Crossing the Road

One of the things that I really miss about Austria is how civilized the drivers were at crosswalks.  They'd slow down, wait for you to cross, and then go on their way.  In Italy, it's basically a game of "chicken":

I have fantasies about taking a crack at one of the ones that refuses to stop with a baseball bat.

Published on Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:05
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Funny Products

This first one is "American Wheat" (complete with stars and stripes)... labelled "Manitoba".  Weird, as I'm sure everyone knows, Manitoba is a province in Canada.

Manitoba, America?

This second one is one of a huge variety of clothing with completely nonsensical English labels and phrases on it.

Fresno Surf

Having driven through it, I really don't think Fresno is a great place to go surfing, given that it's several hours away from the ocean.  It didn't actually strike me as a great place in general, but then again, I only drove through it.

 

Published on Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:14
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