And thus perished fifty forlorn “pit” kids. When the firemen arrived all that was left was a tuft of green, dreadlocked hair, and a partially melted bellybutton ring. Also, an overwhelming sense of ennui.
Ok, it didn’t really kill any pit kids. I used to park my bike right there, it would have gotten singed… that would have been a true tragedy. This could have been my bike:
More information at Boston.com.
Via Cynical-C.
I took this picture a few days ago of a sign inside a subway car on Boston’s Green Line:
If you see smoke or suspect a fire, please SPARK IT UP!
If a passenger is in distress, please FINISH HIM!
Because jbg was hassling me about football team theme songs, here’s a collection of links to most NFL teams’ theme songs (or fight songs, if you’re old-timey):
Technically the Houston Oilers Theme Song ISN’T really the theme song for the Tennessee Titans, but it’s awesome. For the rest, I just scavenged around and grabbed what seemed right. Any changes can be recommended in the comments.
Links for the Chargers, the Patriots and the Redskins courtesy of jbg.
When I saw that the concept behind ROFLCon was “to assemble every famous internet meme or celebrity to come to Harvard in the spring of 2008 to attend a conference,” I thought I had a decent chance of being invited. Sure, if this were a year and a half ago, I would have had a much better chance, but I figured a few people might remember.
But alas, perusing the list of people they’re looking for, I apparently didn’t make cut. Tim Hwang, I’m saddened by this. Even the One Red Paperclip guy got invited! We were doing our things at the same time. *Shakes head in disgust.*
I need to fire my agent.
Cross posted at Snakes on a Blog.
One of the original versions of the Cheers theme song started with the following lyrics:
Singing the blues when the Red Sox lose
It’s a crisis in your life
On the run ‘cause all your girlfriends
Want to be your wife
And the laundry ticket’s in the wash
Also check out the full version of the theme song which includes a few wacky verses and an out of place saxaphone solo.
Via Cynical-C.
$4 drop fee plus $0.25 per 1/6th mile. This rate is comparatively high (see New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago). In fact the initial drop fee will be higher in DC than any other major urban area in the country. Metroblogging takes a look at the new rates and finds that most trips will be more expensive for passengers.
I’m not sure the protests are going to win much support among the general ridership with rates like these.
Troeltsch presents the following trivia question:
Five players on the 2007 Red Sox (at any point this year, not just the 25-man roster) share last names (one with a very minor change) with the 2007 Rockies. Name them. A hint: 4 of the five are hispanic (latino? whatever) names.
Knowing nothing about anything, I leave this to my few readers to figure out.
Something that was striking when I moved to L.A. was that when first trying to get around, you immediately felt like you knew where you were going. After a few cross-town trips I realized that it was because I already knew all the street names. Pop culture somehow prepared me for the move. I’ve been thinking about this, and L.A. seems to top the world in terms of famous, name-recognizable streets. Here’s all that I can think of off the top of my head:
Los Angeles:
Santa Monica Boulevard
Wilshire Boulevard
Hollywood Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
Palms Boulevard
Mulholland Drive
Vine Street
Melrose Avenue
Rodeo Drive
Venice Boulevard
Ventura BoulevardNew York:
Wall Street
Broadway
Canal Street
Park Avenue
42nd Street
Bleeker Street
Fifth Avenue
Madison AvenueBoston:
Newbury StreetNew Orleans:
Bourbon StreetChicago:
Lakeshore DrivePhiladelphia:
South StreetSan Francisco:
Castro Street
Haight Street
Lombard StreetParis:
Champs ElyseesLondon:
Abbey Road
Downing Street
Oxford Street
I’m sure Los Angeles does so well because every TV show and movie is filmed and written here, so the streets just show up a lot. It’s a weird phenomenon though, where you arrive in the city and already feel like you have a vague understanding of it.
Is it just because I’m an American that I can only think of a few famous foreign streets? Do Americans somehow value streets more than non-Americans do?
We need some more famous streets.
