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The rudest game in the world

I recently shared with dear friends bads33d and scarlet the best game in the world. It requires no special equipment other than a reasonable vocabulary and a dirty mind. It's called 'I'd like to verb your noun'. The challenge being to generate a sentence that follows the format of "I'd like to your " that does not sound like a filthy double entendre. Try it, it's harder than you think.

And finally this place has the official shirt:

Alternate option: Fail part 2

Same website. Different suggestion fail.

Pushing it.

I love that Amazon learns what I like through my wish lists and purchases. It's even quite intellectually flattering when it sends you a little email to note that you might enjoy the latest book of obscure European philosophy that was just released.

Sometimes the learning is quirky and funny, as with the well known sexuality detection skills of TIVO.

Having recently tried an online nutrition program (tragic I know) I'm starting to wonder what it thinks of me. I do drink a lot of green tea but the following recommendation seems a bit of a stretch:

Meet Matt. He's a fun-ghi

The King Oyster mushrooms that have been appearing in fruit shops across town. They're quite regal indeed but what does one do with them?

Lost in translation

Prime ministerial commentary on the Georgian conflict:

Medvedev branded Saakashvili a "lunatic" as he outlined tough terms to the French leader, in effect demanding Georgian capitulation to vastly superior Russian forces.
"The difference between lunatics and other people is that when they smell blood it is very difficult to stop them," Medvedev said. "So you have to use surgery."

Is that a threat?

Confusing.

A fork in the road

It appears that some of my favourite bloggers like qp and ms fits are dropping out, or at least not dropping in as much as they once did. Seems to me the way to keep interest in keeping on would be to decide on some kind of core thematic and focus on that, so I wonder, what is it to be?

Options are:

Food Upside: I'm obsessed with eating. Downside: my food photos are terrible.

Politics Upside: lots of interest in it. Downside: tendency to get ranty. Really really ranty.

Pictures Upside: relatively little effort. Downside: I work in an office so would generally be limited to the bus ride in and pictures of rude words on my calculator.

Cartoons Upside: would be hilarious. Downside: I can't draw.

Personal reflections Upside: ego stoking. Downside: my personal and emotional life would make for rather dull reading.

Diary of sexual adventures Upside: kooky and risque. Downside: would possibly not meet with the approval of my SO.

Something new and interesting Upside: I would be teh cool. Downside: Can't think of anything.

Oh dear, it's all quite dire! Kind gods of the internets, please guide me safely through your tubes..

Dedication

Oh Mi Goreng you saviour of foods. I salute you. With a fried egg and some bok choy you are an almost rounded meal. Cooked quickly in the middle of the night you give me powers to resist late night drunken pizza indulgence. When overseas, you taste like home.

And I salute the forward thinkning young man I saw in the Market City IGA buying you by the box. Those are serious snacking preparations. Respect.