MemeMachineGo!Wouldn't you like to be a vector, too?Books you want for books you don't want- March 31, 2008 Paperbackswap is a great way to turn a pile of books you don&8217;t want into a pile of books you do. The idea&8217;s simple: all books of acceptable condition or better are assumed equal. You list your books; if someone wants one, you mail it at your expense. When the recipient says it&8217;s received, you get a credit, and can ask someone else for a book, and you get it without further expense. I used to have a bunch of books listed on Half.com. Occasionally, one would move; mostly, they...http://www.mememachinego.com/2008/03/books_you_want_for_books_you_d_1.html The People's Almanac- March 27, 2008 As a lad, I was a big fan of the People&8217;s Almanac series. I recently discovered that there was a relatively recent addition to the series, The People&8217;s Almanac Presents the 20th Century. Not long after taking it out of the library and beginning it, I ordered my own copy. Did you know that the superintendent of the NJ State police that investigated the Lindbergh kidnapping was Norman Schwarzkopf,. father of the Gulf War general A lot of content from the series is on-line at...http://www.mememachinego.com/2008/03/the_peoples_almanac.html Mayhew's London- March 25, 2008 The whole text of Henry Mayhew&8217;s London Labour and the London Poor, a detailed account of the poor of Victorian London is available on-line. Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 The Extra Volume Read of the sham indecent trade, the clown who hates his job, the sewer hunters, the ratcatcher to the Queen. and more.http://www.mememachinego.com/2008/03/mayhews_london.html YouTube Musical Interlude- March 24, 2008 The Lego Star Wars Orchestra Ooh Girl! is an R&B spoof reminiscent of Business Time. Pirates of PenzanceBaby Got Back mashup The Beatnix play a wonderful cover of Stairway to Heaven. Here Comes Another Bubble from Bay Area local a capella group the Richter Scales. Check out &8220;I&8217;ve Got Mail&8221; and &8220;Stockholm Syndrome&8221; on their website.http://www.mememachinego.com/2008/03/youtube_break.html Factoid Corner- March 20, 2008 The Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest building in the world for some 3800 years, until the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, England was rebuilt between 1307 and 1311. Cass Elliott of the Mamas and the Papas died in the same London flat that Keith Moon of the Who died in four years later. At the Confederate prisoner of war camp at Andersonville, Georgia was the deadline: anyone crossing it was shot dead. The OED&8217;s earliest citation for the modern usage of...http://www.mememachinego.com/2008/03/factoid_corner.html |