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Entries from February 2009

The Mysterious Fillet

Ricky

February 27th, 2009 · No Comments

I have received multiple — as in more than one — emails this week concerning Wendy’s new “Premium Fillet of Fish” sandwich.  Apparently the top-dogs of the fast food world like to cater to the Lent crowd this time of year and begin to push their usually underrepresented seafood confections.  (more…)

Tags: Non-Sequitur · Strangeness

Things to Do with Dollar Coins

Ricky

February 26th, 2009 · No Comments

You know it exists, but, much like a cat having sex, you’ve never seen one in the wild.  The dollar coin, the elusive (perhaps annoying?) coin that Americans resist with all their casual might in favor of the cotton-printed counterpart.  Meanwhile, the rest of the Earth uses a 1-coin for daily transaction, perhaps most famously the British pound (which is, fortunately, the exact price of a Broomhill Chip-Butty).
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Tags: General · Non-Sequitur

Thought of the Day: Feb 26th, 2009

Thought of the Day

February 26th, 2009 · No Comments

If an hour is happy, it’s probably because it’s drunk.

Tags: Thought of the Day