TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee")

The etymology of "French letter" is unclear.  Condoms are also colloquially referred to as raincoats, rubbers, etc.  The one illus...

Working at my desk in my man-cave late at night when something FLUTTERS across my field of view.  Momentary anxiety that we are harboring an...

 If that's true, you're probably in a prison.

The Stelvio pass, South Tyrol, with Mount Scorluzzo on the right. Photograph: Stelvio National Park.  Via a Guardian article on WWI relics ...

Before the internet, before television - before Life As We Know It.

I've blogged heterochromia  several times , but couldn't resist sharing this image from The Atlantic .

Interesting video filmed either by Darth Vader or by someone who has just run to the location (and should have run away earlier).  A good re...

As reported by NBC Miami , via BoingBoing : In Miami, Florida parents are paying nearly $30,000 for a private school that won't hire tea...

Via MoFo (The Museum of Folly), which I somehow only discovered today.

I suppose I've used the term dozens of times in TYWKIWDBI, always assuming that the piece to which I was linking was someone's opini...

A man parked in all 211 non-restricted spots at his local Sainsbury's.  John Farrier provides details on this man's life-defining qu...

Nice illustration using Mt. Fuji (no useful discussion at the via ) .  Wikipedia does have an entry on rain shadow .

A surprisingly interesting brief video about the fonts used on Interstate Highway signs.  With quick pacing and excellent graphics, it illus...

Walking through the Rotherhithe tunnel is not recommended Unusual toy " Shepherd jump " as a way to descend from heights Electric ...

A somewhat unusual view, because these insect-eating pitcher plants are typically shown with the trap door open .  At the via the discussi...