“I gave her my heart and she gave me a pen.”
Fun + Games
Weird Laws
Here are some weird laws in the US. You can see that some of these have a certain twisted logic to them, but a few are really funny. My favorites:
– In Seattle, Washington, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon longer than 6 feet. (Last I checked, it was illegal to carry any concealed weapon. Plus, how could you conceal a weapon that is taller than most people?)
– In Pennsylvania, any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass. If the horses appear to be skittish, the motorist must take his car apart piece by piece, and hide it under the nearest bush. (Wouldn’t that be a drag?)
– In Trenton, New Jersey, it is illegal to throw a bad pickle in the street.
– In Rhode Island, it is illegal to throw pickle juice on a trolley. (OK, what’s the deal with throwing pickle-related items? Why are they worse than throwing other things?)
National Rebranding
Here’s a fun little marketing demonstration: the rebranding of national flags.
Line Rider
Yet another fun timewaster… draw a slope and try to keep the rider from crashing (or not 🙂 ): Line Rider
Happy birthday Google!
This week marks Google’s eighth birthday, and it is commemorated by yet another very clever doodle – take a close look at how many candles there are and what they spell out. 🙂
Google Blog: How long is 8 years in Internet time?
Le Mouv’ and Mots fléchés
My favorite French radio station is Le Mouv’. I started listening to it when I lived in Toulouse, and before I left I managed to find it on the internet. It’s a fairly good mix of music, mainly alternative rock (which they call indé, an apocope of indépendant), about half in French and half in English, with the occasional song in another language. Unfortunately, the connection can be a bit spotty. 🙁
I tend to put Le Mouv’ on in the morning while doing a mots fléchés, which I’ve become addicted to – I have to do one every morning – and then keep listening while doing non-work stuff.