Category Archives: Accidents Waiting to Happen

Irony: The Ultimate Confounding Variable

In a demonstration that even the greatest technical minds have yet to create an algorithm that accounts for irony, the following links have recently shown up on my Gmail sidebar:
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Very Mature

For Nick:

The Big Question

So I need some help. My new employer has allotted me a budget at allposters.com to decorate my new office. The question, then, is what to buy:
Option 1: The “Hang In There!” Kitty

Option 2: Dogs Playing Poker

Tough call, right?

An Open Letter to The Linewaiter’s Gazette, a publication of the Park Slope Food Coop.

Dear Linewaiter’s Gazette,
Some time ago your publication ran a comic titled “Meet the Tofus,” which introduced readers to the characters of Silken and Firm. I was intrigued by the single-paned strip’s enigmatic brevity, and looked forward to learning more about this soy-based duo. I questioned what was behind Firm’s jovial façade, what dark past [...]

A Magical Evening

I love living in New York, but I think there’s something about this time of year that drives people here a little crazy. After several months of cold weather (though we have admittedly had an unnervingly mild winter), people are tired of being cooped up inside, and by February our stir-craziness reaches a fever pitch. [...]