http://www.theoildrum.com

http://www.theoildrum.com

More than you'll ever want to know about the BP oil spill.

The Freemasons Arms, around the corner from the London headquarters of the Freemasons, is where the first soccer rules were agreed upon by the English FA in 1863.

http://www.shadyoldlady.com/location.php?loc=998

X-ray

1896, translation of Ger. X-strahl, from X, algebraic symbol for an unknown quantity, + Strahl (pl. Strahlen) "beam, ray." Coined 1895 by Ger. scientist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923), who discovered them.

In 1901 Röntgen was awarded the very first Nobel Prize in Physics.

In November 2004 IUPAC named element number 111 Roentgenium (Rg) in his honour.

Hobson's choice

A Hobson's choice is a free choice in which only one option is offered. As a person may refuse to take that option, the choice is therefore between taking the option or not; "take it or leave it". The phrase is said to originate from Thomas Hobson (1544–1631), a livery stable owner at Cambridge, England. To rotate the use of his horses he offered customers the choice of either taking the horse in the stall nearest the door or taking none at all.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobson%27s_choice



Jack ass.

What is 'kipping'

http://www.beerhunter.ca

Find a beer/liqour store open in your area.

http://www.beerhunter.ca/

Canadian University Football

Nine University of Waterloo football players are suspected of possible steroid use, so the team's entire season has been canceled. (There may have been a smidgen of drug trafficking, too.) That's Canada, for you. Always so....reasonable. [OttawaCitizen]

http://deadspin.com/5564639/entire-canadian-football-team-suspended-for-steroids

Albert Haynesworth

Albert Haynesworth—who has already collected $32 million from the Washington Redskins despite not yet completing a full season of games—is not a fan of Mike Shanahan's approach to coaching. He is reportedly upset that the two-time Super Bowl winning coach is switching from a 4-3 defense to a 3-4 defense, which will require Haynesworth to line up three feet further to the right than he is comfortable with.

He has $41 mil. more guarenteed.

http://deadspin.com/5564672/albert-haynesworth-continues-to-out+haynesworth-himself

Oh, and P.S. He nearly blinded a player on the field and almost killed a guy with his car. Just in case you forgot.

Crocks N Rolls

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2342710177

Why, just sometimes, it helps to be rich. Or dumb.

Garry Shandling live in Toronto! July 9th, Massey Hall!

Looking up tickets cuz I actually kinda love Shandling's work on
The Garry
Shandling
Show,

and they're only $238 each! And, you need to buy a pair minimum!

http://www.mycityrocks.com/concert_tickets/Massey_Hall_Ontario_ON_Canada/garry_shandling_just_for_laughs_toronto.php

fart.

Wait, now there's a guy calling himself Drake?

Drake's, baking company

Male duck

Drake equation

Drake, a.k.a. European dragon (the dragon encountered by Beowulf)

The Drake

Drake Hotel

Doofus Drake, in the animated series DuckTales

Alex Drake, in the series Ashes to Ashes

Now there's another Drake??? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey_Graham

Geez... although, the album name "Thank me later" kinda does kick ass.

Alvin Greene!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_Greene

http://watch.thecomedynetwork.ca/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart/full-episodes/#clip313187

Though his victory has baffled many, several explanations have been offered. Some observers, including State Representative Bakari Sellers, have stated that the fact that his name appeared above Vic Rawl may have caused voters who were unfamiliar with either candidate to vote for Greene.^[21] South Carolina State Senator Robert Ford claimed that the surname "Greene" is common among African Americans, and suggested that fact may have caused African American voters to identify with him.^[21] There has also been speculation that voters may have confused the candidate with soul singer Al Green, whose real name is Albert Greene. ^[22]

Journalists and politicians have theorized that Greene might be a Republican plant. South Carolina Democratic party officials have noted that in 1990 a political consultant recruited an African-American challenger to run against white front-runners in South Carolina's Democratic primary for lieutenant governor in an effort to undermine their election prospects. The possibility has also been raised that Greene was put up by non-partisan political consultants that were bored. Nu Wexler, the former executive director of the South Carolina Democratic Party, commented "You have consultants doing this kind of thing just because they get bored, and they want something to tell good stories about. It's almost like fraternity pranks."^[23]

Willie O'Ree

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_O%27Ree

Willie O'Ree is a retired professional ice hockey player, known best for being the first black player in the National Hockey League. O'Ree played as a winger for the Boston Bruins. He is frequently but erroneously referred to as the first African American player; while he is black, he is in fact Canadian born and remains a Canadian national. Additionally, O'Ree is referred to as the "Jackie Robinson of ice hockey" due to breaking the colour barrier in the sport. Willie also has a visual impairment.

Pastas and a cheese

Orecchiette is a kind of home-made pasta typical of Puglia, Apulia,a region of Southern Italy.Its name comes from its shape, which reminds one of a small ear. In Italian, orecchio, means ear, and the suffix 'etto' means 'small'. In the vernacular of Taranto recchietedde, or chiancaredde. An 'orecchietta' is a disc of about 2 cm (¾ inch) and looks like a small dome with its center thinner than its edge and a with a rough surface.

Capunti is a short pasta (inch and a half long) that sort of looks like a small canoe.

Maccheroni is fucking maccaroni, like that found in Kraft dinner.

Pecorino is the name of a family of hard Italian cheeses made from sheep's milk. The word derives from pecora meaning ‘sheep’.

Agrodolce is a traditional sweet and sour sauce in Italian cuisine. Its name comes from "agro" (sour) and "dolce" (sweet). Agrodolce is made by reducing sour and sweet elements, traditionally vinegar and sugar. Sometimes, additional flavorings are added, such as wine, fruit, or even chocolate. The sauce is thought to have been brought to Sicily by the Arabs.

Pingue coppa with cantaloupe and taralli

Yup.. you guessed it. Going to OSTERIA CICERI E TRIA and looked at their menu beforehand a) because I heard it changes daily b) I was bored. So, learned a few new idiotic things!

Cuttlefish (link) Cuttlefish are much more closely related to garden slugs and snails than they are to fish! They belong to the same group of animals as the octopuses, squid and nautilus and like a snail they are all molluscs.

Cuttlefish are unique within this group in that they have a gas filled bone within their bodies which allows them to be buoyant... you may have seen cuttlebones before, sticking out from the bars on a budgie's cage? The bone is within the body part of the animal called the mantle and attached to the mantle is a head with eight arms and two feeding tentacles.

Sea Bream are a variety of fish species that are very popular for eating, especially in Europe. Despite their popularity as seafood, sea bream remain very plentiful throughout much of the world and are sometimes considered sportfish. There are species found in various parts of the world. The sea bream are sought after because of their mild, white meat, considered some of the best of any white-meat fish.

Seersucker, as in jacket

Seersucker is a thin, all-cotton fabric, commonly striped or checkered, used to make clothing for spring and summer wear. The word came into English from Hindi, which originates from the Persian words "shir o shekar," meaning "milk and sugar", probably from the resemblance of its smooth and rough stripes to the smooth surface of milk and bumpy texture of sugar.

Who won the Juno for best alternative album in 1995 instead of Sloan's Twice Removed?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiver_%28Rose_Chronicles_album%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Chronicles

Big Brother and the Holding Company

Big Brother and the Holding Company

Gary Cooper