Author Archives: Matt

Name: Matt
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E-mail: matt@awesomopolis.com
# of Posts: 36
Personal URL: http://pifry.blogspot.com/
Humor || Graph of the Week: Costume Interest [September 18, 2009]

Humor || Animals with Lightsabers [September 15, 2009]

This URL delivers what it promises.  I can’t imagine this won’t be a hit with our readership: http://www.AnimalsWithLightsabers.com/tagged/favorites

Life || Graph of the Week: Adages [September 9, 2009]

This Graph of the Week comes in three parts, all graphical representations of common adages.  Sure we’ve heard these old sayings before, but do we really understand them?  Do we take the time to ponder their implications?  I hope this GotW adds some quantitative oomph and graphical support to tried-and-true generic wisdom.
The first graph pertains [...]

Humor || Graph of the Week: Ages [September 2, 2009]

This GotW is based on some informal polling data I believe everyone has encountered at some point or another in their life…

[Author's Note: Several readers have asked why the age of "18" isn't on the list.  The reason for this is that everyone who says she's 18 is really under 18, and would be classified [...]

News || Graph of the Week: The Healthcare Bill (as reenacted by pie charts) [August 27, 2009]

Turning to the arena of public policy, this week’s Graph of the Week post is on the hot topic of Healthcare Reform.

*Note: “optional end of life counseling” means talking to your doctor about living wills an advance directives, but in this society it’s colloquially known as “death panels.”

Humor || Dragged Shopping [August 26, 2009]

I’d love to credit this image, but I don’t know from what paper it hails or who originally scanned it in.  Whoever you are, though, thanks.

Food || Graph of the Week [August 19, 2009]

Does anyone else have this problem?

(Also, the napkins are usually tiny.)

Entertainment || Firelfly on Hulu [August 19, 2009]

Attention Firefly addicted readers:
The entire television series of Firefly is available free on Hulu (http://www.hulu.com/firefly).  Now you don’t have to lug your DVDs around on business trips if you’ve got an internet connection (or walk from your bedroom to your living room, if you’re lazy like me and keep your DVDs apart from your computer).

Food || More HoagieFest 2009! [July 25, 2009]

PSA: Wawa’s HoagieFest 2009 has been extended!  In a tour de force encore, all four Wawa Shortis featured in this year’s hoagie extravaganza will be on sale for a 2-week period starting on July 27th, right after the Meatball Shorti finishes its two weeks as covergirl.  So from July 27th through August 9th, feast on [...]

Entertainment || Belgian Improv [July 22, 2009]

This wonderful Belgian equivalent of the increasingly famous “Improv Everywhere” makes me wonder why nothing this awesome ever happens at MY train station:

(Word on the street is these 200+ dancers only had 2 rehearsals before this Antwerp Central Station performance.)