Odds-n-Ends
Addiction: Metaphor, Hyperbole or Nonsense?
Overheard on a non-fake newscast tonight:
…former President Clinton, whose addiction to fast food is well known…
One more sign of cultural schizophrenia about enjoying the simple pleasures of life, eh? The disease model: Coming soon to whatever you enjoy most!
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The horse? It seemed sober
Police in eastern Latvia were trying to determine Wednesday what charges to bring against a drunken horse-and-buggy driver who caused a drunken motorist to crash into a ditch, flipping his car.
Nobody hurt, the car driver fined and license revoked, but Latvian law doesn’t criminalize taking the reins while intoxicated.
Via Sarpy Sam at Thoughts from the Middle of Nowhere.
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Cigarette, Bourbon, Beer, and Sinatra Tunes
I love Toddorado’s style:
Scene: A smoky pool room at a local neighborhood bar. Cigarette, Bourbon, Beer and Sinatra Tunes are shooting a game of doubles
Cigarette: (oddly enough, smoking a cigarette) Hey guys! How long has Coffee been missing? There were five of us here, even though you guys, Beer and Bourbon, are related. Now there’s only four of us!
Bourbon: (looks up from the pool table, where he is lining up a shot) Who cares? We were never that close anyway - he was the natural one to leave the group, damn stimulants. It was always the two of you in the morning - no one ever heard of Coffee and Bourbon hangin’ out.
Go read the rest. Really. It’s quirkygood.
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A place for neighborhood chatter
Every vibrant neighborhood has its front stoops or back fences were we gather to talk about the weather, or sports, or arts, or anything else that strikes our fancy.
When the one thing on our mind is the most inane, or goofy, or something that is irrationally but intensely irritating, it’s often better to get it off our chests so we can move on with core topics and projects.
You’ll see open threads created from time to time: An invitation to connect with me and other folks on whatever topic you choose.
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