Monthly Archives: February 2002

brainteaser

Posted on Saturday, 2002 February 16 by Anton

vectored in alt.folklore.urban by R H Draney; relayed by JoAnne Schmitz in InterNUTS Digest (server@epistolary.org, “subscribe internuts”).

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sooner or later

Posted on Friday, 2002 February 15 by Anton

Claire Wolfe wrote a few years ago, “America is at that awkward stage. It’s too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards.” Now Liz Michael observes: It’s probably not going to be what is … Continue reading →

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for cat people

Posted on Friday, 2002 February 15 by Anton

The Thrill-Packed Pulse Pounding Adventures of Action Kitty

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luchismo

Posted on Thursday, 2002 February 14 by Anton

Pseudodictionary has accepted a coinage of mine.

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Wigu

Posted on Thursday, 2002 February 14 by Anton

Jeff Rowland’s swell cartoon When I Grow Up has come to an abrupt end, to be succeeded by a new strip.

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Emily, Hannah, and Madison?!

Posted on Thursday, 2002 February 14 by Anton

Here is a relatively harmless violation of the Tenth Amendment: the Social Security Administration publishes lists of Americans’ favorite names for babies. Do similar data exist for other countries? Emily, Hannah and Madison lead the pink pack for the second … Continue reading →

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the not so common heritage

Posted on Thursday, 2002 February 14 by Anton

When allusions whoosh by to movies that I never saw, like these, I worry a bit less about homogenization of culture. While I’m up: why do some -ize verbs like baptize have nouns in -ism, while others take -ization (half … Continue reading →

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