GEORGE IS WHERE?

In the comments to this post, Susie asked if I see a lot of wheresgeorge.com bills.

I'd say roughly 1 out of every thousand. And I used to enter them all (I've entered 434 of them so far), but lately I just haven't had the time. Too busy surfing the blogosphere in search of new material....

... Uh, I mean, serving my valued customers by addressing their banking needs.

Anyway, if you do see one, I strongly recommend taking the time to enter it for two reasons. First, it may help a child learn something. I got an e-mail once from another Georger, thanking me for entering his bill, because he uses WG.com to teach his children about how money circulates.

Second, sometimes it's just cool to see where your bills have been. My favorite was 2 relatively new bills that had arrived in Wisconsin together. According to WG, he put them into the same soda machine (one for a Dr. Pepper, one for a Mt. Dew) a few hours apart.

In Georgia.

How they stayed together all those miles still puts a "damned if I can figure it out" look of puzzlement on my face whenever I think about it.

Anyway, go there and enter any bills that you find. You'd be surprised just how far a dollar still goes these days ;-)

AS GOOD AS IT GETS

Dean scored himself an interview with the BEST damn political cartoonists on planet Earth: Cox & Forkum. They're entertaining conversationalists, and the interview is heavily sprinkled with some of their best work.

A "do not miss" if ever there was one.

If for no other reason than to attempt to discover the meaning of the phrase, "curious green ideas sleep furiously"

HOW TO PROPERLY LOAD A GUN

Another one for brother Roy. Who should really get a blog of his own. He's the best story-teller in the family and he's got 20 years of sea-stories under his belt. Stuff like dog-burgers, the wrong way to extinguish an "eternal flame", and choosing the best time to point a loaded shotgun at a superior officer.

Anyway, Cold Fury links to Kim DuToit, who gives some hot tips on what ammo to use in your favorite "home defense piece".

HINT: see what your local cops are using.

There's also some sage advice on how to keep your kids safe when you have guns in the house. Go take a peek.

THE DOCTOR SAYS CAFFEINE MAKES ME NERVOUS

Someone finally figured out how much caffeine is too much, and the Photodude is spreading the word.

I'm dedicating this post to my brother Roy, who once told me "I'm fine after my second pot of coffee in the morning....yes, I said pot."

WHEN LIFE HANDS YOU LEMONS...

Susie was kind enough to point out that The Lemon has updated. He'd taken a long pause after issue 17, and I feared the worst. But he's back, and still cranking out delicious right-wing satire. It's like The Onion for people with short attention spans. Drink alert in effect. 

GRATUITOUS FRENCH BASHING

My brother Roy sent me this and I just couldn't resist sharing:

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The old American gent arrived in Paris by plane. At Customs, he fumbled for his passport. "You have been to France before, Monsieur?", the Customs officer asked sarcastically. The old gent admitted that he had been to France before. "Then you should know enough to have your passport ready for inspection!", snapped the irate official. The American said that the last time he came to France he did not have to show his passport. "Impossible! You Americans always have to show your passports on arrival in France." The old American gave the Frenchman a long hard look. "I assure you, young man, that when I came ashore on Omaha Beach in 1944, there wasn't a Frenchman anywhere in sight." SEMPER FI HOO-RAH-DEVIL DOG

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WHY BLOGGERS MAKE TYPOS

Frank is a little sensitive about typos in his posts. More specifically, he doesn't appreciate being treated like a grammar-school dropout in the process of having them pointed out in his comments.

Hmpf! He should just be grateful that he has readers who love him enough to comment at all. Personally, I can never get enough (I'm looking at you, Susie). Of course, that could change if the trolls ever find this place.

Anyway, he gave me one of those "a-ha!" moments when he mentioned why bloggers tend to make typos:

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You see, before you write something, it first appears in one’s mind as the spoken word. Instead of very carefully typing each word out and pausing to make sure it's spelled correctly and make grammatical sense, the subconscious quickly takes over and takes the spoken thought in one’s mind and transfers it to written language using a number of heuristics it has picked up throughout the years. It is extremely flawed. It will often write the wrong homophone (and forget the question mark for a question... but that's neither here nor there). That's why there is a thing called proofreading. The problem with blogging is that I want to get a post out quickly, and thus I am forced to proofread right after writing. That usually doesn't work too well since what was meant (not typed) is still fresh in mind.

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Very true, very obvious once it's pointed out, but I never would have thought of putting it just that way. It's just one of the many reasons why IMAO is one of my "gotta, gotta, gotta" daily stops.

TODAY’S GRAFFITI CURRENCY 

 

Run for your lives! Abe's got Rabbititis!

BURN BABY BURN

The Bonfire's burning again, and these atrocities can't burn fast enough (especially my disaster). Wizbang's put the torch to a 4th pile of bloggery badness, and it's an event not to be missed. Remember to check the comments for my disclaimer, too.

Personally, though, I think some people are actually sending good posts, and should be flogged for violating the Bonfire's spirit.

Heh. Purple polar bear.

A TISSUE & A PAT ON THE HEAD

Susie came in third in Frank's contest. What a crock. Obviously she had the best answer, because everyone knows the answer to communism is capitalism - lots of it, and right now, if you please. It was the one I voted for.

Anyway, she's feeling a little sad, so I'm posting this link in a clumsy effort to cheer her up.