Don't do it:

Pet peeve:

Putting a period after every word. for. emphasis.

An Open Thread To The City Of Philadelphia

Here in the comments, please post everything you hate/love about Philadelphia.  I'll start:

Philadelphia, please do not post one-way traffic signs and then, after realizing that they are facing the wrong way, simply bend them around the post to somewhat match what you're going for instead of removing them and reinstalling them.  Those of us who can actually see don't like this, and I don't think it takes much to see why it's obnoxious.

Philadelphia, thank you for your seaport museum and Moshulu.  Both are fantastic and worth visiting.

Your turn.

Below are the lyrics for two songs I occasionally hear when I ride the bus to or from campus. In case you've never heard them, they both come from the Country genre.

"Still a Guy" by Brad Paisley

When you see a deer you see Bambi
And I see antlers up on the wall
When you see a lake you think picnics
And I see a large mouth up under that log
You're probably thinking that you're gonna change me
In some ways well maybe you might
Scrub me down, dress me up aww but no matter what
Remember, I'm still a guy

When you see a priceless French painting
I see a drunk, naked girl
You think that ridin' a wild bull sounds crazy
And I'd like to give it a whirl
Well love makes a man do some things he ain't proud of
And in a weak moment I might walk your sissy dog, hold your purse at the mall
But remember, I'm still a guy

And I'll pour out my heart
Hold your hand in the car
Write a love song that makes you cry
Then turn right around knock some jerk to the ground
'Cause he copped a feel as you walked by

I can hear you now talkin' to your friends
Saying, "Yeah girls he's come a long way"
From draggin' his knuckles and carryin' a club
And buildin' a fire in a cave
But when you say a backrub means only a backrub
Then you swat my hand when I try
Well now, what can I say at the end of the day
Honey, I'm still a guy

And I'll pour out my heart
Hold your hand in the car
Write a love song that makes you cry
Then turn right around knock some jerk to the ground
'Cause he copped a feel as you walked by

These days there's dudes gettin' facials
Manicured, waxed and botoxed
With deep spray-on tans and creamy lotiony hands
You can't grip a tacklebox

Yeah with all of these men linin' up to get neutered
It's hip now to be feminized
I don't highlight my hair
I've still got a pair
Yeah honey, I'm still a guy

Oh my eyebrows ain't plucked
There's a gun in my truck
Oh thank God, I'm still a guy

And the other:

"Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind" by Kellie Pickler

I need to go shopping
These shoes are all wrong
Just look in my closet
Not a thing to put on
I wonder how these jeans make me look from behind
Things that never cross a man's mind

Lets turn off the tv
Now can't we just talk
Lets lay here and cuddle
Til we both drift off
If we don't make love
That'll be just fine
Things that never cross a man's mind

That joke is too dirty
That steak is too thick
Ain't no way in the world I'll ever finish it
That car is too fast
This beer is too cold
And watchin all this football is sure getting old
Wish I was workin this weekend
Not on the lake WETTIN my line
Things that never cross a man's mind

Here lips are too red
Her skirt is too tight
Her legs are too long
And her heels are too high
Boy, she looks like the marryin kind
Things that never cross a man's mind

That joke is too dirty
That steak is too thick
Ain't no way in the world I'll ever finish it
That car is too fast
This beer is too cold
And watchin all this football is sure getting old
Wish I was workin this weekend
Not on the lake WETTIN my line
Things that never cross a man's mind

I feel a little bloated
I think I'm fixin to START
That movie was good except for the violent parts
Brad Pitt is sexy
Why did he change his hair
I knew him and Jenny never had a prayer
These curtains clash with the carpet
The color scheme is a crime
Things that never cross a man's mind

I don't have a whole lot to say about them other than that I find the songs' rigid and stereotypical portrayals of gender interesting. They seem to complement and answer each other. Feel free to comment.

The Baby Name Wizard

Below is an interesting website Dave and I think you should have look at.

We were prompted to visit it when Dave got a piece of mail, but instead of being addressed to "David," it was addressed to "Darren." We discussed that "David" was a rather common name, and that there shouldn't have been any mistake in the first place, and certainly no confusion between the two names in question. We also concluded that "Sara" was a common name as well, and upon further investigation, found this site: http://babynamewizard.com/namevoyager/

By launching the NameVoyager you can search your name and see its frequency of use throughout the past 130 years and compare it to the frequency of other names. While it is only for the 1000 most popular names, and only names from the U.S., I'm pretty sure everyone here will find their name and hopefully something interesting about it.

The McDonalds Jesus Burrito

Okay. I like clean, refreshing and bright, high-contrast art. I like cell-shading. I've done a few projects with that style.

But context matters, and McDonalds with this ad puts a halo around their friggin' burrito.

Awesome. Stick it to the jesus freaks, McD's. Screw having halos from god. Give your burrito one.

In the interest of science, I attempted to modify the image to say "Jesus" instead of McSkillet. But for some reason, a program as simple as PAINT fails to function properly.

So have at it folks.