Professor Yeti

And it’s tempting . . .

People spend their time trying to make these things legitimate?

Five Things Not to Do with a Faberge Egg

Boil it
Crack it
Put ketchup on it
Attempt to eat it
Throw it out the window

Five Great Men Who Most Likely Did Not Wear Underpants

Julius Caesar
Christopher Columbus
Jesus
Mitch Hedberg
Isaac Newton

Five Reasons to Get Old

AARP membership
That much closer to the grave
Excuse for bad driving
No longer have to worry about birth […]

Sage advice from Professor Yeti on the charms of words, the repulsiveness of siblings, and other matters.

It’s the pariah of the color wheel. Why does orange have so many odd, even menacing associations in our culture?

A review of socks, CD shopping, a restaurant, and fancy cheese.

Heating your house with wood isn’t all fun, games, and that nice smoky smell.

This month we’ll delve into the seedy world of used medical equipment. Below are selections from an advertisement for a used mammography x-ray machine. The item is selling for $8,000.

List $46,890. MedCon: EX. Bennett high frequency mammography x-ray system.

System new in January,1996. Model MF01500g, maximum ma rating 175 ma, 34 Kv.

Includes full set of […]

The Future of Google

Does internet news actually prevent us from understanding the world in which we live?