Archive for the 'Asides' Category
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Word on the street is a contractor working on the new Engineering building hooked up a sanitary drain pipe either to a storm drain or to nothing at all… Now the CBC has caught wind of it (no pun intended). Comments Off
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This has got to be the worst time of year to be a driver. The potholes are covered by puddles so you can’t tell how deep they are. (1)
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A new U of M student group, UMSPAR, has formed with the express purpose of commenting on and trying to dislodge Aramark. Hat tip to Joey Coleman. (1)
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In case you missed this bit of urban flava from SNL, you should check out “Lazy Sunday”. Mr. Pibb + Red Vines = Crazy Delicious! (1)
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Photos are now up from The Big One: Urban Sprawl. Check them out! Comments Off
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You’ll have to excuse me, I’m not at my best
I’ve been gone for a week, I’ve been drunk since I left
And this so-called vacation will soon be my death
I’m so tired from it all, I need home for a rest. (2)
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Oh man, this is too funny not to post here for the ages: Science Groove. Listen to the biological concepts you know and love, set to music. My personal favorite is "Glucose, Glucose", a parody on "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies. Comments Off
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I’ve found an addictively-great website for background explanations on things in the (primarily U.S.) news: the Explainer on Slate, “Answers to your questions about the news.” Comments Off
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I’ll try to stop talking about Yaris-related things after this, but I found the ads for the Yaris (featuring “Uncle Yaris”) and they’re pretty amusing. Click here, click on “Yaris Extras” and then click on one of the bike, ball, vinyl, carrot or boombox images. Uncle Yaris is colourful… Comments Off
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Well, the Yaris has sipped it’s first tank of gas nearly dry, and the gas mileage is at about 8.1 L/100km. That’s with about 2/3 city driving, but still a bit of a far cry from the 6.9/5.5 (city/highway) L/100km promised by the Toyota specs. Tracking (and driving) continues, and luckily I’m still loving Yaris. (4)
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