CrispyTeriyaki's Tumblelog

Holy cow. We’re surrounded!

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:47:46 -1000

Holy cow. We’re surrounded!

Awesome. (re-tumbled from f*ckkyeahchicago, who got it...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:46:03 -1000

Awesome. (re-tumbled from f*ckkyeahchicago, who got it from gatekeeper)

rain in chicago

Genius. (re-tumbled from hawaii, who got it from loveallthis)

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:12:36 -1000

Genius. (re-tumbled from hawaii, who got it from loveallthis)

"They’re supposed to be focused on safety, and instead they’re spending all their time..."

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:12:35 -1000

“They’re supposed to be focused on safety, and instead they’re spending all their time before takeoff playing what amounts to a game of Tetris.”

- U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., re: airline baggage wars

"While it’s tempting to call them “baristi” because of the Italian roots, the..."

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:37:30 -1000

“While it’s tempting to call them “baristi” because of the Italian roots, the plural of “barista” is “journalism majors.””

- Fake AP Stylebook (Twitter)

Video

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:12:46 -1000

"It’s unromantic to boil life down to receipts and checks, but how you spend your money reveals..."

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:22:06 -1000

“

It’s unromantic to boil life down to receipts and checks, but how you spend your money reveals how you spend your time. Your expenses are a measure of your desires.

Your old phone bill tells you who you used to call. The credit card statements and check registers tell what you wore, what you drank, the sheets you slept on, the people you visited.

”

- Mary Schmich (The Chicago Tribune)

Blast from the past! My friend Alena found this photo of (L to...

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:54:00 -1000

Blast from the past! My friend Alena found this photo of (L to R) me, her and Debbie from the journalism office in high school. For some reason, we were doing “See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.” That’s my handwriting on the board behind me! Too funny.

"T + L readers sum [Chicagoans] up as ugly, surly and not too bright. Who voted on this, the IOC?"

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:45:24 -1000

“T + L readers sum [Chicagoans] up as ugly, surly and not too bright. Who voted on this, the IOC?”

- Phil Vettel (The Chicago Tribune)

Chicago vs. The Rest of the USA

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:39:41 -1000

60 above - Floridians wear coats, gloves, and woolly hats.
Chicago people sunbathe.

50 above - New Yorkers try to turn on the heat.
Chicago people plant gardens.

40 above - Italian cars won’t start.
Chicago people drive with the windows down.

32 above - Distilled water freezes.
Lake Michigan’s water gets thicker.

20 above - Californians shiver uncontrollably.
Chicago people have the last cookout before it gets cold.

15 above - New York landlords finally turn up the heat.
Chicago people throw on a sweatshirt.

0 degrees - Californians fly away to Mexico.
Chicago people lick the flagpole and throw on a light jacket over the sweatshirt.

20 below - People in Miami cease to exist.
Chicago people get out their winter coats.

40 below - Hollywood disintegrates.
Chicago’s Girl Scouts begin selling cookies door to door.

50 below - Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
Chicago people get frustrated when they can’t thaw the keg.

60 below - Microbial life survives on dairy products.
Illinois cows complain of farmers with cold hands.

460 below - ALL atomic motion stops.
Chicago people start saying…”Cold ‘nuff for ya??”

500 below - Hell freezes over.
The Chicago Cubs win the World Series

Author Unknown

Photo

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:53:09 -1000

An outstanding class of inductees to the Basketball Hall of...

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:28:55 -1000

An outstanding class of inductees to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Love it.

"I think everybody put their noseprint and sucked up all the smell."

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:21:53 -1000

“I think everybody put their noseprint and sucked up all the smell.”

- Secretary Shirley

Cracks me up! (RT from f*ckkyeahchicago) gatekeeper: eff-this:...

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:40:00 -1000

Cracks me up! (RT from f*ckkyeahchicago)

gatekeeper:

eff-this: STOP! Hammertime! Found @ Kedzie and Belden [shytown]

(re-tumbled from mrshawaii) LOST Characters (via...

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:11:43 -1000

(re-tumbled from mrshawaii)

LOST Characters (via SUPERINTERESSANTE)

"I won’t eat shark meat because I feel like sharks eat people, and that would be..."

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:51:17 -1000

“I won’t eat shark meat because I feel like sharks eat people, and that would be second-generation cannibalism.”

- Shirley

. . . But I Play One on TV

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:53:23 -1000

Todd: (mocking) That's it, you're walking home.
me: Fine, I won't show up at home, then see what happens to you.
Todd: What?
me: When the police show up.
Todd: You watch too much Law & Order!

"I bet God never gets honest feedback. Like when he invented the cockroach, why didn’t an angel..."

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:51:40 -1000

“I bet God never gets honest feedback. Like when he invented the cockroach, why didn’t an angel tell him to knock it off?”

- Adam Sacks

"With leases ranging anywhere from 6 months to life, there’s no escaping this great deal."

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:19:20 -1000

“With leases ranging anywhere from 6 months to life, there’s no escaping this great deal.”

- Adam Sacks’ review of Sing Sing on Google Maps

There’s an app for that.

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:04:52 -1000

There’s an app for that.