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I was so disappointed.

Tuesday, May 6th

by Shannon

Discussed:Agent Dale Cooper Almanzo Wilder dogs Jake Ryan Kyle MacLachlan the hotness Wikipedia

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We’ve been watching a lot of David Lynch movies/TV shows lately, which means a lot of…

this guy:

this guy:

and a surprising amount of this guy:

I know what you’re thinking about the third guy. “Isn’t that Reverend Lowe from Silver Bullet and the scary “Dad” from The People Under the Stairs?” You are correct. Approximately 172 viewings* of those movies combined have left me scarred when it comes to that guy, and I’m still not accustomed to seeing him without an eye patch. Or in any role where he’s supposed to be a good guy. Gah! He’s just so creepy!

Anyway. We’re not here to talk about that guy.

We’re here to talk about guy #2. Agent Dale Cooper, aka Kyle MacLachlan, aka The Hotness.

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Wikipedia Fun: 10 Bizarre Real Names

Friday, April 11th

by Cameron

Discussed:Alabama eBay Estonia Jason Lee Nicolas Cage The Matrix Wikipedia xkcd

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I’ve decided just now to introduce a semi-formal new category of posts for the site (or at least a “wikipedia” tag). Every once in a while I’m going to write about the stuff I learn in Wikipedia. Why? Because Wikipedia is amazing. It settles obscure factual arguments in mere seconds. It entertains for hours. It’s my favorite. (On long road trips, Shannon and I will take turns reading each other Wikipedia articles from our iPhones. I heartily endorse this technique.)

So, this morning, the standard Wikipedia thing (xkcd never lies) happened: Shannon and I went from iChatting about adopted kids, to her telling me that you could rename a kid when you adopt (something I did not know and was slightly weirded out by). She then found this BoingBoing article about a Swedish couple that were fined for naming their kid Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116.

This intrigued me. What names are and aren’t legal for you to name your child? I hit up Wikipedia hoping for a list. No luck so far, because I didn’t make it any farther than the List Of Unusual Person Names, which is itself awesome enough to deserve a post all its own.

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