Without Further Comment #17 (Cleared Up Edition)

J: Do you believe in God?
A: Of course I believe in God.
J: Why do you believe in God?
A: The Bible tells us to believe in God.
J: That’s circular reasoning.
A: I’m glad we have that all cleared up.
J: Yes. Would you like to hear a joke?

(from Discover magazine {via Digg}: two artificial intelligence "chat bots" attempt to converse. click through for the entire hilarity)

I am totally uncreative

Thanks to Jeremy for pointing out the striking similarities between my new business card...


...and the greatest album of all time.

It guess it could have been worse -- I could have put a picture of Steve Jobs on the back.

(Addendum: And, holy shit! The color scheme of YHF totally matches this blog. I've got some serious Tweedy jonsing.)

Shafted

Vacaying on the Continent is one of life's little joys. (Can I get an amen?)

I just recently got back from way too long in Spain. I basically managed to hit every town of note below Madrid, with a brief respite to the UK by waltzing into Gibraltar. The only thing that spoilt my unbridled enjoyment was seeing this advertising campaign in every town I visited:

(click for a larger view)

They all say "Your euro goes further in New York" and then demonstrate the insane extravagances you -- a blue collar Spanish street sweeper -- will be able to afford in cheap, cheap Nueva York. Basically it was a daily reminder of how I was being shafted on my bocadilla de casa.

My question to the 2008 candidates: What are you going to do about this? I want four forks and someone to feed me grapes! I would hate to suffer through a Cold War era luxury gap! Listen up guys (and gal) -- this is a litmus test issue for Staying West! I look forward to hearing your plans.

Things Annoying Me Yesterday

1. This graph...still:



2. Seasonal allergy symptoms.

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