1. Hang a pouch around your (the cut out you) neck with pre-addressed stamped postcards.
2. Put a sign in your (the cut out you) hand with the name of a far-away city on it. Add in small print "please take me in the general direction of [above named city] and mail me a postcard wherever you drop me off."
3. Position yourself (the cut out you) by the roadside.
4. Wait for mail.
At the risk of sounding ...old-fashioned..., I would suggest giving this young lady a middle name that will tie her to her ancestors - such as a grandmother, or greatgrandmother, grandfather, etc.
My middle name is my maternal grandfather's first - and when people ask, I have a story to tell. My sister has a name that sounds good but my parents picked on a whim, but has no story behind it. She gets to shrug her shoulders and say "my parents liked the sound of it."
hye brokevespa, I hear ya. I ride a (blush) 50cc honda spree, and am working on a 60's honda 125 (pic is not of my bike, btw, just one found online), and though I say I'm working on it, but I cannot find parts, a Benelli/Motobi Carita 175 scoot.
what was the point?
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Just for the record: I have no affilliation with these guys, nor have I ordered any parts from them. I just thought it was plain 'ol vanilla simple like that good 'n' fun.
While you are at it, you can get your own chip, too - in case you get lost.
But seriously, get the kitty a chip & then a bell, and if & when your cat figures out the breakaway collar thing, you can rest easier.
I was just in London for a week and felt like I saw hardly any of it - I would advise that you just walk around a bit, get lunch at a pub, actually see part of the city rather than just spend it inside a gallery (as good as they are).
I spent half a day walking along the river, from Westminster to the Tower Bridge, crossing the river at every bridge I came to. If you do that, you'll get to see parliment, the London eye, St. Pauls, lots of different angles of the skyline, and if you get bored, right in the middle of this walk is the good ol Tate Modern, at the foot of the "millenium bridge".
Most importantly - just relax and enjoy the few hours you have there - trying to stuff more than you can into the day will just make you cranky.
If the government, or - as I've just said - someone from the religious right tried to control your television viewing or that of average Americans, you'd be upset. And rightfully so.
The FCC fined Fox quite a few thousand dollars for showing a breast during the superbowl. It seems like the government is already controlling television viewing.
That's nice. You have a post office in your town, and time outside work during which post offices are open? Good for you.
Sorry, I didn't realize that I'm one of those "lucky" people that can go to a post office on their lunch break. Or register online. Or register by mail. Or get an absentee ballot delivered to my very own mailbox, weeks before the election. I'll keep quiet from now on - you showed me real good.
Assuming I can hack through the bureaucracy
Gosh, last three times I've moved in the past five years all I had to do was go to the post office and fill out a voter registration form.
1. Hang a pouch around your (the cut out you) neck with pre-addressed stamped postcards. 2. Put a sign in your (the cut out you) hand with the name of a far-away city on it. Add in small print "please take me in the general direction of [above named city] and mail me a postcard wherever you drop me off." 3. Position yourself (the cut out you) by the roadside. 4. Wait for mail.
posted by gyusan 19 years ago
In "Curious, Amy: This young lady needs a middle name."
At the risk of sounding ...old-fashioned..., I would suggest giving this young lady a middle name that will tie her to her ancestors - such as a grandmother, or greatgrandmother, grandfather, etc. My middle name is my maternal grandfather's first - and when people ask, I have a story to tell. My sister has a name that sounds good but my parents picked on a whim, but has no story behind it. She gets to shrug her shoulders and say "my parents liked the sound of it."
posted by gyusan 19 years ago
In "ATTENTION SCOOTER NERDS:"
hye brokevespa, I hear ya. I ride a (blush) 50cc honda spree, and am working on a 60's honda 125 (pic is not of my bike, btw, just one found online), and though I say I'm working on it, but I cannot find parts, a Benelli/Motobi Carita 175 scoot.
posted by gyusan 19 years ago
what was the point?
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Just for the record: I have no affilliation with these guys, nor have I ordered any parts from them. I just thought it was plain 'ol vanilla simple like that good 'n' fun.
posted by gyusan 19 years ago
In "Snip Snip!"
Hmmm... a flash "game" as a vehicle for ads from the flash game creator's clients. How ... tiresome.
posted by gyusan 19 years ago
In "To Bell the Cat? "
While you are at it, you can get your own chip, too - in case you get lost. But seriously, get the kitty a chip & then a bell, and if & when your cat figures out the breakaway collar thing, you can rest easier.
posted by gyusan 19 years ago
In "Plagiarizing the Fockers? "
Oh my fucking god .... plagarism! on the Internet!!!
posted by gyusan 19 years ago
In "Curious George: UK in the blink of an eye"
I was just in London for a week and felt like I saw hardly any of it - I would advise that you just walk around a bit, get lunch at a pub, actually see part of the city rather than just spend it inside a gallery (as good as they are). I spent half a day walking along the river, from Westminster to the Tower Bridge, crossing the river at every bridge I came to. If you do that, you'll get to see parliment, the London eye, St. Pauls, lots of different angles of the skyline, and if you get bored, right in the middle of this walk is the good ol Tate Modern, at the foot of the "millenium bridge". Most importantly - just relax and enjoy the few hours you have there - trying to stuff more than you can into the day will just make you cranky.
posted by gyusan 19 years ago
In "Curious, George: Disposing of Evidence"
Set all the stuff on the sidewalk and it will disappear in less than an hour, if your city is anything like mine.
posted by gyusan 20 years ago
In "Emancipate yourself from mental slavery."
If the government, or - as I've just said - someone from the religious right tried to control your television viewing or that of average Americans, you'd be upset. And rightfully so. The FCC fined Fox quite a few thousand dollars for showing a breast during the superbowl. It seems like the government is already controlling television viewing.
posted by gyusan 20 years ago
In "Legal George: Out of State Subpoenas"
ask on the Craigslist Legal Forum , but you might have to wade through some , ahhh... uninformed responses.
posted by gyusan 20 years ago
In "Curious George: Why don't you vote?"
That's nice. You have a post office in your town, and time outside work during which post offices are open? Good for you. Sorry, I didn't realize that I'm one of those "lucky" people that can go to a post office on their lunch break. Or register online. Or register by mail. Or get an absentee ballot delivered to my very own mailbox, weeks before the election. I'll keep quiet from now on - you showed me real good.
posted by gyusan 20 years ago
Assuming I can hack through the bureaucracy Gosh, last three times I've moved in the past five years all I had to do was go to the post office and fill out a voter registration form.
posted by gyusan 20 years ago
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