Rustic and Curtis are anagrams. Somehow I discovered that back in the 1990’s. Since then everytime I hear either word this fact pops in my head.
Cute, but potentially deadly!
Raw cat shoes contain urushi- the same toxic chemical that is found in poison oak or ivy. Cat shoe poisoning is rare, but if urushi is ingested in high level, it can be deadly.
That sounds like a thread winner to me.
In Horley, Surrey, there’s a crossroads which has a pedestrian crossing diagonally across it.
And platform 13 on Clapham Junction station is very, very cold in the winter.
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The original shop (though rebuilt after Sandy) is actually in Keyport but that is because two partners split the business, one went on to start the franchise Jersey Mike’s chain and the other is now on the third generation of owning Mike’s Sub Shop in Keyport.
Much of that is inaccurate but that is how it was told to me. Seems pretty pointless of me to relate it though.
In a development near me are two streets named Ronald and Arnold.
Dennis
I almost died this morning in a high-speed head-on collision on the way to work. But then I didn’t.
In the Inwood section of NYC, there’s an intersection between two streets… Seaman and Cumming.
I used to work with a lady who grew up in Inwood, who had a VERY juvenile sense of humor.
Better a close call than a no call.
ETA: on second thought, maybe not.
A friend at the pool is visiting the new grandkid this week. The friend doesn’t think much of the kid’s first name but approves of the middle name. It’s a family name that is also shared by the kid’s great aunt who is a major NYT bestselling author.
Sure it doesn’t involve me yet I like these sort of things. Other people? Not so much.
Munnerlyns in Pine Grove CA, an hour up the road from Lodi, was voted Best Ice Cream in the greater Sacramento area. Support them and enjoy.
I’ve sunk to a new low thanks to a crossword puzzle:
“One” has one consonant and two vowels.
“Two” has two consonants and one vowel.
Good thing I’m not gonna eat them. They’re just TOO cute!
I won about 35 years ago, I won a morning radio trivia contest with this factoid. (never collected my prize)
Boog Powell was the first baseball player to play in the Little League and Major League World Series.
How do you get them on the cats’ feet?
It requires 5 people. 1 per leg, the people wearing leather gloves and 1 person to do the shoeing.
Is this the postcard?
I grew up going to Point Pleasant NJ all the time, but I don’t recall ever seeing that particular postcard.
Jenkinson’s Aquarium! The Putt-Putt miniature golf course!
I used to live one subway stop below the one closest to Seaman and Cumming. Everyone in the neighborhood knew that joke.
In Manhattan 4th intersects 12th street (and several others).
When Jim Bunning got his 27th consecutive out on June 21, 1964, his wife jumped out of the stands to congratulate him (I was there).
That is fu-king awesome. That is something to mention when we communicate with aliens. Or other foreigners.
OK, nm.
dammit