I was once guilty of this

We all change our minds sometimes. Especially in supermarkets. Bud do you ever wonder what makes someone dump a bag of popcorn in with the diced beef? Or swap a six pack of Fanta for some bleach?

This site documents the mess left behind in supermarkets after someone’s change of heart, and offers an explanation of the thought process behind it.

http://someoneelsewillputitback.com (language warning)

I remember grocery shopping with one of my closest college friends (the namesake of BabyGeeding) who use to be a stocker in a grocery store.  I decided I didn’t want a particular item and instead of walking back and returning the item from where I obtained it, I simply just placed it on the nearest shelf.  That good friend playfully scolded me telling me that people like me make his job harder, and since that day, I always put things back where I found them if I’m not going to purchase the item.  There’s no reason for me to make a person’s job harder than what it already is because of my laziness, much less one that is probably making minimum wage.

Another college friend who use to work in a movie theater did something similar when I left my movie seat and left my drink at my seat.  I would continue to take my trash with me after watching a movie, but I don’t go to the theater anymore.

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David Bowie (Will Ferrell) visits Bing Crosby (John C. Reilly)

And for the youth out there, here’s the original I’m sure you’ve never seen, TV Guide listed this duet as one of the 25 most memorable musical moments of 20th century television.. Heck, you may even need to Google Bing Crosby and David Bowie. What’s fascinating was that this was recorded in Sept of 1977 and Crosby died the following month with the piece airing the month after that.

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Bag of Randomness

  • About three, maybe four years ago, I developed a friendship with a Philly sports fan.  He came up with the idea of starting a friendly bet that when the Cowboys and Eagles play their first matchup of the season, the loser has to post a pic of the winner’s choosing on his blog.  Somehow the Cowboys have one that first match since this bet started, but finally they lost and now I’m paying up.  I thought the Cliff Lee picture was a nice touch, albeit a bit of salt to the wound. 😉
  • It’s interesting how both Lou Gehrig and Brett Favre’s streaks both end in Detroit.
  • I was surprised that the folks at Ford Field went as far as painting the Viking’s logo on midfield and the end zones.
  • NBC got some heat for not using the flex-schedule to move the Eagles/Cowboys game out of prime time since the Cowboys are not a playoff contending team.  Turns out NBC knew what it was doing because it set a rating record.
  • I think the Jets did the only thing they could do regarding their “tripping coach” by suspending him the rest of the season.
  • While leaving a restaurant with both WifeGeeding and BabyGeeding over the weekend a stranger wished us a happy first Christmas.  I thought that was awfully nice, but informed him we were Jewish.
  • That story is true except for that Jewish part.
  • The thought just occurred to me that an NFL that I despise might just win a Super Bowl on my home turf.  Grrrr.
  • The folks in the area are just thankful that Cliff Lee didn’t sign with the Yankees.
  • A pastor friend of mine was playfully suggesting (at least I thought he was playfully suggesting) that Holiday Inn should change their name to Christmas Inn.
  • I’m thinking an average salary for a local veteran television reporter is about $129,000.  That was the amount Rebecca Aguilar was making before she was canned by Fox4.  Link
  • Mario in the lava burn ward
  • Chernobyl tours?
  • Inside the World’s Smallest Solar-Powered Movie Theater
  • More Protestant churches feel economic pain
  • When I saw this picture of Robert DeNiro I thought it was Jon Hamm.
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