Archive for August, 2007

Workartwork II

Posted by zhx on August 13th, 2007 filed in All, Randomness

Bored, created this at work with otherwise totally useless clipart.

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Fuck the Perseids

Posted by zhx on August 13th, 2007 filed in All, Photography

Attempted to photograph the Perseids tonight, but failed for several reasons. Should have done a little more research, I guess. Maybe next year…

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Call to a Local Game Store

Posted by zhx on August 9th, 2007 filed in All, Video Games

Everybody knows that department store employees are monumentally ignorant of the products they’re selling. Nobody in their right mind would ask the guy in the electronics department at Walmart for advice on buying an LCD TV, for example. But when you call a specialty shop — say, a store that ONLY sells LCD TVs, you [...]

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Police Search for Testicle Thieves

Posted by zhx on August 7th, 2007 filed in All, Randomness

Story here:
Police seek ‘professionals’ who removed St. Paul man’s testicles
A bizarre medical request and a botched surgery lead police on a search to find the missing suspected quacks.
By Allie Shah, Star Tribune
August 07, 2007
It doesn’t get much stranger than this.
A St. Paul man, complaining of chronic pain, wanted to have his testicles removed. When conventional [...]

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Bratz

Posted by zhx on August 6th, 2007 filed in All, Randomness

When I went to go see Ratatouille, I was unfortunate enough to get there in time to catch the trailer for the Bratz movie. I’m sure I don’t have to tell you, but it looked beyond terrible. When the trailer ended, I sat in stunned disbelief for a second, then turned to Amanda and asked [...]

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Jake Brown Cannot Die

Posted by zhx on August 3rd, 2007 filed in All, Skateboarding

I’ve seen some gnarly wrecks in my life, both in real life and on video, but as far as SHEER HEIGHT of a bail…this is the worst I’ve seen. 50 feet straight into the bottom of the mega ramp. AND HE WALKS AWAY.

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