Entries Tagged as 'san antonio'

as davy crockett once said…

September 8th, 2008 · 140 Comments

i recently returned from a few days in san antonio, texas, where my friend matt and i amused ourselves on the riverwalk with a competition to find the tackiest souvenir possible in each store within three minutes or less. (my first win: a “pooping armadillo” keychain.) when we entered this fine establishment, however, i had [...]

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Tags: "customer service" · blitzkrieg approach · excessive underlining · exclamation-point happy! · heart · highlighter · san antonio · texas · touching

office anthropomorphism

December 29th, 2007 · 65 Comments

many offices, it seems, are a regular disneyland of what only appear to inanimate objects. the evidence? from frank in san francisco, a talking sponge:

from amy in annapolis, a talking toilet:

from ben in san antonio, a talking door:

and then there’s my favorite – from an anonymous submitter in washington, d.c. – a talking (and walking) [...]

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