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    Stories abound about who first called the # sign an “octothorpe” (which can also be spelled “octothorpâ€). Most of those tales link the name to various telephone workers in the 1960s, and all claim the “octo-” part refers to the eight points on the symbol, but the “thorpe” remains a mystery. One story links it to a telephone company employee who happened to burp while talking about the symbol with co-workers. Another relates it to the athlete Jim Thorpe, and a third claims it derives from an Old English word for “village.†If the plethora of theories leaves your head spinning, you might want to take the advice of the wag who asked (poetically), “Can we simply just say, / Ere it spoils your day, / It’s the thorp between seven and nine?”
*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.
Not sure if anyone else will find this fun-fact-of-the-day as interesting/humorous as I do, but apparently Winona Ryder has dated a large number of fairly well known musicians. Go to thisAOL Spinner Blog to see a slideshow of the many beaux. In fact, in writing this, I found another website that aparently keeps track of all the celebrities she has dated. Dating a Monkee is pretty impressive. Dating Adam Duritz of the Counting Crows is not that impressive. He could have his own slideshow of all the celebrities that he has been “romantically linked to.”
Anyways, check out the site I found out about this, I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS to hear a nice little mixtape dedicated to this.
I haven’t actually listened to the Rumble Strips, but I came across this and thought those of you who’ve read Brian’s post might be interested to see them tonight for free.Â
Umm, so yeah…there I was trying to burn the last bit of my week at work. I decided to check out the hotel I have to stay in a few weeks down the road for a work conference in La Crosse, WI (where I will hunt and find the Manbat, but more about that later; google it if you want) and found this gem of a link. I REALLY hope I find these guys in the hotel bar.
I have a mind to never stay in another hotel except a Holiday Inn just because of this website. Fuck you and the light you’ll leave on for me, Tom…you bastard.
So I know that most of our posse has been alerted to Goulet’s condition, but what about other people who are reading this freaky blog (do those even exist?). It only seems right to honor him in an open forum where we can swap stories and sponge baths.
www.robertgoulet.com has the most information, and also ways to contact Cedars-Sinai Medical Center or post prayers and support for Vera. Brice will be sending Goulet a pub crawl t-shirt to lift his spirits, which we beefed up to high priority on her task list. You can get involved by sending a nice note, wearing your Goulet gear, or purchasing a home-made live strong bracelet from Al.
While I was searching for my favorite Goulet video (if anyone has the tv funhouse video that involves triumph, please share — it is honestly the funniest thing ever), I stumbled across this gem, which is essential in any good Goulet repertoire:
