October 2008
The Stumblng Tumblr pulls stumps
to “pull stumps” is to end play for the day in the game of cricket and, by extension, to end other things as well
the Stumblng Tumblr’s decided to pull stumps on this tumblelog
he hopes regular readers enjoyed it
goodbye
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this via this is the rather strange “The...
Irish Bookie Pays Out Obama Bets Weeks Early →
why would he do that? lots of good publicity, plus punters are more disposed to bet on something else with their winnings
note that he’s paid out early before on other bets, but hasn’t always predicted the outcome correctly
the link’s via this; the image is from here
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“During a TODAY segment on Oct. 16 [2008] on Halloween savings, the K-Mart coupon...”
– “So stop taking videotapes of the program into K-Marts and trying to play them the bit that shows the coupon!”
(are videotapes even used anymore? the Stumblng Tumblr blushes to say that that’s one area of technology where he’s decades behind the times)
the...
“‘[Senator McCain] is trying to suggest that a plumber is the guy he’s...”
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why, the Stumblng Tumbler wonders, is plumbing so poorly paid in America compared to Australia?
the quotation’s from here via this; the image is from here
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Why the Stumblng Tumblr became a lawyer
try the eyeballing game here via this
the Stumblng Tumblr’s man enough to display his results:
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“Because of a transcription error, an article on Sunday about corruption...”
– but it sounded so right as it was!
the quotation is via this; the image is from here
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“In Japan at least, the law compels real estate agents to make potential [buyers...”
– the moral for sellers and landlords is clear—never skimp on your shrine!
the quotation’s from here via this
the story from which the quotation comes unfortunately leaves a lot of questions unanswered, such as whether the Japanese law applies to any death
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“Under the constraints of the numeric-keypad technology, English has some...”
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the quotation is from this entertaining article about text messaging; the image is from here
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“A Douglas County [Nebraska] District Court judge tossed out [state senator]...”
– from here via this
the Stumblng Tumblr’s posted about this litigation before
State Senator Chambers has the wrong end of the thunderbolt here
if someone being sued shows up at the proceedings, even though not served with notice of them beforehand, the court has jurisdiction over him
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“… [T]he Orlando Sentinel has found a barber [shop] in the Orlando area...”
– and here the Stumblng Tumblr thought they’d been making it compulsory!
from here, where it should’ve been filed under “Department of Unnecessary Information”
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Neal Hefti, the American jazz trumpeter, dies in... →
one of the Stumblng Tumblr’s favourites as a composer
earlier links on this blog to Hefti compositions: Li’l Darlin’; Little Pony; Cute; Girl Talk
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“The president typically invites Nobel Prize winners to the White House in...”
– will he be inviting Economics Prize winner, Paul Krugman, Holly Rosenkrantz asks here via this
and if he does, will PK be going, the Stumblng Tumblr asks here
and if he will, how long a spoon will he think it necessary to bring with him, given his comments on the President that HR sets out in her...
Is the Pope's Newspaper Catholic? With New Editor,... →
nice pun about the Vatican’s newspaper of record, L’Osservatore Romano
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“Michael J. Marcely, president of the Syracuse & Central New York Police...”
– from here via this
the Stumblng Tumblr must confess that he’s having some difficulty in grasping the concept of an appropriate location at which to display an abomination
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Monk Tribute Albums That Aren't Terrible →
talk about tamping down expectations!
here are 5 Monk covers, one from each of 5 Monk tribute albums: Four In One; Ruby, My Dear; Bye-Ya; Pannonica; and Epistrophy
among the things that Patrick Jarenwattananon says in his post linking to the music are that Monk “is the most played composer in jazz today” and that Monk’s tunes have an “innate, disjointed glee”
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