Feb 24, 2010

(via catastrofe)

Feb 23, 2010

The impressive daily India/Pakistan border closing ceremony at Wagah Attari.
 
 
 
 

Feb 23, 2010

Via Eric Crampton at Offsetting Behaviour: There are lots of restaurants out there that close for one or two days a week – family outfits that need to have a break. There are lots of folks out there who’d like to run a restaurant, but can’t handle the fixed costs of starting up. Two Wellingtonians have found the perfect solution: the...

Feb 22, 2010

In 1950, 4-year-old Rosie, and her dog, Skippy, were accidentally locked inside of the Foodland Supermarket in Roxbury, MA after they snuck in just before the store closed for the evening.  Trapped, and bored, she decided to have a little fun with the place.  According to Life magazine: “Rosie came out of hiding and went to the ice cream freezers, where...

Feb 22, 2010

(via thedailywhat:LOLDWELL)

Feb 20, 2010

Today we commemorate the Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy. We know it's the day we bring icons to church, and celebrate the restoration of the icons after the iconoclast heresy long ago. But even though icons are highly visible, the Triumph of Orthodoxy does not simply mean we can have icons.

Feb 20, 2010

Chuck & Beans (via thedailywhat)

Feb 19, 2010

Well, when you put it that way… (embiggen)

Feb 17, 2010

What if there were no stop signs, and a major corporation was charged with inventing one?
 
 

Feb 14, 2010

As always, it is important to limit consumption of the foods at the top of the pyramid. (via gondaba)