August 2012
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“A Mexican worker said: “If I am a wetback because I crossed a river to get here,...”
– The Devil’s Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea (via elephantsandmangoes)
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“We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at...”
– Eleanor Roosevelt (via oxu)
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List of humorous units of measurement →
jtotheizzoe:
Favorite Wikipedia article of the day. Are you familiar with:
Firkins
Bloits and gloops
Beard-seconds
Donkeypower
The “Friedman”
Millihelens
Warhols and kilowarhols
The “Wheaton”
Integrate them into your life.
The beard-second is defined as the length an average beard grows in one second.
Using this. All the time.
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ofanotherfashion:
This is a fabulous photograph - if you disregard the 1965 Goodyear Tire ad copy:
“When there’s no man around … Goodyear should be.”
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“Forgiveness will not be possible until compassion is born in our heart. Even if...”
– Thich Nhat Hanh (via hip-)
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“When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as...”
– Steve Jobs (via buryyourselfinwords)
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“You always look so cool, like no matter what happens, it’s got nothing to do...”
– Haruki Murakami, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (via bookmania) 