Last Monday a blog post went up at OnMilwaukee.com (with the picture at right) about an official looking street sign some enterprising individual attached to the real street sign for Homer Street. That is fucking cool, no matter how you slice it. The city, naturally, saw things differently and had the sign pulled down. Now, in Milwaukee you can apparently apply for a license for street art of this nature, but in order to do so the original artist has to step forward and so far no one has. This led to a second blog post at OnMilwaukee asking for…
Day: June 26, 2009
Friday Link Dump – Excellent Usage Edition
“Ohh, he card reads good.” – Homer Simpson There are several examples of people getting their quotes right and using them in context this week. Also there’s another amusingly out of date cranky old guy (he doesn’t like swearing and backtalk), a woman who hates shorts and Simpsons merchandise made in Chinese prisons. If you’re overweight and looking for love, it pays to be a man – You mean that different standards are applied to men and women? I’m shocked. What does this have to do with The Simpsons? Well, nothing really, but the story has a picture of Homer…
Quote of the Day
“Now, make sure we have plenty of cold cuts, and put some beer on ice-” – Homer Simpson “Um, Homer, I’m a vegetarian and I don’t drink.” – Leon Kompowski “Are you sure you’re here voluntarily?” – Homer Simpson Rest in peace, Leon.