The Metric System
| April 19, 2012
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Ocean Depths
| April 19, 2012
‘Lonely guy’ gets 65,000 calls after posting fliers with phone number
| April 19, 2012
When a pimp calls to cheer you up, you know you have problems. After Jeff Ragsdale, a stand-up comedian and actor from Harlem, was “near suicidal” following a painful breakup, he posted fliers around the city soliciting other forlorn New Yorkers to reach out.
“If anyone wants to talk about anything, call me (347) 469-3173. Jeff, one lonely guy,” read the fliers, which he plastered across the Upper West Side, Chelsea and the East Village in mid-October 2011. A pimp soon responded with some free advice.
“You know, you’re too old to be posting your number on the streets, man,” he said. “What kind of chick would meet a guy from a street poster?”
Matt Groening Reveals the Location of the Real Springfield
| April 18, 2012
Springfield was named after Springfield, Oregon. The only reason is that when I was a kid, the TV show “Father Knows Best” took place in the town of Springfield, and I was thrilled because I imagined that it was the town next to Portland, my hometown. When I grew up, I realized it was just a fictitious name. I also figured out that Springfield was one of the most common names for a city in the U.S. In anticipation of the success of the show, I thought, “This will be cool; everyone will think it’s their Springfield.” And they do.
Advice For Honest Abe
| April 18, 2012
Black and White Twins
| April 17, 2012
These lovely girls, Kian and Remee, are million-to-one twins born with different skin colors. The girls, whose parents are mixed-race, just celebrated their 7th birthday together. The girls’ mother Kylee is quoted on Parentdish as saying, “The twins have got such difference personalities as well as their skin colour.
