Tag Archives: annoying

A Spam Update

March 31, 2007 – 7:35 pm

Just so you know what you’re being spared, our spam filter has intercepted more than EIGHT HUNDRED comment-spams in the past 24 hours (most for cheap drugs and pornography, with the occasional “replica watches” thrown in for variety). Before I started keeping track, the filter had mistakenly intercepted about four legitimate comments in the preceding [...]

By Tracy Davis | Posted in SiteAdmin, Technology | Also tagged | Comments (0)

Challenge for an Arts Town

January 8, 2007 – 2:39 pm

Thank God, I’m not alone in the universe… There’s at least one other human being out there who thinks like I do. Witness the new design for a cell tower in Oceanside, CA.

Now, if only we had some of our local artists working on new designs for the wind [...]

By Tracy Davis | Posted in Environment | Also tagged , , | Comments (12)

Numbskulls, Darwinism, and jeers

December 16, 2006 – 6:03 am

A sharp-eyed reader pointed out some problems in this paragraph in the Cheers and Jeers editorial of Wednesday’s Northfield News:
Jeers to the numbskulls who in the past week have went through the ice on various Minnesota waters. Tragically, a couple have even died from their poor decisions. However, in many cases, those who risk going onto ice [...]

By Griff Wigley | Posted in Fluff & Faux News | Also tagged | Comments (5)

Annoying toy selling out; may have redeeming purpose

September 22, 2006 – 2:35 pm

My daughter Gilly works at Target here in Northfield part-time and told me today that this Tickle Me Elmo X (Extreme!) is flying off the shelves. It’s funny to watch the YouTube video once, but I’d take a hammer to it if I had to be in the same room with it for [...]

By Griff Wigley | Posted in Fluff & Faux News | Also tagged | Comments (0)