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TOAST

is a demonstration of the Maillard reaction
can be prepared in several different ways
has an anthem (Streetband, “Toast,” 1978)
is penetrable
can be bought online
has been used as an art medium
might someday be part of an antigravity device
was the inspiration for this cat bed
has a museum
can be leaned
is eternal
has its own bible
has been worshipped
has been nominated as an […]

“NO MORE LIDS!” DEMAND HEDGEHOGS

A spokeshog for Hedgehogs for the Ethical Treatment of Hedgehogs said today, “McDonald’s are finally redesigning their McFlurry lid so that we don’t get our heads stuck inside and die of starvation. But they are making the aperture smaller! How are we going to get our dessert? This is an outrage, and a symptom of […]

THE SCREAM IS SAFE

Hooray! The stolen Munch paintings have been found.
(One of them features prominently on my 404.)
(You do know about the 404 Research Lab, don’t you?)

SEAL OF APPROVAL

Just think how important you’ll be when you have your own official seal. That time, my friends, can be right now. Using the Official Seal Generator is a piece of pie. Easy as cake. Er, a local idiom for “ease of use.” Here is the seal a slightly hungover capuchin monkey just generated for the […]

THE MAY MORNING DEW

Just a song I sang too low one day. It’s not new or anything:
The May Morning Dew

MCDONALD’S: I’M MOCKIN’ IT

More truth than you can stand in this Flickr photoset

TODAY’S BLOGQUOTE

Compassionate conservativism, which I once described as “deeply sympathizing with peoples’ problems and sincerely hoping that private enterprise will be able to do something about them,” has left the Gulf region stronger and more self-reliant than it was before Hurricane Katrina. Despite the nay-saying of critics, many local people were genuinely touched by the sympathy […]

NO ARABIC TEXT ALLOWED

An Iraqi architect on Tuesday said he was forced to change his T-shirt before boarding a flight in New York because the shirt had “We will not be silent” written on it in Arabic and English.

Iraqi says forced to change T-shirt (Reuters)

I once again asked the three of them : “How come you are asking […]

IN COW NEWS TODAY

Never hug a Swiss cow, hikers told
Cows also ‘have regional accents’
The Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw is this weekend
Cow thieves strike in St Elizabeth, Jamaica
Cow whisperers against the war

I’ve left out all the mad cow news, but there’s plenty of it. And I just stumbled upon this interesting Indian link, which I’ll throw in for […]

PSST: GYWO UPDATE

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