Your week in Quickies
Oct 10 2007, 22:00 EDT [updated Oct 10 2007, 22:05 EDT]
Oct 10 2007, 22:00 EDT
Luggage restrictions from US Airways. You can bring a bowling ball in carry-on but can't put it in the overhead and there is no way it would fit under the seat. Can you leave it in the aisle?
Oct 07 2007, 11:31 EDT
The combined height of the Chinese couple is under 6 feet.
Oct 05 2007, 18:44 EDT
A great (and free) short story that re-imagines the cold war, replacing nukes with Cthulu and other weakly godlike beings.
Stross' new book Halting State came out this week.
Oct 05 2007, 16:24 EDT
Now I know why I don't see Kiran Chetry on FNC anymore, she jumped ship to CNN. And if you have never seen Melissa Theuriau you are missing out on the 8th wonder of the world.
Oct 05 2007, 16:20 EDT
I have officially spent too much time on Amazon. Mentioned in the reviews is AznLover.com. Looking at the photo gallery I was like "Hey, I know that guy" and "Him too!" and "Whoa, and him!"
/bonus going straight to hell points for me
Oct 04 2007, 10:22 EDT
These are particularly well-explained, something not always easy to do when meanings cross cultures.
Number 3, from Greece, brings back memories. My cousin in Athens would get mad at me for giving her the gesture all the time.
Oct 03 2007, 08:54 EDT
Fair warning: the first item is male nipples (w/ pic)
Sep 28 2007, 17:05 EDT
Moderately interesting story of an accidental business.