Tuesday, June 30, 2009

how could McSweeney's NOT have published this list?

Why You Should Never Choose the Letter D in Multiple Choice Quizzes: Actual Multiple Choice Questions and Their D Answers From a High School History Book

The use of fire by early humans reminds us that

D. they were cold all the time.

By the time of Darius, the Persian kings had created

D.. hundreds of varieties of the game of checkers.

In Athens, by the mid-fifth century BC., every male citizen

D. broke pottery

The emperor kept the poverty-stricken masses pacified by

D. building the world’s largest Ferris wheel.

Between the Tang and Ming dynasties, Chinese literature flourished because

D. people were bored

Muslim rulers in India were tolerant of Hindus because

D. the Hindus made the best cooks.

Elections for city council in medieval cities were often

D. a way for felons to move up in society.

Part of Calvin’s reformation of the city of Geneva included

D. requiring all citizens to cut cabbage

In 1528, Baldassare Castiglione wrote The Book of the Courtier, which

D. taught a new type of recreational badminton.

Parents in Renaissance Italy carefully arranged marriages, often to

D. have attractive in-laws.

Who initiated construction of the Imperial City in Beijing?

D. Lo Mien

Mein Kampf was

D. a dadaist photomontage by Marilyn Monroe that commented on women’s roles.

Challenged by President Kennedy in 1961, massive government funding and leaps in research and technology enabled the United States by 1969 to

D. create a wide-screen TV for a price under $5,000.

I am borrowing these coneflowers

your cellphone can be your friend.

Monday, June 22, 2009

what america is eating for dinner on tuesday

the recipe in cooking light can't be beat.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

"Meta"

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Monday, June 15, 2009

why should this day be any different from any other day

My favorite email of the day where all things in life have equal value:
"I am doing some baking today for Claytonfest which is Saturday. O took V in for her radiation. So far so good with that, she has one more treatment to go, then will begin chemo. Golfing later this aft."