Category Archives: whimsy

Some Intersections of Note in Vancouver, BC

Posted on 21 October 2020 by zolltan

Triumph St. at Victoria St. the winningest intersection in town Charles St. at Le Roi St. can never have enough recognition for Charles the Bewitched William St. at McLean Dr. there’s lots of street names that are first names, there’s … Continue reading →

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Who Killed the Dinosaurs?

Posted on 28 March 2019 by zolltan

I’ve been told that my college draft post was “too verbose for a joke”, and here we lean into that criticism. As Lenin knew, “What is to be done?” and “Who is to blame?” are the eternal questions which we … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Businesses in Bellingham, WA

Posted on 31 March 2017 by zolltan

It’s my last day (for the time being) in Bellingham, and what better way to celebrate than with commerce! Here are some business establishments in the town that come with the Rated Zed seal of approval: Vital (Bouldering Gym) — … Continue reading →

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Morrissey, Explained

Posted on 22 December 2015 by zolltan

Everyone knows and loves musical genius Morrissey, former singer of seminal English band The Smiths. But what animates him, what does he care about? Few of us know, because his lyrics are often so cryptic and vague. For instance, fellow … Continue reading →

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s/plan/flan/

Posted on 14 April 2015 by zolltan

I realize you can get a slightly better version of the same joke in Russian without even having to change a letter, but still… A secret flan The man with the flan Time for flan “B” It’s all a part … Continue reading →

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Start Your Own Terrible Business, Part II

Posted on 19 March 2015 by zolltan

Here are two more bad ideas in the spirit of this post. Note that I think these ones are less bad than the previous ones. At this rate, by part XLIX, we should be onto good business ideas. Front view mirrors: … Continue reading →

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Sushi Name Game

Posted on 3 March 2015 by zolltan

UBC Village has (or at least had, when I went there) a restaurant called One More Sushi. Although the name is clearly English, the name could be interpreted as Japanese written in romaji as well (おねもれ). Only a very small fraction … Continue reading →

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Sandwiches and Not Sandwiches

Posted on 20 February 2015 by zolltan

(The title is supposed to be a play on the title of this book, which is called “Men and Not Men” in English. I want to strongly recommend it, even though I don’t agree with it and didn’t even like … Continue reading →

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Toward a theory of social gatherings

Posted on 14 September 2014 by zolltan

It’s almost like he’s trying to not ever get invited anywhere again. (Edit: but, in case it’s not clear, I don’t mean this to be taken at face value at all. It’s kind of a bad joke). Lately, I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Some songs, some comments

Posted on 26 June 2014 by zolltan

It was nice to work in a place where I got to use a radio. As a result, I got to say, and hear, 10-4 a lot. That always makes me want to listen to this: Not until the Kings … Continue reading →

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