Results tagged “worldwari”

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets.

  • This holiday weekend, lots of folks were getting in as much fun as they could at the Jersey shore, despite the fact that, in Surf City at least, there was the possibility of blowing up. A beach replenishment project ended up digging up more than 1,000 unexploded World War I-era munitions (disposed of in the sea decades ago) and burying them in the Surf City beach, which means digging holes more than a foot deep is prohibited. Crazy!
  • This week’s quote comes from the play , by John Guare. The character Ouisa is relating that it’s hard to intentionally avoid thinking of a topic – just like when someone tells you not to think of elephants, and all you can think of is "elephants, elephants, elephants!" Now, on with the listings!

    Here it is, a week late, a lyric from the actual song “White Christmas.” (We never did get our shopping done, though. This year we’re celebrating Chanukah, for convenience.) Now, on with the listings!

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