Tag Archives: weirdness

Sad Teddy Bears, Sadder Pants

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Kari Lucin

A few links today to get you started: BoingBoing posted this hilarious image of a teddy bear “science project” that features a teddy bear exposed to the effects of evil. (If you’re not the kind of person who finds mutated … Continue reading →

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Weird History

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Kari Lucin

I caught up with BoingBoing and wanted to share a few weird historical tidbits, including a haunted, talking mongoose weasel, all the Betty Crockers you could ever want and jello that wants to kill all humans. Incidentally, the pine cones … Continue reading →

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The Teat Tweet

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Kari Lucin

Everyone who is anyone (and a lot of people really aren’t anyone) is now using social media, from your hometown to your church to your mom to your dog. And now Twitter is going to the cows. That’s right. Thanks … Continue reading →

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Putting the Raz in Crazy

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Kari Lucin

My editor received a peculiar email today. Scratch that. It wasn’t peculiar. It was downright bizarre. It reminded me of how Nietzsche wrote, only the writer of this email may have been kicked in the head by a horse more than … Continue reading →

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Math Haunts My Dreams

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Kari Lucin

I never failed a math or science class in my life, but lately it seems I’ve been struck with math-related nightmares. Last night I dreamed I’d been ill for a month or so and had missed many of my assignments. … Continue reading →

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Strange, Almost Sensical Spam

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Kari Lucin

Some very weird spam is showing up in my inbox lately. One presents itself as being from a bank, but if a bank secretary was really that bad at proofreading, he would surely be taken out and shot forthwith. Not … Continue reading →

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The Great Minnesota Beard-Off

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Kari Lucin

The Minnesota Beard-Off, a contest seeking to honor the best facial hair in Minnesota, will be in Minneapolis March 31, which got me thinking about how much fun it would be to start a similar contest on a local level. … Continue reading →

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Deep Freeze Dip Q and A

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Kari Lucin

As the weekend looms closer, more and more people are asking me questions about the Deep Freeze Dip for the Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight. Here are a few, along with my answers. Q. Where and when will the Deep Freeze … Continue reading →

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The Wonders of the Nintendo World

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Kari Lucin

In the days of Halo III and the Wii, I would have thought that old-fashioned Nintendo games would be a distant memory relegated to the mental dustbin of "the bad old days." However, it seems I am not the only … Continue reading →

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Face Down on the Floor at Avalon

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Kari Lucin

Last night I ended up lying down on the floor in the middle of a Worthington business, with about 10 women around me watching me demonstrate, on dry land, a breaststroke. It was a weird day. I went to get … Continue reading →

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