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Anniversary Day

June 13, 2013Burt Likko 12 Comments

On this day back in 2005, I began blogging after reviewing a photograph of a gangrenous foot. I was still working at a personal injury firm in Knoxville, Tennessee. The blogging bug bit hard, and I found a pleasure I’ve… Continue Reading →

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I’ll Trade You Two Edward VIII’s For One Phillip IV

March 8, 2011Burt Likko 1 Comment

A silly little prank. Oddly, people seemed to buy it.

Uncategorized, Unimportant but Mildly Amusing

The Primary Reason Why I Gave Up Assigning Essays

January 21, 2011Burt Likko

I would not be surprised to learn that Bar Jester Jason Peters is reverse-engineering an actual essay from his freshmen composition class. His note to the female students of his college is well-taken — this isn’t worth suicide for them… Continue Reading →

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This Is Why There Are Sports Blogs

December 22, 2010Burt Likko 1 Comment

Correspondence from 1974 between an attorney who is a Cleveland Browns season ticket holder and the response turns out to be 100% pure awesome. If it’s not genuine, it ought to be.

Sports, Unimportant but Mildly Amusing

This Is Why You Got A "C"

December 9, 2010Burt Likko

Professor Mondo explains it all. Oh, how I wish I could actually be so honest as he.

Link Love, Teaching, Unimportant but Mildly Amusing

Turkey Cooking Questions

November 25, 2010Burt Likko 1 Comment

Would it be wrong to stuff a pre-roasted Cornish game hen inside the turkey, then at dinner tell all the kids, “Uh-oh, it looks like we cooked the turkey’s baby, too!” while you pull it out?* And if you make… Continue Reading →

'Tis The Season, Unimportant but Mildly Amusing

Cranberry Pardon Explained!

November 23, 2010Burt Likko

Obama Outlines Moral, Philosophical Justifications For Turkey Pardon

'Tis The Season, Barack Obama, Unimportant but Mildly Amusing

Yobs

November 15, 2010Burt Likko 3 Comments

England and the United States are nations separated by a common language and this is nowhere more evident than in differing slang words. That, and I guess the Sun isn’t exactly the Times when it comes to enforcement of staid… Continue Reading →

News, Unimportant but Mildly Amusing

Constitutional Convention: The Board Game

November 14, 2010Burt Likko 1 Comment

I am enough of a history geek that this game sounds like a whole lot of fun. “Boom! I’ve got Franklin on this one!” I don’t think I could get The Wife to play it very often, though.

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I Use A Laptop Often

November 8, 2010Burt Likko

Fortunately there are some things I only need to worry about with respect to comfort.

Technology, Unimportant but Mildly Amusing

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