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Thursday, April 24 2008, 01:13 PM

Today, while waiting at a traffic light on my way to lunch, I noticed that the guy standing next to me was holding a large hourglass. He wore no wristwatch.

But then, as we were crossing the street, I looked up from the hourglass just in time to notice that the guy coming from the other direction was wearing an imitation colonial-era pith helmet.

Huh.

I wish strange, amusing things like this happened to me every day.

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Oddities - Melinda Snodgrass, Friday, April 25 2008, 09:08 AM
And they say scientists are dull.

I just wandered over from reading Walter's blog about a Japanese movie about dressing up, and now this. Perhaps Los Alamos is as strange as Japanese cinema.

Re: Oddities - Ian, Friday, April 25 2008, 11:00 AM
If I had been on the ball, I would have asked the hourglass guy for the time. Sigh.


Shame on You - S.C. Butler, Saturday, April 26 2008, 11:47 AM
Shame on you, for not being on the ball.

And I take the pith helmet as a sign from the Atomic Gods that we shall go hunting in Montreal. You know our prey.

Re: Shame on You - Ian, Saturday, April 26 2008, 11:52 AM
You know our prey.

I can hear you tamping shot into your blunderbuss as I type this. I will be sure to pack my net and spear.

Perhaps we can practice on black bears when we're up in Taos.



Re: Shame on You - S.C. Butler, Monday, April 28 2008, 03:14 PM
The black bears will be child's play compared to the true beasts we seek.

Re: Shame on You - ian, Monday, April 28 2008, 03:20 PM
That's true. Black bears don't have thumbs.




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