August 2010
77 posts
Anecdote of the Day: Negative Double Positive
thedailywhat:
Based on a true story:
An MIT linguistics professor was lecturing his class the other day. “In English,” he said, “a double negative forms a positive. However, in some languages, such as Russian, a double negative remains a negative. But there isn’t a single language, not one, in which a double positive can express a negative.”
A voice from the back of the room piped up, “Yeah,...
Imminent Things!
Causes for Excitement:
1. Moving-in trip to DC with Raishel & Co.
2. Academic writing assignments, finally
3. Revamping The Debaucle website with content and pizazz
4. Work study job [read: money]
Causes for Distress:
1. Present financial situation
2. Future financial situation
3. Money in general
4. I have to choose a major?
Woman Wears 6 Items Of Clothing For A Month --...
atariboy:
Interesting test in frugality and how observant humans are(‘nt).
During her experiment — something called a “shopping diet,” actually — which ended on Wednesday, Ms. Brennan made do with the following: a black blazer and pants from H & M; two button-down shirts, one black and one pink; a pair of Old Navy jeans; and one well-worn pink T-shirt.
How she settled on those items was...
“Why do parents who are making such efforts to move ahead of the crowd end up...”
– 10 Ways to Avoid Hipster Baby Names - The Daily Beast
“PK: According to Nielsen, the Colbert Report audience is only 5 percent African...”
– The Colbert Report, 8/5/2010
Damn you, original unfinished business
I’m always a little sad after I complete a great number of errands, only to realize that none of them were on my to-do list in the first place.
CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT ♪♫ ♪♫
DON’T HIDE WHAT YOU FEEL INSIDE~
DON’T LET ANYBODY STAND IN YOUR WAY~
JUST LET THE MUSIC TAKE YOU HIIIIIIIGHER~
NOW, ARE YOU READY TO ROCK, CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT?
ARE YOU READY TO ROLL, CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT?
YOU’VE GOT THE POWERRRRRR~
