August 2009
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Could the guinea pigs from G-Force survive in the... →
in honor of Lucky
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matters of state
so I drove from durham to richmond yesterday to pick up my car from the dealership where it had been under repair after I ran over this piece of metal that had been hanging out in the middle of I-95 S. the trip took me just under two and a half hours each way, and the time needed to get from durham to the NC/VA state line is right at one hour (in my sweet ass dodge grand caravan from...
July 2009
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“but yeah I don’t want to be a receptionist”
– claire
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fluorescent adolescent // arctic monkeys
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“Hipsters are the friends who sneer when you cop to liking Coldplay. They’re the...”
– Society: Hipster Subculture Ripe for Parody - TIME
TIME getting in on that Hipster-hate pageview increase. Props to thepublics on getting linked.
What worse than drinking Pabst Blue Ribbon? Making a joke about how hipsters drink Pabst Blue Ribbon.
But what if I sneer at liking Coldplay but hate...
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been there, done that
nightcheese:
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(972): some kid came into the principals office and tried to explain what he was sent there for through interpretive dance.
only in my metropolitan area…
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Clever Monkeys Can Recognize Basic Grammar |... →
all the more reason why you homo sapiens should be able to speak and write correctly (or, for why I try never to cut people any grammatical slack)
The Economics of an Ugly Boyfriend - Freakonomics... →
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let me be // xavier rudd
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Swine-Flu Spam - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com →
the antiviral drug Tamiflu has now surpassed Viagra as the most commonly spammed drug on the internet
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an open letter to nickelback
if today was your last day…
I would be happy, since that would make 4 fewer people in this world who were unfamiliar with the subjunctive mood. please see this article for reference. it’s not even as though “were” and “was” have different numbers of syllables. seriously though, get with the program
sincerely,
molly
PS also, your music leaves as much to be...
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an open letter to nickelback
if today was your last day…
I would be happy, since that would make 4 fewer people in this world who were unfamiliar with the subjunctive mood. please see this article for reference. it’s not even as though “were” and “was” have different numbers of syllables. seriously though, get with the program
sincerely,
molly
PS also, your music leaves as much to be...
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mental_floss Blog » 3 Solved Math Mysteries (and 2... →
math reblog
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11 Famous People Who Were in the Completely Wrong... →
(via thepursuit)
maybe this means there is still hope for my dream job as a DJ
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Three Economists Get Into a Cab… - WSJ.com →
…just take the metro
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Watchmadness takes its toll …
Duke TIP east campus 2009 term 2 (1.5?) slideshow
thanks yall for everything…it’s been a wonderful ride
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patrickdonohue:
inothernews
“Homecoming” by...
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Barenaked Ladies - Hello City
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volcanoes:
anyone know of a good site that helps keep track of your runs? according to some fancy googling i just did, i need new running shoes and i should have two pairs that i alternate. who knew? two years ago, i never, ever ran - i could make it maybe half a mile before feeling like i was going to die. and now.. dreams do come true! this may be the one thing i’ve ever worked hard at in my...
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i miss this show
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(516): I swear to god he was trying to crawl under my door last night muttering “I’m Alex Mac! I’m Alex Mac!”
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Distracted Driving Game - Interactive Feature -... →
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“Thoughts: great tip reunion part deux, december 31, 2010, las vegas.”
– - Francisco Julian Fiallo, 1:35am
i’m sure drinking was involved in the formation of this idea and I LOVE IT. shit yes there will be a tip reunion on new year’s. TIP reunion part tres: chichen itza, dec. 21 2012, to witness the end of the world. John and i were planning to go anyway
(via...
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Duke leadership camp closed due to flu :: WRAL.com →
swampgirlrunamok:
volcanoes:
it’s official. my love goes out to everyone involved
This sucks.
But uhm, they’re sending the kids home on planes? From a camp that is being closed because of an outbreak of nasty influenza? Am I the only one seeing a disconnect in the logic here? Are we masking the little rugrats before we send them out into the world to spread the germs?
Also, fail on the...
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I Aren't.
mills:
Can anyone explain the logic -not the precedent- of changing how we conjugate the verb ‘to be’ when speaking interrogatively? We say, “I’m tall, aren’t I?” Or “I’m your partner, aren’t I?” We do not say “I’m tall, am I not?” and I don’t know why.
The asymmetry of it bothers me enormously, to say nothing of the fact that if we expand the contraction we’ve said, “I am tall, are I not?”
Is...
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Watchashleydamour:
Awesome selection, Lydia!
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MUSIC VIDEO: “Strawberry Swing” - Coldplay
if you (a) like this and (b) live in durham, you should check out the impressive renditions of spongebob and cat in the hat on the 9th street sidewalk
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Duke TIP Cancels Summer Session Following Flu... →
aka, the return of my tumblr is imminent
