June 18th, 2008 emnemastil
My Catholic school education at times seems lacking in real world knowledge. Sometimes I read a word and don’t know how to say it. For example, Sisters Theresa and Judith failed to teach me the correct pronunciation of the word “shiv.” Like drive with a “sh” sound at the beginning, not a “d”? Like sheep with an “f” instead of a “p”? Actually, you say it like “shit” but with a v sound at the end:
“Shit, that guy has a shiv!”
Someone even devoted a design post to the shiv, in case you pictured them wrong.
I always thought of
and didn’t think about the fact that they wouldn’t be shiny and silver, and prisoners probably don’t have unlimited access to surgical instruments.
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June 1st, 2008 emnemastil
I was challenged by Fuzzypeaches, aka The Working Woman to do a top 5 post about anything at all. To keep with the informational aspect (gosh, I hope you can tell that’s what I’m going for…) of the blog, I’ll list my top 5 favorite online news outlets. FYI, “news” may be pushing it a little, so maybe we’ll call them current event updater things.
Jezebel Celebrity, Sex, Fashion for women. Without editing. I think of this as FARK minus misogyny.
The Consumerist Shoppers bite back. If you pay for things, you need this website.
FARK It’s not news, It’s FARK.com
WOOD TV (West Michigan local news, a little trashy, but they get the job done, plus I like typing WOOD in my browser at work. Makes me feel a little naughty.)
BBC World News For a fair and balanced look at world news. They even have a section for the Americas. It’s good to get an outside perspective.
If you’ve had a chance to check these out, or know one that should be on my list, let me know in the comments.
Oops, did you not catch the part that this was a challenge? Your turn! List any top five, and leave your blog address in the comments.
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