January 2010
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Diplomacy is the art of saying ‘Nice doggie’ until you can find a rock.
– Will Rogers (via tapwaterjackson) (via quote-book) (via yesyestumblr)
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CSI is not a valid photography reference.
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dancingonpegs:
clientsfromhell:
Client: Can you un-blur the background on this photo?
Me: Unblur?
Client: Yeah, I want the whole image to be super sharp. I don’t particularly care for that whole deep field thing you keep telling me about.
Me: You mean depth of field?
Client: Yeah, whatever. Just unblur it.
Me: That’s impossible.
Client: I’ve seen it done on CSI.
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When, in a generation or so, a radio-active, cigar-smoking child, picnicking on...
– from the liner notes of Beatles For Sale, as written by Derek Taylor (via fuckyeahthebeatles) (via yesyestumblr)
December 2009
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It is obviously quite difficult to be no longer loved when we are still in love,...
– (via yercrazy) (via geometricity) (via yesyestumblr)
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A thought experiment on the human cost of Security...
claytoncubitt:
I’m not a mathematician, but here goes:
Richard Reid, aka the “Shoe Bomber” death toll: 0 Average number of airline passengers in the United States annually: 660 million, or 5.28 billion since Richard Reid lit his shoe on fire in December of 2001, resulting in the TSA rule that passengers take off shoes in security lines at airports. Assuming an average amount of (dead) time of...
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The worst nightmare in the cellblock, however, was the execution of thirty-four...
– from ‘The Hate Factory’ by Hirliman & Stone via wetlegs6 is a twat. A twat. TWAT. (and a furry paedo) - The Something Awful Forums
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What we do during our working hours determines what we have; what we do in our...
– George Eastman (via louobedlam)
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The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.
– Coco Chanel (via littlemiss) (via yesyestumblr)
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A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows...
– Bernard Meltzer (via bitchville) (via quote-book) (via yesyestumblr)
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