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Aug 18
“So what happens when you use the blue cheese knife for the brie? Disaster, that’s what. Now the brie is ruined for everyone, and you have a bastardized knife, useless for any purpose. The party is now one knife short, and musical cheese knives is no fun for anyone. Your hostess should not have to buy those tacky knives that have the cheese variety written on them in a pseudo-French script. You should just not be a failure.” I Hate Everything: Why do people mix up knives for cheese?

Aug 18

Aug 15
“King penguin Nils Olav receives a Knighthood from the Norwegian King’s Guard during a ceremony at Edinburgh zoo” “King penguin Nils Olav receives a Knighthood from the Norwegian King’s Guard during a ceremony at Edinburgh zoo”

Aug 15
It’s the network!

Aug 12
“A 7-year-old Chinese girl was not good-looking enough for the Olympics opening ceremony, so another little girl with a pixie smile lip-synched “Ode to the Motherland,” a ceremony official said” The Associated Press: Olympic opening uses girl’s voice, not face

Aug 12

Aug 12
Kanye does Olympics.

Aug 11
“A cyber warfare campaign by Russia is seriously disrupting many Georgian websites, including that of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If you cannnot access official Georgian government websites, please go to the following sites for the latest official Government of Georgia news. http://georgiamfa.blogspot.com/

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia: Cyber Attacks Disable Georgian Websites

Georgia government is now running off Blogger. Google saves the day, I suppose.


Aug 8

Aug 7
“The Brett Favre era in Green Bay officially came to an end late Wednesday night as the legendary longtime Packers quarterback was traded to the Jets.” ESPN

Aug 6

Aug 6

Aug 5
Very Uncensored Winnie the Pooh

Aug 5

Aug 5
“A sample of 194 college students, ages 18-24, expressed more negative feelings about themselves when shown thin models than when shown “regular-sized” models. However, the thin models give them a “higher evaluation of the brands,” per Jeremy Kees, a professor and researcher at Villanova University. When shown “regular-sized” models, the women felt better about their own body image, but were less likely to buy the products featured in those ads. As the researcher put it, “The really interesting result we’re seeing across multiple studies is that these thin models make women feel bad, but they like it.” What I Learned Today: Thin is (Still) In

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