On this day
October 3
12 items, across every year
2024 2 years ago
1 post
- Play only first three minutes
Sometimes songs longer than 3 minutes just feel too long. Whenever I’m in this mood, I’d like a Spotify option: Instead of chopping off the song,…
2018 8 years ago
1 post
- Sylvester Stick loves the Chicago Bean and the Louisville Slugger logo
Amidst the hectic tourists of Chicago’s Millennium Park lies a number of peaceful sections. A line of eight Sycamore trees is reminiscent of the Gardens of…
2016 10 years ago
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- My Geocities is back up
I put my 1997 geocities site back up! (Click HERE to visit) All in its animated gif, ugly design glory, this is my first website I…
2013 13 years ago
1 post
- Yahoo copies Google; Google copies Apple
Yahoo trying to be like Google Google has an embossed logo. Yahoo now has a beveled logo. Google has a logo with super-thins. Yahoo now has…
2012 14 years ago
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- 20 years of paper company acquisitions
Ahh, the days of paper companies. With the 20th anniversary of the UniSource paper show in Chicago, the AIGA is releasing several posters. One of the…
2011 15 years ago
1 post
- Jean Marc ACEO auctions on eBay
Three great things: 1) Fun city drawings on 2 ¬Ω” x 3 ¬Ω” paper 2) On sale for $0.99 on eBay 3) From Kelsterbach, Germany I…
2008 18 years ago
1 post
- Martians have silver stockpile and plans for earth takeover
A funny IM I had recently: sarah: are you buying gold? spudart: ha. i should. but i’m afraid that will get overinflated sarah: NO. a big…
2007 19 years ago
1 post
- Are Oak Lawn’s goofy stop signs really effective?
AP photo, via the Village of Oak Lawn. (from Chicagoist.com) Oak Lawn, Illinois installed funny signs beneath their existing stop signs. These signs say things like:…
2006 20 years ago
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- Harris Bank Word Jumble ads on Chicago Transit
While riding the CTA red line this morning, there were three advertisements in succession on the train. They said: 1: BORED? PASS THE TIME WITH A…
2005 21 years ago
1 post
- waiters, cashiers getting hungry?
Do waiters and cashiers get hungry when they see so much food go by them on a regular basis? Or do they just become numb to…
2001 25 years ago
2 posts
- Find sports partners
Find sports partners!Form or join teams!Find coaces or venues!http://www.sportingboard.com I just set up the Chicago Croquet Squirearchy of Gentlefolk on this site.
- DSL
Look out! I’m gonna have fast internet at home, with 24/7 connection! 🙂