January 2010
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Taxi Driver: So do you work on the Hill? Amanda: Oh, no, but near there. Tax Driver: Oh, but do you work for the House? Or the Senate? Amanda: No, I work at FEMA. Taxi Driver: Oh! FEMA! I can take you to Haiti right now if you want to go! Amanda: I’m sorry, what? Taxi Driver: Haiti! I can take you to Haiti right now! FEMA! Also discussed…gifts for dogs. Taxi driver: Oh! What do...
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“I left the cocoon of Harvard, I left the cocoon of Saturday Night Live, I left...”
– Conan O’Brien’s Commencement Speech to the Havard Class of 2000 (via liezlwashere)
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The other side of Yelp →
More than anything, she blamed Yelp. Out of nowhere, the little company had somehow managed to get between her and her customers. It had hurt her business and caused her to humiliate herself, first online and now, improbably, in the real world. “I’ve never met any store owner who likes Yelp,” Goodman says. “We’re all gritting our teeth. It’s evil.”
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Factoring ‘Walkability’ Into Home Values →
The study found that houses with above-average Walk Scores commanded a premium. It was as much as $30,000 in cities like Charlotte, N.C., Chicago, Sacramento and San Francisco…
“I take it to mean that his abs have magnetic qualities and that his mere...”
– MTV’s Jersey Shore review : The New Yorker
(via robots)
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How to post photos on the internet →
via chartier
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A Peek Into Netflix Queues - NYTimes.com →
“Now listen, George, don’t think about 1968. Think about 1998. You and me, we’ll...”
– President Johnson meeting with Alabama Gov. George Wallace face to face in the Oval Office to discuss ways to ensure the Selma Alabama marchers’ safety.
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“Google wave is like a game of chess with 10 people, and anyone can pick up any...”
– someone who works in information technology and had no idea what was happening on the screen
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