this and that

• I saw a bobblehead of Jack Kerouac in the paper. I excitedly showed it to someone. She only sneered, "I never liked him."

• I thought this was really funny when I read it:

Two math consultants were at lunch and one says to the other "I'll bet you 50 bucks that waitress is an unemployed mathematician."

The second guy takes the bet, then when he goes to the washroom the first guy calls the waitress over and says "There's a $20 tip for you if, after my friend comes back, you come over and answer my next question "four thirds pi r cubed."

So his friend comes back from the washroom and the waitress comes over and he says to her, "What's the integral of pi r squared?"

"Four thirds pi r cubed," she says, "plus a constant."

I envision myself telling this joke to plant engineers when I come across them.

• I really ragged on some guys with auto related blogs. They said they thought GM and Ford would have to merge. This is what I commented:

You self appointed auto pundits are crazy! Ford and GM merge? Fagidaboutit!
You guys must be experiencing acid flashbacks.
Duh? The writers at the magazines must be getting a kick out of this. At least that segment of the 3rd estate doesn't have to worry about blogs if this is the kind of work you do!
I can't explain it to you if you really think it is possible. Work out the mechanics of such a merger for yourself before you post nonsense like this.

• My brother is floating on air at the moment. He bought a Leslie speaker at the flee market, probably only paid 50 bucks for it. Now he is selling it for ten times that on eBay. What kills me is that he always thinks he is very clever when he trips over lucky breaks like this. I had to explain to him what it did and who would want it.
• Got a dollar with a Where's George stamp on it. This site tracks the mobility of our currency. Interesting, I guess.