So I was at a local bar tonight—no, I’m not going to tell you which one—and had this interaction:
Dude: Hey, do any of you guys have a bowl?
Me: Pardon?
Dude: I said, do any of you guys have a bowl?
Me: Uh, no. Sorry, man.
Wow. That’s brazen. I mean, I don’t care. But wow.
Consider this your funny-bar-story thread.
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Via a little birdie, I found this story from the Richmond SPCA:
We learned early yesterday that WRLH, the local Fox affiliate located at 1925 Westmoreland Street in Richmond, had contracted a local pest control company to trap and kill stray and feral cats and kittens residing on and around the station’s property. This course of action was deeply troubling to us and I communicated to them our willingness to help manage and control the cat colony using non-lethal humane methods such as trap-neuter-return or relocation.[…]
I recommend clicking through to read the whole thing, including this afternoon’s update:
It has come to our attention that viewers calling Fox Richmond today have been told that the station has been actively “working with the Richmond SPCA” to resolve the situation regarding the colony of feral cats on and around the station’s property. The station is also claiming that they called the Richmond SPCA weeks ago and that they decided to bulldoze the cat habitat today in anticipation of our arrival, to make it easier for us to trap the cats.
These statements are completely untrue and we have asked that Fox Richmond and staff immediately cease making any such statements to the public.[…]
Wow, that’s awful. Sure, strays are a real problem—precisely the sort of problem the SPCA exists to address. For Fox to be this cruel and then be mendacious on top of it is just unconscionable. I certainly hope they resolve this situation with a bit more aplomb than they’ve shown so far.
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I was privy to a houseguest this weekend, he a U.Va. alumnus who hasn’t spent much time in Charlottesville since being graduated in 2003. We shall call him Cristóbal.
Opportunity! I bum-rushed him with as much cVillainy as his senses—and his liver—could handle. Below is our hitlist from the weekend. »Read More
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Sometimes commenter dijonbray and I stopped into the new Guadalajara on the way home from Pantops tonight. Apparently they opened up shop on Sunday. We sat at the bar, munching chips and swilling delicious beer, while dijon waited for his food to-go. Business was quite brisk, and they seemed to be handling it quite well. Nicely done, folks.
Also spotted on High Street: a new place poised to open called La Michoacana. Anyone got the deets on this joint? Is it to be a restaurant? A mini grocery? Somebody dish.
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Weezer says welcome to the internet.
[Thor works his magic laser-button fu and makes this look like a pretty video post.]
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Spotted over the weekend in an athletic building in Blacksburg, Va.:
Um, dudes? You might want to change the name…
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Gadzooks! I had completely forgotten it was National High Five Day (”third Thursday of April each year”). To quote from, what I believe is, the holiday’s founding document:
I propose to you, a National High Five Day. A day when, without inhibition, people can freely exchange high fives between all different genders, races, heights, and social classes. There’s nothing else to it. Just a day when U.Va., and America as a whole, will be looking to give high fives, and will be just as ready to receive them.
Huzzah! High fives all around. I enthusiastically endorse the celebration of this holiday. With a few caveats:
With these caveats in place, let us go forth high-fiving. It is the handshake of our era and a charitable way to make a stranger’s day a little bit brighter.
[hand in the air] High five?
Photo by Flickr user Joachim S Mueller used under a Creative Commons license
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You’ve seen this car, right? The Ghostbusters Mobile? A veritable staple on the local “hey, there goes that [insert crazy vehicle]” scene. (The owners tell me people often snap photos of them as they go about their business.)
Well! I have it on good authority (the proverbial little birdie or two) that its title is about to pass hands to the proprietors of the Wahooptie taxi service. No word on their immediate plans, but I think it would make for a great cab.
Because, really, when I’m heading home after a night out, unexpected encounters with Slimer are my biggest fear. And it’d be comforting to have a safe ride from folks who “ain’t afraid of no ghost.”
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Hey, I just heard that Will Shortz will be in town tomorrow, speaking at U.Va, where he attended law school. Nerdy!
Radio IQ is also reporting that Shortz will be available for chatting downtown at the Mudhouse from ~2:30-4pm (I can’t seem to find confirmation online; what gives Radio IQ?). Alas, I have to work. But someone should go and dare him to put “perspicaciousness” into his next puzzle. Or just shake his hand. Seems like a nifty fellow.
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Charlottesville is a city of many bumper stickers. Be these stickers political, irreverent, or just plain silly, our World-Class City™ certainly loves to express itself on the posteriors of its vehicles.
Today I spotted this sticker (below the fold for mild profanity) on a car in Belmont. It’s easily my new favorite, because riling Randians anywhere and everywhere is always okay by me.
So, what’s the best local bumper sticker you’ve seen? »Read More
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