January 2010
53 posts
“HAPPY FRIDAY! Friday is a day of gifts. Give someone an gift today. Give someone...”
– Andrew WK
“I’m lazy. But it’s the lazy people who invented the wheel and the bicycle...”
– Lech Walesa Polish labor leader, politician, & reformer (1943 - ) (via tapwaterjackson) (via quote-book)
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An example of why I'm not very good at making...
Scouse: What did you do at uni?
Me: Literature. How about you?
Scouse: Me? I did economics. Does that mean you like Twilight then?
Me: No, I read real books!
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“There should be a booth on every corner where you could get a martini and a...”
– Martin Amis - did you just copy this from Futurama? Your ‘euthanasia booths’ sound remarkedly similar to ‘suicide booths’.
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Five emotions you never knew you had →
victoriaisamess:
Some emotional states only have names in particular languages. Here are some examples:
Fiero (Italian): contented pride in achieving something just for oneself.
Amae (Japanese): the sweet feeling of being dependent on someone else.
Naches (Yiddish): the glow of proud pleasure that only a child can give to its parents.
Schadenfreude (German): the feeling you experience when...
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Photographs of Winter in Europe →
From the BBC Magazine <3
“It’ll all be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, then it’s not the end.”
– (via: rachelssunshinecafe) (via quote-book)
Each package of Ramen contains about 167 feet of...
This is the coolest fact I’ve heard all day, nay, week! I might try and remember it and then work out how many feet of ramen I eat in a whole year!
ohyeahfacts:
(source via TallWhitney)
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Rappers Explaining Sex →
“You can only be in a bad mood for so long before you have to face up to the fact...”
– Jessica Darling, Sloppy Firsts (via itchycosmicpocket) (via leeshiebean) (via quote-book)
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Sunday's Are Officially the Worst Day →
I hate Sundays too.
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Arcade Fire - Neighbourhood #3 (Power Out)
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“One year the shorts stayed on and then I just found it was my fingertips that...”
– A postman breaks the secret pact; you’re not supposed to talk about the shorts thing.
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Border Collies Rule: World's Smartest Dog Knows... →
I Award This Dog Five Bones! →
“I like to have a martini,
Two at the very most.
After three I’m under the...”
– Dorothy Parker (via ireadintothings) (via quote-book)
“I made no resolutions for the New Year. The habit of making plans, of...”
– Anaïs Nin (via kari-shma) (via quote-book)