“You have to know how to accept rejection and reject acceptance.”
Ray Bradbury (via Projectionist). (via dailymeh)
absolutely clever ambient
“You have to know how to accept rejection and reject acceptance.”
absolutely clever ambient
I’ve been trying to think of ways to spice up my life. I’m 35 years old, happily married with two kids and I have a good job in insurance. But somethings missing. I feel like I’m old before my time. I need to inject some excitement into my daily routine through my arm before its too late. I need a challenge, something to get the adrenaline pumping again. An addiction would be nice, but, in short, I need a nemesis. I’m willing to pay $350 up front for you services as an arch enemy over the next six months. Nothing crazy. Steal my parking space, knock my coffee over, trip me when Im running to catch the BART and occasionaly whisper in my ear, “Ahha, we meet again”. That kind of thing. Just keep me on my toes. Complacency will be the death of me. You need to have an evil streak and be blessed with innate guile and cunning. You should also be adept at inconsicuous pursuit. Evil laugh preferred. Send me a photo and a brief explanation why you would be a good nemesis.
British accent preferred.
* it’s NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests * Compensation: $350 up front
I’ve seen this before, it’s one of my favorite best of’s.
I learned something interesting about British coinage today. £5, £2, and £1 coins are legal tender for any amount. 50p, 25p (yeah, I’ve never seen one either), and 20p coins are only legal tender for amounts up to £10. 10p and 5p coins are only legal tender up to £5. And, the biggest surprise to me: 2p and 1p coins are only legal tender for amounts not exceeding 20p. (All notes are legal tender for any amount.)
That doesn’t mean that you can’t buy a pack of chewing gum for 30p using 2p coins, just that the cashier is legally allowed to refuse to serve you.
(via The Royal Mint Legal Tender Guidelines; lots of good stuff on the Royal Mint website.)
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