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Hiatus

(Photo by Joshua Davis).

"Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer. Go some distance away because then the work appears smaller and more of it can be taken in at a glance and a lack of harmony and proportion is more readily seen." -Leonardo da Vinci

We're about the furthest you can get from da Vinci, we know; he was, however, no dummy and, to that end, we're taking his advice and, for a time, taking a break.

To our readers: thank you for everything thus far.

Ubiquitous [-adj. being everywhere] Jesus

There's no escape.

1. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten ... high back armchair.

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2. "Because no matter what you do in life, [Jesus] takes Visa."

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Some People Have No Business Sense

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We're guessing Mr. Baldwin is not next in line for Season 6 of The Apprentice.

Ba Da Ba Ba Baa...

(Photo by Jason Weill).

Taken at the McDonald's on the corner of Madison St. and Minor Ave. in Seattle, WA. Thanks again, Jason.

At Last a Convenience Store with a Renewable Source of Gas

(Photo by Karen).

The Fart Market was/is located in Krakow, Poland.

With a Name Like That, It Damn Well Better Be Good

According to Entrepreneur.com, "[n]aming a business is a lot like laying the cornerstone of a building. Once it's in place, the entire foundation and structure is aligned to that original stone." 

For example, Smucker's, famous for its jams and jellies, skillfully capitalized on its unusual name with the slogan, "With a name like Smucker's, it has to be good."

The jury's out, though, on the following establishments:

1. Yeah, it's a liquor store; we get it.  The modern day connotation is difficult, at least for our juvenile minds, to get past, however.

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2. Bubba, you're not running a bait shop. You have a last name. Use it.

(Photo by Alex Cockroach).

Giving a Whole, New Meaning to the Phrase 'Golden Shower'

Not just a whole, new meaning but a much more socially acceptable and far less nauseating connotation also.

(Photo by Jim Bowers).

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Like another favorite photo, these images were also taken at the Burning Man annual event. Wikipedia has more here.

9 Weird Public Art Displays That Surprisingly Don't Suck

It's said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and for purposes of this feature, in all our puerility, we're the beholders. We present then nine weird public art displays/exhibits that, in our lowly opinion, surprisingly don't suck.

1. Jane Alexander's Butcher Boys. Good for a nightmare or two.

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2. Luckily for fans of the movie Alien, HR Giger had issues. From the HR Giger Museum in Gruyères, Switzerland:

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According to the Museum: "It was Giger’s popular art book, Necronomicon, that caught the eye of director Ridley Scott as he was searching for the right look for a creature in his upcoming film. That creature, of course, turned out to be the Alien, and Giger’s masterful designs for the film of the same name garnered him a much-deserved Academy Award."

An Apology and a Request for Help

(Photo by Mike Scullen).

Over the weekend, on Saturday, April 5, 2008, one of our features, I is Stewpid, hit the Digg.com front page. Though we have been there before, this instance was unique in that a few spyware redirects (from TheMishMash.com, not Digg.com) were reported.

We hoped to draw attention to these reports for two reasons:

I is Stewpid

stu·pid  [stoo-pid, styoo-] –adjective
1.    lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
2.    characterized by or proceeding from mental dullness; foolish; senseless: a stupid question.

Stupidity is of course right up our alley; and, as they say, "It takes one to know one." Hence:

1. Anna, here's a tip: go back and finish the 6th grade.

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2. Why?

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