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December 7, 2023Zac Thompson

Rooster of Barcelos Wine Stopper

In Portugal’s medieval legend of the Barcelos rooster, an innocent man is found guilty of theft and sentenced to hang. But before the execution, the guy persuades the authorities to let him see the judge while the latter is having dinner. As Portugal’s official tourism website tells it, the condemned man points “to a roast […]

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August 29, 2023August 29, 2023Zac Thompson

Phone Charger with Way-Too-Long Cord

I’ve had my current cell phone ever since I had to replace the previous one because I dropped it into the ocean while trying to take a picture of a bear. This happened in British Columbia. I’m going to go ahead and assume bear encounters top the list of reasons cell phones get lost or […]

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January 17, 2021April 25, 2021Zac Thompson

Half-and-Half

Do you find that you grow less lactose-tolerant as the years roll on? It seems astonishing to me that during my adolescence I would start the day with a large glass of milk accompanied by a milk-filled bowl of cereal and not need to spend all of first period doubled over in agony. The past […]

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