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Posted by steve in 12 Mar, 2010   

What I thought it said: Notice of Underpants Income
What it actually said: Notice of Underreported Income
What it was: A spam/phishing e-mail

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Misread (1)

Posted by steve in 12 Mar, 2010   

What I thought it said: Dark Side Support Manager
What it actually said: Deskside Support Manager
What it was: A job posting on Craigslist

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Not tonight, dear, I have a headache

Posted by steve in 4 Nov, 2009   

From CNN Health (via Fark): Sex, then amnesia…and it’s no soap opera.
The article describes transient global amnesia (TGA), a loss of short-term memory. TGA is usually a one-time event, usually occurs in people over 50 years of age, and is caused by strenuous activity — frequently sex. TGA appears to have some link with migraines [...]

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How’s that working out for you?

Posted by steve in 18 Feb, 2008   
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“FRAGILE handle with care”

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We’re sorry, your call cannot be completed as dialed

Posted by steve in 10 Jan, 2008   

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Too much information, and yet – not enough

Posted by steve in 25 Jun, 2007   

June 25, 2007
About two weeks ago, an unpleasant smell greeted me in the lobby of my apartment building: the smell of vomit mostly covered up with an air freshener or a cleaning solution. And a black doormat on the floor had a few obvious, whitish stains.
The night before, I’d seen a couple of apparently [...]

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A tree dies in Ballard (or: One advantage to living above street level)

Posted by steve in 7 Aug, 2006   
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A car died about three blocks away from where I live. As the driver pushed the car out of the intersection–along a slight downhill grade–the vehicle took off on its own. The car came to rest in the corner garden of my apartment building, mortally wounding a pine tree. Fortunately, the tree stopped the car [...]

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