June 2009
Strong Water Flow Splashing!
Shot this at a nearby sushi restaurant. Apparently "Extreme Current of Water Outpour Splash Results Strongly Below" was taken.
- bad choice of words
- bad public sign
- bad sign
- cautious writing
- embarrising sign
- example of bad writing
- example of lazy writing
- fixing bad language in public
- funny sign in public
- funny worded sign
- grammar nazi
- grammar police
- how not to word a sign
- picture of poorly worded sign
- poorly chosen words
- poorly worded sign
- ridiculous sign in public
- sink sign
- sloppily written
- sloppily written sign
- sloppy writing
- taking pictures of bad signs
- this is bad writing
- this is how not to write
- writer be careful
- Writing
MJ Death: The Clubs React
I
was at Stoney's Country Bar/Club last night, and every time the DJ played an MJ song EVERYBODY moved onto the dance floor. Joyous, joyous dancing. No solemn faces. Last night was a tribute to the man's art, not a preoccupation with his personal life or mourning of his untimely passing. I suspect it was the same at clubs across the country. Oh man, you should have seen all the cowboys trying to do the Thriller dance...
- a tribute to mj's art
- clubs playing more michael jackson music
- did people dance to michael jackson last night
- Entertainment
- mj death
- mj in vegas
- music at stoneys
- people celebrate jackson's death
- people celebrate jackson's music
- playing mj at clubs
- radio playing mj music more
- what songs do they play at stoneys
- which mj songs do clubs play
BOOKS I COULDN'T FINISH: The Segment
Today we began a new segment in Las Vegas Weekly: Books I Couldn't Finish. Here's the mini-manifesto that ran with my review of the Andre the Giant bio:
Life is too short to waste on crap. So, when I find myself 100 pages into a crappy book, I put it down and pick up another one. I’m not alone; lots of book reviewers abandon crappy books mid-story. That’s one of the two reasons so many crappy books go unreviewed in magazines like Entertainment Weekly and People. (The other is that many arts and entertainment editors—not ours!—prefer to spend what little book space they’re allotted discussing books they can actually recommend.)
In our new segment, “Books I Couldn’t Finish,” we’re going to tell you how many pages we got through and why we couldn’t get through any more. We’re just not going to tell you why these books don’t work “on the whole.” Because we don’t know. We didn’t get that far.
- andray the giant
- andray the giant book
- andre bio
- andre the giant bio
- andre the giant biography
- andre the giant book
- awful books
- bad book reviews
- complete book
- giving a bad review
- half way through bad book
- have to read whole book
- how to finish boring book
- mean book
- stupid books
- terrible books
- unfinished books. should i finish this book
- worlds worst books
- worst books of all time
- worst reviewed book
- Writing
A Very Special Haircut Special
Saw this one on the way home from the bookstore. Having trouble figuring it out... Does it mean that haircuts are $9.95 for first-time customers, or that haircuts are generally $9.95, but that first-time customers will save "$$" on top of that. And if so, is "$$" code for two dollars?
- $$
- barbershop window
- confusing sign
- dollar sign on window
- funny window
- haircut special
- help interpret this window
- help me figure out sign
- las vegas haircut window
- Las Vegas Life
- stick on letters on window
- unclear meaning in sign
- unclear sign
- unclear window
- what does this sign mean
- what does window sign mean
- window letters
Dean Glen Weissenberger
DePaul University’s Provost just fired the Dean of my law school, Glen Weissenberger, for blowing the whistle on a university accounting scheme. I feel bad for Dean G, but even worse for the current and future DePaul law students who won’t get to benefit from his leadership.
I wish I were in Chicago right now to protest Dean G’s firing (both the actual firing and the method by which it was carried out), but it sounds like there are plenty of students and professors who are quite angry right now, and I’m confident they’ll make sure their voices are heard.
This was a bad, bad decision, and once the law school’s ranking drops and its alumni donations dry up (along with its prospective applicant pool), I suspect the Provost will realize this much. It'll probably take 3 or 4 years for this to happen, but it'll happen. Just watch.
- blowing the whistle
- chicago law school dean fired
- dean glen weissenberger
- dean glen weissenberger letter to ABA
- dean glen weissenburger
- dean of depaul law school
- dean weissenberger petition
- depaul provost
- depaul university provost
- glen weissenburgur
- glen weissinburger
- Law
- law school dean accounting
- law school dean fired
- letter to ABA
- provost fires dean
- what happened to dean glen weissenberger
Here's what the response has
Submitted by Jimmy (not verified) on Tue, 06/23/2009 - 03:32.
Here's what the response has been so far. 540+ signatures from students and alumni on a petition to reinstate Weissenberger. 300+ on a Facebook group for him. Numerous faculty members resigning from their positions, including an associate dean. Students picketing the faculty/president's office meeting today at the law school. Alumni withdrawing donations. Numerous legal blog articles lambasting the decision. Rumors that this fiasco could hurt the school's ABA reaccreditation, and fears of the school losing all of the good-will Weissenberger helped create.
Well that's all good to
Submitted by ricky (not verified) on Tue, 06/23/2009 - 17:12.
Well that's all good to know. I do hope it doesn't hurt the reaccreditation, though. The students are already losing out here, but that would just be...well, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
Most Delicious Salad in the History of Modern Lettuce
I know airplane food is supposed to suck...but check out this salad from the Michigan to Vegas flight. It honestly might have been the freshest, most delicious salad I've ever eaten. (That's goat cheese and balsamic dressing, by the way). Particularly the multi-colored peppers...so fresh.
- airline cuisine
- airplain cocktail
- airplain cuisine
- airplain food
- airplaine cuisine
- airplane food
- airplane salad
- eating on airplane
- fresh fruit on travels
- fresh salad
- fresh vegetables
- General
- good airplane food
- how much is airplain food
- paying for airplain food
- paying for airplane food
- paying for food in air
- paying for food when flying
- what flights have food
- which air flights have food
Overheard at Starbucks Today
Overheard this at Starbucks this afternoon. Said the woman to the barista: "I survived a year on Milk Duds and coke."
So now I'm wondering whether she meant the cola or the drug. From a nutritional standpoint, it'd be easier to survive on the drink (more calories), but I've heard it said that coke decreases your appetite and makes it easier to go long periods without food, so in that sense, it might be easier to survive on Milk Duds and cocaine.
- cokaine and coke
- coke decreases appetite
- coke is bad for you
- coke or cocaine
- difference between coke and cocaine
- funny starbucks quotes
- General
- heard this at starbucks
- is it coke cola or cocaine
- overheard at coffee shop
- overheard at starbucks
- overheard in cafe
- overheard in public
- starbucks quotes
- surviving on milk duds and coke
- what to say to barista
Mechanical Bull Photoessay
- angry mechanical bull
- automatic bull
- bull safety
- bullriding tips
- buying mechanical bull
- country bar mechanical bull
- Entertainment
- holding onto bull
- how long mechanical bull
- how to ride mechanical bull
- machine bull
- mechanical bull
- mechanical bull at stoneys
- mechanical bull safety
- mechanical bull tips
- mechanical bull world record
- riding bull in country bar
- riding mechanical bull
- robot bull riding
- stoneys country bar
- stoneys las vegas
- stonies country club
- stonies vegas
- stonieys country bar
You got thrown so quickly
Submitted by Ryan (not verified) on Wed, 06/17/2009 - 20:09.
You got thrown so quickly because you were a man wearing jeans, not a woman wearing a skirt like my ex-girlfriend when we went to a bar with my dad and the rambunctiousness of the bull was just enough of a sensuous rhythm to cause her skirt ride up yet allow her to remain astride for 3 of the most awkward minutes of any of our lives.
1) How do you know I was
Submitted by ricky (not verified) on Wed, 06/17/2009 - 21:10.
1) How do you know I was thrown off early? 2) Yes, they do have that rambunctiousness down to a science, those operators. 3) Which ex-gf are you referring to? Show me...KELLY!
Correct. Skirt up to hips,
Submitted by Ryan (not verified) on Thu, 06/18/2009 - 19:41.
Correct. Skirt up to hips, basically just wearing underwear.
I assume they just always throw guys off early?
Ineffective Billboard: Best Western Addition
Came across this billboard on the way to Vegas. I can't imagine it brings in much business...
- antique road sign
- antique sign
- bad billboard
- billboard highway
- billboard sign on highway
- buying highway billboard
- can't read sign
- cant read what sign says
- highway topper
- illegible sign
- ineffective billboard
- old sign
- overgrown advertisement
- overgrown sign
- overgrown weeds
- rustic sign
- sign too small
- stealing road sign
- weathered sign
- weeds on sign
- weeds sign
- what does sign mean
- what does sign say
- Writing
Gallagher Interview
Three days ago I interviewed Gallagher for my upcoming Las Vegas Weekly story on prop comedy. We chatted for about 45 minutes, about comedy, prop comedy, linguistics, the French, watermelons, etc.... He and Carrot Top both have this deep understanding of why their acts work, and deep understanding of their audiences...hope I can make that much clear in the story. Stay tuned.
Definitely $9.95 for new
Definitely $9.95 for new customers only. The cheapest haircut I've ever gotten was $12 + tip.
I get $10 haircuts every
I get $10 haircuts every three weeks! Not to brag...
Well I get my haircuts for
Well I get my haircuts for free because I perform them on myself but if you're going to pay someone to do it for you it might as well get a fancy one...