Category Archives: humanities

proud alumni of Wassamatta U.

Jane Galt comments on the boorishness of Americans as seen by Europe: inter alia, They wear sweatshirts with the names of their colleges on them. Well, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Heh. American college sweatshirts were … Continue reading

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oh look, the grass fell over.

The most exquisite crop circles are showcased at c i r c l e m a k e r s. (Link from Steve Sailer.)

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pseudo erudition only annoys us true erudites

A comment to Vodkapundit says “Lileks . . . must be the only writer in America to know and use the plural hiatii.” Lileks is of course free to invent words if he likes, in which case he’s naturally the only one … Continue reading

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vote with your tectonic plate

GPS sparks boundary wars. New measurements tell Rhode Islanders that they live in Connecticut, and so on. (Thanks to Monty Solomon for the link.) If it were a question of private property, I believe the rule of adverse possession would … Continue reading

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A Wellmeaning Oaf

The List of Possible Bandnames, for those who have musical talent or a knack for names, but not both.

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self-illustrating

Value of the expression “The ‘Harper’s Index’ format gimmick became stale on or about the day it was conceived”: 1

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the work environment

Thursday I learned that radio soap-opera exists, and sounds just like the tv kind, except that the latter has silences. I also learned that learning an arbitrary sequence of tasks by rote, in a room where a radio is playing … Continue reading

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