Archive for July 2009

This is NOT Your Bag

I was shopping at The Triple B (Bed, Bath, Beyond) on dorm-related business when I noticed some unusual luggage tags. There was a package of 6 tags in different colors which each had this message: "This is NOT your bag." At first, one might wonder why anyone would waste their money on such pessimistic labeling. But a few seconds later it all makes sense. If you've just arrived in the airport after a million bajillion-hour flight from who knows where, of course you're going to be too tired to spot your luggage at the baggage claim. These brightly labeled bags not only make it easy for you to find your bag, it also CLEARLY informs people that the bag does not belong to them. So there is zero chance that anyone else would take home your bag, leaving you stranded in your dirty clothing that is filled with Coke and...

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Conversation with the Ting Tings

Sometimes I like to pretend I know famous people. So every now and then I'll watch a music video on YouTube and try to have a conversation with it. Take this conversation I had with the Ting Tings, for example. Me: Hi, my name is Danny. What's yours? TT: They call me Hell. Me: That's a pretty strange name. TT: They call me Stacey. Me: Oh nice. I know a few Staceys. TT: They call me her. Me: Well that makes sense. You are female. TT: They call me Jane. Me: Is that like your middle name or something? TT: That's not my name. Me: Wait, then what's your name? TT: That's not my name. Me: Yeah I got that, but what's your name. TT: That's not my name. Me: THEN WHAT'S YOUR FUCKING NAME? TT: That's not my name. Me: I don't think we've got much chemistry. Yeah, it...

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