July 2009
19 posts
2 tags
1 tag
2 tags
YDKJ: Etymology of whoopie pie
Taking my treat from the bakery lady, I hear her mutter, “I don’t know why it’s called whoopie pies. They’re not even pies.” Curiously, NYTimes.com:
Food historians believe whoopie pies originated in Pennsylvania, where they were baked by Amish women and put in farmers’ lunchboxes. Tired from a morning’s work, the farmers purportedly would shout “Whoopie!” if they...
June 2009
67 posts
3 tags
3 tags
3 tags
2 tags
2 tags
3 tags
3 tags
2 tags
“MICHAEL JACKSON the first 2 english words i eva spoke . the future sucx!”
– maya arulpragasam (_M_I_A_) on Twitter
2 tags
2 tags
2 tags
“If I read another artist statement that talks about wanting to explore time or...”
– We can shoot too: Blah blah blah
1 tag
“15.5 percent of people age 20 to 24 are unemployed in the U.S. compared to the...”
– New law to help in paying back college loans - CNN.com
1 tag
1 tag
“There are times when an abortion is necessary. I know that. When you have a...”
– Tapes Reveal Nixon’s View of Abortion - NYTimes.com
2 tags
“A new study suggests that people give higher customer satisfaction ratings to...”
– Vital Signs - Perceptions - A Customer Bias in Favor of White Men - NYTimes.com
1 tag
1 tag
1 tag
1 tag
2 tags
2 tags
3 tags
1 tag
2 tags
1 tag
2 tags
BBC NEWS | UK | England | Manchester | Human waste... →
“By harnessing this free energy we can reduce our fuel bills and reduce our carbon footprint.”
1 tag
Hahahaha.fr →
3 tags
From the Editor - Political Silence II - Los... →
Privacy is intrinsic to L.A. We have less open space per capita than any other major metropolis in the country because for the long-est time the Los Angeles dream was that everyone would have their own minipark in their backyard. Nothing is more isolating than the automobile. In cities like San Francisco, Chicago, and New York, mass transit cuts across class and racial lines. In rush hour an...
1 tag
WatchThe Q Train to Manhattan (via RageHaus)
2 tags
“The media may seem obsessed with Twitter because the people who are the media...”
– Mediator Articles | Twitter, Facebook Really Aren’t Universal | Miller-McCune Online Magazine
2 tags
2 tags
1 tag
1 tag
1 tag
Glendale News Press > Prostitution rising in... →
Despite Glendale’s reputation for higher-paying clients, prostitutes are earning $200 to $250 for sex, which is nearly $100 less than what they would have made before the recession, Det. Matthew Prokosch said.
1 tag
1 tag
1 tag
But If We Started Dating It Would Ruin Our... →
1 tag
WatchJon Stewart on Cable News’s 3-Way Race to the Bottom | Indecision Forever | Comedy Central
1 tag
1 tag
1 tag
