• Would you vote for a code-switching vice-presidential candidate
who drops the final G in -ing words and pronounces "terrorist" with two syllables? Of course, the only alternative seems to be to vote for a Northeasterner with rounded vowels. ~ Slate article | NPR story• Liquid skunk -- non-lethal weapon developed by Israelis ~ link
• Not "fresh fish" -- Cans of mackerel are becoming the standard currency, now that tobacco has been prohibited in most US prisons. ~ link
• Subtitled movies are now "in" -- apparently the upside of text-messaging and the scrolling ticker on CNN. I know that our students at PIBC seem to prefer to watch movies with subtitles -- but that has to do with language proficiency. It's easier to understand the English if you can both see and hear. ~ link
• Kyrie ~ link
• Star Trek Barbershop Quartet ~ link
• Citrus pancakes ~ link
• The next generation of emergency vehicle sirens is taking a cue from the mobile boom boxes -- using two subwoofers to create an annoying bass signal that vibrates other motorists out of their driver lull. Very clever. ~ link
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