February 2010
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Engineer buys $3k worth of pudding: gets over 1mil... →
flandrea:
In 1999, UC-Davis civil engineer David Phillips was grocery shopping when he noticed something peculiar. Healthy Choice Foods was offering frequent-flyer miles to customers who bought its products. But a 25-cent pudding would bring 100 miles — the reward was worth more than the product itself.
Recognizing a good thing, Phillips bought 12,150 servings of pudding for $3,140, claiming he...
WatchCookie Monster on the Colbert Report
This never gets old. “Me like the Robert Downey, Jr. of cookies.”
“4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5Let your gentleness...”
– Philippians 4:4-7
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robgo.org: What's the Point of Ash Wed? →
Today is Ash Wed. It’s not a very well known religious day, but it’s one I personally find particularly meaningful.
For those of you who are curious, here is a primer on Ash Wed. In a nutshell, it marks the beginning of Lent, which is the 46 day period in anticipation of Easter.
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WatchUCBcomedy.com • Videos • Google: Parisian Oops
A hilarious parody of Google’s “Parisian Love.”
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