October 2008
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Man Decorates Basement With Sharpies
When Charlie Kratzer started on the basement art project in his south Lexington home, he was surrounded by walls painted a classic cream. Ten dollars of Magic Marker and Sharpie later, the place was black and cream and drawn all over. Read full story here.
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Overheard...
Old gentleman: Excuse me sir, but what exactly is venison?
Waiter: Uh.. ok well you know the movie Bambi?
September 2008
Man On Wire
Went to see Man On Wire last night, and if you know what’s good for you, you will see it too: The documentary recounts a French tightrope walker’s obsession to tread while suspended between the void of the World Trade Center Towers 1,368 feet from the ground without safety net or harness. Dubbed the “artistic crime of the century”, Phillipe Petit’s story is so full of emotion, courage...
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It’s amazing how someone can break your heart, but you still love them with all...
– Unknown
RIP Paul Newman
Paul Newman, actor and dedicated philanthropist, died yesterday at the age of 83 after a long bout with cancer. The Method trained actor learned his craft at Yale and the Actors Studio and went on to become one of Hollywood’s most enduring screen icons, starring in over 65 films.
How sad….
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The only thing we learn from history, I am afraid, is that we do not learn from...
– Ron Paul
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Overheard...
Girl: So I decided that from now on, I'm not kissing anyone on one night stands.
Queer (gasping): That's so Pretty Woman!
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Oh, the comfort - the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person -...
– Dinah Craik
"That's What She Said" Jokes Cause Chaos In...
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island — The number of inappropriate jokes made by students currently enrolled in Introductory Archaeology, at Brown University is “growing larger than ever,” according to Professor Archibald Rogers. The first incident occurred in early November. Holding up a digit-sized bone during lecture, Rogers remarked to the class on its durability. “It’s extremely...
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I Believe
“A birth certificate shows that we were born; a death certificate shows that we died; pictures show that we lived.
That just because two people argue, it doesn’t mean they don’t love each other. And just because they don’t argue, it doesn’t mean they do.
That we don’t have to change friends if we understand that friends change.
That no matter how good a friend is, they’re going to hurt...
Overheard in New York...
Conductor #1: Uh, Jack?
Conductor #2: Yeah Joe.
Conductor #1: We need to stop.
Conductor #2: Stop? What do you mean stop?! We're in the middle of a tunnel!
Conductor #1: A door just opened.
Conductor #2: What the.....
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One of the best SNL skits I’ve seen in a long time.
"If music be the food of love, play on!"
I just ate at Souplantation and honestly, I didn’t think there would ever be a way to accurately describe the satisfaction it brings me until I saw this:
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I think it’s pretty much impossible to forget someone who was once the...
– Unknown
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Well I think we all have secrets, and I’d like to imagine us keeping them...
– Frank Warren
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Hobo (as girl nearby drops her Vogue): Oh, no! Somebody dropped their Torah!
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