anecdotes
One in the Loss Column for Team Silbert
Ah, that exquisite moment. You’ve waited all day for an e-mail you hoped would arrive, and it didn’t arrive. But just to be sure, you check the spam filter. And it’s not there either. And then—oh, this is lovely—just to add insult to injury, several of the collected spam messages bear the subject line:You look […]
Team Silbert
I like Facebook. I still heavily rely on MySpace to follow my favorite bands. But for my overall social-networking and time-wasting needs, I’ve appreciated Facebook’s much cleaner look and smarter, less sleazy feel. Still, Web sites need to make money. Facebook has tried to stay innovative with social ads (“your friend is a fan of […]
"Yo’ Mama" Joke I Wrote Today, End of Sixth Inning, Yankee Stadium
“Your mama is so skinny, when she does the YMCA dance, it’s in cursive.”
Did I Just Write a Sniglet?
In a previous batch of comments here on SiW, I mentioned the text-messaging quirk of the phone guessing the incorrect word as you try to type it in. (I first explored this topic on another blog.) Tonight, a friend made a new addition to a subset of that quirk, in which the wrong word actually […]
Sandwich Maker Gets Grilled
In a textbook example of backfiring advertising, a Quizno’s commercial inspired me to eat at Subway. Quizno’s was copying Subway’s $5 sandwich promotion, but Subway is closer to me. With Hoboken being such a quality sandwich town, I only find myself in the Washington Street Subway location a few times a year. But it’s always […]
Thanks, Amazon!
E-mail I just received: Greetings from Amazon.com. You saved $0.02 with Amazon.com’s Pre-order Price Guarantee! The price of the item(s) decreased after you ordered them, and we gave you the lowest price. The following title(s) decreased in price: The Complete Peanuts 1967-1968 (Complete Peanuts)Price on order date: $19.13Price charged at shipping: $19.11Lowest price before release […]
My Trip to Salt Lake City
• Come on, Delta Airlines: No free movie, no free meal on a nearly cross-country flight? That’s weak. The menu says:Todd English has developed a unique style and approach to the cuisine of his many restaurants, both on land and at sea (Cunard’s QM2 and Queen Victoria). Among them is his highly acclaimed Olives, featuring […]
Things They Don’t Show You on "The Bachelor"
I don’t cook. Sure, earlier in my post-collegiate life, finances and a shorter commute (and perhaps youthful enthusiasm) had me attempting to prepare simple dinners: pasta, boneless chicken breasts, frozen hamburger patties, etc. That’s all fallen by the wayside. These days I eat out, or take out, or order in. But once or twice a […]
Oh the Cruel, Cruel Tease….
…of the “SiW Birthday List.”
Jack Silbert, curator