I just tried to look up the incredibly entertaining website “fuckedcompany.com” on the Wayback Machine, and found out it had been excluded from its archiving. This was a site active during the dotcom crash which had funny and acerbic comments about whatever dotcom was currently going belly-up. That’s sad. I used to go…

One of my guilty pleasures is watching Russian dashcam videos on YouTube. Maybe it’s the vicarious enjoyment of watching stupid drivers getting pwned (“See? THAT’S why you don’t turn left from the right lane, idiot!”). But with the number of Ladas getting creamed, I’m surprised there are any left in Russia.

You know, I’m not much of a gearhead. I did a fair amount of work on my ‘67 Newport Custom and ‘97 Wrangler, but that was only because things were so accessible in those old cars. But I LOVE these rebuild series on Jalopnik! That you could bring what was essentially a piece of brutalist art back to near-drivable is…

What’s that digital display on the top for?

Boy, I have trouble with Indian accents. Especially over the phone. Since I’m a developer, when I’m between contracts, I get lots of calls from recruiters, most of whom seem to be from (or in) South Asia. In person, I can usually make out what they’re saying (I’m currently at a place with a ton of Indian developers),…

The first Ramen restaurant I tried has put me off the stuff. My favorite Pho shop was closed, but there was a Japanese shop down the block. Maybe it’s because I was expecting a Pho-like broth, but boy, whatever I ordered tasted terrible to me. It’s more likely that it was just a flavor profile that was unexpected and…

In Minnesota we have several sammich chains, including a chain called “Erbert and Gerbert’s”. I won’t eat at Subway because their sammiches are not good, won’t eat at Jimmy John’s because their owner like to slaughter wild animals for fun, but E & G’s makes a damn fine sammich.

I just discovered the Indomie noodles a few months ago. I love them. I add more minced onions, chopped garlic, and a couple eggs to mine, as well as some of my home-made sriracha. It’s a very satisfying little meal, and the first instant noodle I’ve loved since Nong Shim changed their hot noodle seasoning to include…

She is quite easy on the eyes.

Man, one of our go-to beers in high school was Blatz Light Cream Ale. I can still taste it. Smooth, and much easier on your digestive tract than plain old Blatz.

To each his own. I’m in the school that prefers “pub style”, thick and juicy burgers. Medium rare. My wife, on the other hand, loves thin and crispy burgers. This makes it difficult to go out for burgers together.

Riding our “new” Green Line LRT in St. Paul, there was a drunk almost passed out, lying on the floor near the door. I say almost, because every time the door opened, he would venture an exploratory foot, to see if he could get out. He was in no condition to get out.

I live for savory meat pies. 

I’ll go one better. Bierocks. Or “Lauer-Kraut burger”. An amazing bun surrounding kraut, cabbage, seasoned ground beef and cheese. Somewhat labor-intensive, but you can make a bunch and they microwave really well.

I hear what elgordo47 is saying. In Minnesota, helping a disabled car often means some dude or dudette got themselves wedged into a snowdrift, or is caught on a plow drift at an intersection. I have no hesitation in hopping out and helping to push. This is what we do - because that D or D could be me.

“None of these super heroes are even real. It’s all made up garbage.”

I gotta say, I spent three weeks in England on tour with a professional choir. Toward the end, the natives were asking me what part of England I was from. As a singer, I think there’s a natural tendency to adopt the cadence of the folks around you.

What a dick pic might look like:
Geez, Kinja, can’t a guy post a pic of Dick Van Dyke? Ruins the joke.

Having lived in Indiana for six years, and being married to a native, “Hoosier” is easily identifiable and carries no bad connotations, unless you’re some coastal elite that had a conference in Indianapolis once.

I was concerned whether Hanks could believably take on Fred Rogers, being rather heavyset, while Rogers was notoriously trim and health-conscious. Looks like Tom has slimmed down a bit for the role. Cautiously optimistic about this movie.