Sarcasm Alive And Well At Amazon

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A few days ago, I wrote about a product being offered on Amazon… I checked back to the Amazon listing, and I must say, some of the "customer reviews" of this product are fantastic.  Here's a small sample: 150 of 158 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing! Holds my sheet music perfectly while driving., … Read More

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Gets A Little Cute

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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) vetoed a bill last night, and sent a little seven-line note to the California legislature, blasting them for not advancing his administration's proposals.  The note is innocent at first glance: But people today, started noticing something:   Oh, bad boy……

Facebook Can’t Leave Well Enough Alone, Preserves The Deceased

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(1)  This annoying live feed thing can be "fixed" with a little workaround.  Simply click and drag your "status updates" on that lefthand column, and place it above the "news feeds".  Facebook will now appear close to what it was before. (2)  Facebook is now urging you to "reconnect" with your friends that you haven't interacted with in a while.  Why?  Why … Read More

Am I The Man Of Your Dreams?

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A colleague brought this story and website to my attention: In January 2006 in New York, the patient of a well-known psychiatrist draws the face of a man that has been repeatedly appearing in her dreams. In more than one occasion that man has given her advice on her private life. The woman swears she has never met the man in … Read More

Tearjerker Monday

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CNN: On the morning of last year's annual Sunflower Fair in La Porte, Indiana, a family, appearing a little lost, walked up and down a crowded street, looking in vain for the table to sign up their entry. They carried a large sunflower with them. If no one noticed the exhausted, grieving look in the family's eyes, that was understandable. … Read More

The Japanese Mystery Cafe

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In Kashiwa, Japan, the mysterious Ogori Cafe had a unique way of filling your order. According to Cabel Maxfield Sasser: At this cafe, you get what the person before you ordered. The next person gets what you ordered. The point of the cafe seems to have been to introduce surprise into an ordinary day and to encourage strangers to interact … Read More