX and the ominous beginnings of the Al Gore Florida recount kerfuffle taking shape.
I got a phone call around 11pm from one of my friends in […]