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The Euphemism Lexicon

Over time, any group of people and friends starts to develop its own set of euphemisms and textual substitutions. Here are some of ours. home friendship appliance -- a sex toy. I forget where we ran across this one -- somebody in the blogosphere was saying Read More...
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2008 05 14

Devin

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A reality show I'd watch

On a break this afternoon with co-workers Jon, Kevin, and Ryan, the idea for a new reality show was born. I hate "reality" TV -- but I might watch this one. It all started with Jon suggesting that it would probably be very entertaining to follow Wesley Read More...
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2008 04 25

Devin

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Dear iPod

Dear iPod, Over the years that I've had you (as your second owner), we've had our rocky times. You've worked well with both my Windows and Mac workstations -- that's a plus. Your battery life is damn near useless (and I understand that's not really your Read More...
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2008 04 11

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Geeks will get this. The rest of you -- not so much.

All Hell is breaking loose in the Seattle area today because it's snowing. Hello, people. We get a lot of rain here. This is the Pacific Northwest. There are real, honest-to-goodness volcanic mountains here (remember that lovely "view" thing you keep Read More...
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2008 03 28

Devin

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My son, the alien

We found out today that Alaric has a second set of armpits. No, it's true. You and I would call them "elbow joints" but in Alaric's world, they're "second armpits." Bet you didn't know that . Read More...
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2008 03 7

Devin

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Interesting definitions

The speaker just said, and I quote, "regular expressions, which are fairly straightforward." That's, um, well, interesting. And wrong. Read More...
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2008 02 4

Devin

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So true...

...so very, very true. Read More...
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2007 12 2

Devin

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Smart kid

Alaric has a few close female friends at school. In fact, he's got so many we were slightly teasing him tonight about his harem. Then we had to explain to him what a harem was and assure him that we were not in fact accusing him of having multiple (or Read More...
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2007 06 18

Devin

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Arvin Clone!!!

I'm down at the Seattle Convention Center today for day one of a four-day training conference I'm attending for work. One of the gentlemen in the registration line behind me looks just like Arvin Sloane (a character from the TV show Alias , for Read More...
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2007 02 12

Devin

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I'll check that out right away

I buy and read more than a few technical books. Big shock, I know, but what can you do? I have a local bookstore I like to visit, but I'll often use Amazon as well when I'm not in a tearing hurry to get a particular book in my hands. One of Amazon's Read More...
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2007 02 10

Devin

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Only in Seattle

Stephanie told me about this posting on Craig's List Seattle . I didn't believe her that it was real, so I had to go find it for myself. Posting here because who knows how long the entry will be active, and I want this sucker immortalized . Live Read More...
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2007 01 10

Devin

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An amusing typo

I just discovered an amusing typo in a technical document. Instead of a section on prerequisites , it has a section on perquisites . Okay, so it's not earth-shaking, but I got a much-needed chuckle. Now off to brew a pot of peppermint herbal tea to Read More...
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2006 10 3

Devin

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Makes you think

Actual conversation I just had with an actual, live co-worker: Co-worker: Think of a million monkeys with typewriters. Devin: <pause> ... why do I want to think about Harry Potter slashfic, again? Read More...
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2006 08 18

Devin

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