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tardismonster: whospam: Doctor Who: The Rory Cycleby...

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:56:11 -0400

whospam:

Doctor Who: The Rory Cycleby ~Sibyl-6

The Rory Cycle for Doctor Who: Series 5. Yep. Totally went through that cycle.

I’ve become one of those annoying people who posts...

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:44:43 -0400

I’ve become one of those annoying people who posts pictures of his food on the internets. But seriously. Look at this pizza. Just look at it.

where does our sense of causality come from? like any cognitive contrivance, surely it is particular to human evolution. does this mean it is not representative of the world-as-it-is or can we draw conclusions using our causal inferences?

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:12:54 -0400

I think you have this blog confused with David Hume’s tumblr.

putthison: Another wonderfully put-together hot weather look,...

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:47:54 -0400

putthison:

Another wonderfully put-together hot weather look, this time from Andrew in Atlanta. The palette here is very simple - khaki and blue. Looks like a linen jacket (and a lovely one at that). I think the cool tones in the upper half of the body are a nice, calming summer look. They also calm down the bow tie, which is nice.

This is exactly what I want to wear when I’m on vacation in South Carolina in August.

inquisitorpsyduck: tardismonster: planetofthevistas: gallifrey...

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:30:02 -0400

inquisitorpsyduck:

tardismonster:

planetofthevistas:

gallifreyexists:

thisisgallifrey:

royalnerd:

There are some things money can’t buy.

For everything else, there’s MASTERcard.

THIS IS BRILLIANT.

Yes indeedy!

chicasuave89: Best combo ever. I am inclined to agree.

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:22:19 -0400

chicasuave89:

Best combo ever.

I am inclined to agree.

FW Taiko at Three Rivers Festival 2010

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:39:01 -0400

FW Taiko at Three Rivers Festival 2010:

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fakefortwayne: The Great Lincoln Tower A story of intrigue,...

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:54:40 -0400

fakefortwayne:

The Great Lincoln Tower

A story of intrigue, obsession, and the remains of the nation’s 16th president

Built in 1918 and, at the time, the tallest building in the western hemisphere, the Lincoln Tower’s construction was commissioned by Robert Lincoln, the oldest son of Abraham, the 16th president of the United States. He built it as a memorial of his father, and like the pyramids of ancient Egypt, as a tomb.

Legend has it that there are miles of catacombs that extend hundreds of feet beneath and several city blocks out from the Great Lincoln Tower, and it is adorned with Masonry symbols put there by the stonemasons who built it. Not much is known about the full extent of the tunnels’ reach, and only one map is known to exist, which is in possession of ARCH, a local historical preservation organization that has a secret pact never to reveal it to the public. Rumors have it that the tunnels have many access points throughout downtown Fort Wayne and surrounding buildings. The stonemasons who built the Tower were responsible for 95% of the construction of other downtown buildings as well, and may have connected the tunnels to as many as 35 other businesses.

Whether or not Abraham Lincoln is actually buried at the Great Lincoln Tower cannot be confirmed, but historians do know that Robert Lincoln’s head was cyrogenically frozen and placed in a capsule at the top of the building. You can see it in this photo, directly underneath the flag.

This photo was taken in 1934 by Virgil B. Esterhaus, a conspiracy theorist and amateur photographer. At that time, the Tower still employed a series of secret police that roamed the tunnels and upheld Mason law, feared even by the Fort Wayne Police Department. Minutes after this photo was taken, Esterhaus claims, black-clad men emerged from behind a tree on East Berry Street, knocked him unconscious, and took his camera. Only through his own paranoia and cunning did he replace the film with a empty roll and stash the old roll in a secret compartment in his artificial leg (which he lost while in the intelligence service during the Great War).

This photo is housed in the collection of Emma Esterhaus, great grand-niece and only surviving kin of Virgil Esterhaus. The Great Lincoln Tower is in no way affiliated with the Lincoln Bank Tower, a building with a similar name and a much more boring history.

To submit your own photo and story to Fake Fort Wayne, visit the Submit page.

bethern: It’s white wine in the red wine glass night. Yes,...

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:00:00 -0400

bethern:

It’s white wine in the red wine glass night.

Yes, Bethany. We know you graduated from college. Thanks for the pic of your diploma. :-P

Welfle.com

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:22:43 -0400

Welfle.com:

So I have a regular blog again. Don’t worry, this shouldn’t mean my already-diminished Tumblr blog will go away. It just means that I need some of the extra functionality Wordpress gives me. Tumblr is still best for posting short links, pictures and what-have-you.

Come visit me there and be a regular commenter!

Yay! Two of my favorite sci-fi franchises come together, as the...

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:48:58 -0400

Yay! Two of my favorite sci-fi franchises come together, as the Hitchhiker’s Guide explains Daleks.

rexbarrett: juliasegal: werkit (via juliasegal) Pretty sure...

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:44:19 -0400

rexbarrett:

juliasegal:

werkit

(via juliasegal)

Pretty sure that’s what my heaven will look like.

Just add some kittens and I’d be all set.

fakefortwayne: Deep beneath terra firma, in the bowels of the...

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:40:43 -0400

fakefortwayne:

Deep beneath terra firma, in the bowels of the Allen County Courthouse, we find the secret to Fort Wayne’s general reluctance to embrace and accept change. The ‘Change Detection and Abolishment Framework’ (CDAF). Designed and built by Hicksville, Ohio Amish visionary Hiram Stoltzfus, the CDF was brought on-line in 1908 with the sole purpose of thwarting any and all attempts at meaningful, progressive change.

Though many doubt it’s efficacy, life-long Fort Wayne residents can attest that it does indeed function as designed.

But HOW does it work? To quote Allen County Republican Chair Marty Whitebread (whose party is responsible for maintaining and calibrating the CDAF), “We really have no idea how it works. We don’t really think too much about it actually. Like I always say, if it aint broke - don’t go trying to fix it and stuff!” Despite Mr. Whitebread’s reluctance to divulge any clues on CDAF operation, many theories have been postulated throughout the years. Some say it works by introducing some form of change aversion liquid into the city’s water supply at the treatment plan on Spy Run Avenue, others believe it produces low frequency soundwaves projected through thousands of hidden speakers throughout the city, and still others will insist it regulates and injects change aversion gases via the air ducts in Georgetown Mall, government buildings, and Chinese buffet restaurants.

I have seen the machine in action myself as I took this photo, and while I can not unequivocally testify to it’s ability to in fact, prevent change. I can report that it makes extremely cool beeping, whirring, buzzing, and hissing noises.

putthison: Bow Tie Thursday Josh writes: I wore a bowtie for...

Thu, 27 May 2010 17:30:00 -0400

putthison:

Bow Tie Thursday

Josh writes:

I wore a bowtie for the first time in December. Learning to tie it made me feel a lot more refined, and I thought it was a dapper selection to go with a sweater. I have since purchased a few more bowties, and got some guff at work at first. The guff slowly morphed into admiration (which was likely there the whole time, only clouded
by the fake guff), so much that now my cohorts have joined me in the bowtie fraternity. I taught them all to tie one, and now we are in the grand tradition of bowtie Thursday. We go out for lunch together, it’s a fun time.

I recommend bowtie Thursday to all as a return to gentlemen acting as gentlemen. The only important thing is to make sure that the bowtie is not treated as a funny selection.

Well done, Josh!

It’s important to enjoy the clothes you wear. Many men are self-conscious about doing anything that might suggest they care about their appearance. Let go of that hangup! Have fun looking good. If you enjoy it without pretense, others will come along for the ride.

(PS: I love the expressiveness of this bow, but if it were me, I might shorten it just a bit so the tie ends up a bit smaller.)

Bowtie Thursdays seem like a great idea! Who’s with me? I can totally teach you how to tie one.

stfuteabaggers: benefits of amexica: awesome food superior...

Thu, 27 May 2010 16:56:05 -0400

stfuteabaggers:

benefits of amexica:

awesome food

superior music

epic mustaches

herding all of the white supremacists into one contained area and ‘accidentally’ setting it on fire

Amexica. LULZ.

I’ve been feeling extremely unfocused lately. I can trace it back to last Tuesday, which...

Mon, 24 May 2010 16:30:05 -0400

I’ve been feeling extremely unfocused lately. I can trace it back to last Tuesday, which coincidentally (or not), was when Mark Souder resigned because his extramarital affair. Anyone else feeling the same way? Any idea why? Or is it just the weather or something?

How's that beret coming? Wearing one yet?

Tue, 11 May 2010 01:19:12 -0400

I’ve decided to go a different route with my eccentricities. BEHOLD — THE COLONEL!

My friends are all, like, "Eww jeez, you have head lice. Yuck! Get away from me!" But I don't see what the big deal is. I like it. It's like having a party in your head every day. Anyway in the Bible it says God made the big ones and the little ones and love your neighbor. How can I tell my friends that they're being, like, total bigots?

Tue, 11 May 2010 01:17:00 -0400

Just read them my favorite verse from the Bible. Matthew 5, I believe. “Blessed are the lice, for they shall inherit the scalp.”

Do you not think that it would be more fun to be Q than Mott?

Tue, 11 May 2010 00:42:20 -0400

Well, you would think. But Mott = always jolly. Q = usually pouty about something. Maybe Mott knows something we don’t.

Was ist die Farbe von deinen T-Shirt?

Tue, 11 May 2010 00:21:42 -0400

My answer can best be summed up in this helpful, informative video.