Fun with Semantics

July 3rd, 2010 § 1


I take this sign to mean that, while it may be a violation to park in the lot overnight, I will not be towed if I do.

An Unusual Drink Option

July 2nd, 2010 § 0

When you order many small samples of beers or scotches or wines with the intention of sampling a wide variety, that is called a “flight.” Scotch flight, beer flight, etc. Usually there will be a theme, like a Highlands flight for scotch, or an import flight for beer.

Well, evidently at Jake’s Sports Cafe in Plymouth, MN you can have all the white people move out of your neighborhood:

whiteflight

Creative Casual

July 1st, 2010 § 0

I once performed some project work for a marketing agency in Minneapolis. I asked the woman in charge of the project what the dress code was (so I didn’t dress conspicuously up or down), and she said, “Jeans are fine. It’s called ‘creative casual.’”

Well, I Googled “creative casual” and the first (and only clothing-related) thing I found is how I dressed:

creative-casual

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