Archive for August, 2004

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Which Golden Girl Are You?

Tuesday, August 31st, 2004

I took the quiz and this is who I matched!

Here’s what my friend Kenneth’s match was from the quiz.

Which Golden Girl Are You?
Am I as blonde as Rose, as talkative as Rose,
as St. Olaf-herring-like-HMmmm as Rose?
You laugh at me ha ha. Which Golden Girl are you HMmmm-like?

Tags: HMmmm

Prehensile Tales: the penis as a humour site

Tuesday, August 31st, 2004

Fascination with the penis is only one aspect of this quirky collection of “tales”. The owner describes these writings as stories/gags/parodies/whatever, short enough to read while your boss isn’t looking and funny enough to make you piss your pants.
The bad news is : […]

Professionals fess up to tricks of their trade

Tuesday, August 31st, 2004

From the Morning News, an on-line magazine, this post by Matthew Baldwin tickled me.
My favourite trade trick was this one. Although the Australian butcher came in a close second.
Botanist

When working in the field, stick a strip of duct tape to your pants. You can take it off while working to quickly remove large masses of […]

Guerilla queers take over bars in major US cities

Monday, August 30th, 2004

Guerilla Queer Bar Takeover events have become popular in some major US cities. As reported in the Washington Post,
The formula is simple: On the third Friday of the month, a group of gay men and lesbians descends on an otherwise “straight” bar for the night.
They dance, […]

Vancouver drag queens sparkle in Connie and Carla

Monday, August 30th, 2004

Connie and Carla is out on DVD. Most of it was shot in Vancouver and features a plethora of Vancouver drag queens, some in supporting roles. Here’s the link to the Connie and Carla movie trailer from V I D E O D E T E C T I V E . C O […]

Talking out of your ass takes on new meaning

Monday, August 30th, 2004

I’m not going to explain this one. Just go here for the story. Both I and his wife, Carol, are speechless.
I’m too stunned to even HMmmm.
Can you HMmmm out of any orifice other than your mouth?

Tags: HMmmm

Garbage bag thrown out of art gallery

Monday, August 30th, 2004

A janitor threw out a garbage bag not realizing it was part of an art installation in the gallery. What would you have done had you been the janitor?

Here’s one of my favourite pieces of Bob’s art. Created in the Death Valley, only this image remains of Bob’s spontaneous creative genius using only materials […]

We all should have such a plastic bag in our hands

Monday, August 30th, 2004

plasticbag.org is what a website is all about. Sites like this amaze me. Not only is it crammed full of interesting stuff, but it also is great web design. Here’s a few tidbits that caught my eye.
A model e-mail response for your files. Must be nice […]

Ethical selector

Monday, August 30th, 2004

Selectsmart.com can indicate to whom you are most like with their Ethical Philosophy Selector. My ethical standards are most in line with Aquinas and least in line with Thomas Hobbes.
Here’s my list as generated by the Ethical Philosophy Selector.
Who the HMmmm […]

Vancouver’s new manhole cover designs unveiled

Sunday, August 29th, 2004

Vancouver’s sewers  will be gussied up with two manhole cover designs.

This is one of the winning designs.
See the other winning design here.
Imagine the agony of city works if the compass design had been chosen. I don’t know east from west. Some OCD citizen would insist that the compass point in the right direction.
On […]