Oakland, California, resident Phoebe Calef noted that someone recently cut down a tree near her home and turned it into a rustic chair ... and the perfect canvas to bring the last lines of Shel Silverstein's classic children's book "The Giving Tree" to life.
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Jill Ralston of the Avon Lake Public Library shows off more than two dozens A.1. Steak Sauce bottles left hidden in the shelves. Photo: Bruce Bishop/Chronicle
It's a whodunit of the rarest of degree ... a real meaty mystery with high steaks: someone very saucy has been hiding bottles of A.1. Steak Sauce throughout the Avon Lake Public Library in Ohio, and nobody knows why.
Dan Cotton, the library’s page supervisor, said 28 of the 10-ounce bottles have turned up since he found the first one Jan. 11 hidden among the library’s newspapers.
No one has been spotted hiding the bottles, but it’s become almost a game among library staff to locate the bottles, which are typically left lying on their sides behind books on the shelf.
“It became something everyone wanted to find,” Cotton said. ...
“We mapped the first 12 to see if we could find a pattern, but we couldn’t find a discernible pattern,” Cotton said.
Brad Dicken of the Chronicle-Telegram has the nifty story. I propose a steak-out to find the culprit!
Gregory Watson, photo by Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon/KUT
In 1789, James Madison proposed an amendment to govern how members of Congress could give themselves salary raises.
The proposed amendment was sent to the states for ratifications but was largely forgotten until a 19-year old student at the University of Texas at Austin named Gregory Watson wrote a paper on the subject in 1982.
Watson noticed that the amendment, though almost two centuries old, didn't have a deadline on it, so he proposed that it be revived and ratified. He turned in the paper ... and got a "C" on it because his professor thought that it was "unrealistic."
[Watson] didn’t know what to make of it. He was sure it was better than a C.
He appealed the grade to the professor, Sharon Waite.
“I kind of glanced at it, but I didn't see anything that was particularly outstanding about it and I thought the C was probably fine,” she recalls.
Most people would have just taken the grade and left it at that. Gregory is not most people.
“So I thought right then and there, ‘I'm going to get that thing ratified.’”
Read this fascinating story by Matt Largey over at KUT of how one man's not-so-great grade on a college paper started him on a decade-long quest that ended up with The Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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The only things missing from this "BBC Dad" tweet from Paperbeatsscissors are the scrambling mom and the pantless dad (okay, he's not pantsless).
What better way to get ready for Spring than with some awesome NeatoShop T-shirts? We're having a neat sale this week: get free worldwide shipping (yes, worldwide) on all T-shirts on the NeatoShop.
Because we love you, let's make this Sale extra fun with a T-shirt giveaway. Here's how to enter:
1. Visit the NeatoShop and take a look around to find your favorite design. May we suggest the Science T-Shirts, Funny T-shirts, and Video Game T-Shirts categories?
2. In the comment below, tell us your favorite artwork and the artist who designed it.
3. That's it! There's no step 3.
One entry per person. Multiple entries will be disqualified. We'll pick three winners at random. The winners will be notified through our comment system below, so be sure to use a valid email address. (Did you win our previous giveaway but didn't claim the prize? Be sure to white list @neatorama.com so you won't miss the notification email) Good luck, everyone!
Update 3/24/17 - Congratulations to Nik N, chace, and Leah M who won this round! If you didn't win, better luck next time - thank you again for playing, everyone.
Woohoo! We're having a neat sale this week: get up to 20% off all T-shirts on the NeatoShop. Yes, all T-shirts - it's a great time to stock up on shirts as the weather gets warmer.
Because we love you, let's make this Sale extra fun with a T-shirt giveaway. Here's how to enter:
1. Visit the NeatoShop and take a look around to find your favorite design. May we suggest the Science T-Shirts, Funny T-shirts, and Video Game T-Shirts categories?
2. In the comment below, tell us your favorite artwork and the artist who designed it.
3. That's it! There's no step 3.
One entry per person. Multiple entries will be disqualified. We'll pick three winners at random. The winners will be notified through our comment system below, so be sure to use a valid email address. (Did you win our previous giveaway but didn't claim the prize? Be sure to white list @neatorama.com so you won't miss the notification email) Good luck, everyone!
Update 3/4/17: Congratulations to Cherie H, Doogieman, and Ciliegina who won this giveaway! Thank you for entering the contest, everyone! Catch you guys next time!
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Is it V for Victory or for Volkswagen? In any case, let's all agree that this Volkswagen's side view mirrors are truly awesome!
The votes have been counted and the people have spoken: Donald J. Trump has been elected the 45th president of the United States in a stunning election that defied months of pollings and predictions of countless pundits.
President Trump.
Whether you liked him or not, get used to saying that come Inauguration Day on January 20, 2017.
I Survived The 2016 Election T-shirt
Wasn't that one nail biter of an election, folks? Did your party win? Are you moving to Canada? Anyhow, whether your candidate won or lost, there's no arguing that we're all lucky to have survived the night.
Celebrate that the end of the election season with this "I Survived the 2016 Election T-Shirt" from the NeatoShop*.
Better yet, win it by subscribing to NeatoMail: we'll have a giveaway where you can win this T-shirt and others in the next day or two. The only way you can enter and win is enter your email (don't worry about spam - we won't share your details with anyone).
*This T-shirt isn't endorsed by any political candidate, thank goodness!
Woohoo! We're having a neat sale on the NeatoShop this week: get FREE worldwide shipping (yes, that's right - worldwide) on all orders. Get ready for Christmas and give your friends and family the world's neatest shirts, sweatshirts, and more!
Let's make this Sale extra fun with a T-shirt giveaway for NeatoMail subscribers. Here's how to enter:
1. Visit the NeatoShop and take a look around to find your favorite design. May we suggest the Science T-Shirts, Funny T-shirts, and Video Game T-Shirts categories?
2. In the comment below, tell us your favorite artwork and the artist who designed it.
3. That's it! There's no step 3.
One entry per person. Multiple entries will be disqualified. We'll pick three winners at random. The winners will be notified through our comment system below, so be sure to use a valid email address. (Did you win our previous giveaway but didn't claim the prize? Be sure to white list @neatorama.com so you won't miss the notification email) Good luck, everyone!
Edit 1/25/17 - It took us a while (got busy printing for the holidays) but we're finally caught up and so we're ready to pick the winners. Without any further ado, here are the lucky winners: Jessica M, Marcel N, and Jon A. Congrats guys!Woohoo! We're having a neat sale on the NeatoShop this week: get FREE worldwide shipping (yes, that's right - worldwide) on all orders. Get dad that funny Father's Day T-shirt that he'll love, and stock up for summer with the world's neatest shirts, tank tops, and more!
Let's make this Sale extra fun with a T-shirt giveaway for NeatoMail subscribers! Here's how to enter:
1. Visit the NeatoShop and take a look around to find your favorite design. May we suggest the Science T-Shirts, Funny T-shirts, and Video Game T-Shirts categories?
2. In the comment below, tell us your favorite artwork and the artist who designed it.
3. That's it! There's no step 3.
One entry per person. Multiple entries will be disqualified. We'll pick three winners at random. The winners will be notified through our comment system below, so be sure to use a valid email address. (Did you win our previous giveaway but didn't claim the prize? Be sure to white list @neatorama.com so you won't miss the notification email) Good luck, everyone!
Update 6/28/16 - We've picked the three winners using the random number generator over at random.org. Congrats to Dave W., Maya F., and Hordur S.J. Thank you to everyone for playing! Catch the next giveaway soon!
Psst! There's an awesome sale on the NeatoShop: All T-Shirts are up to 20% off. Get ready for summer and get yourself and your loved ones neat shirts, tank tops, and more.
Let's make this Sale extra fun with a T-shirt giveaway for NeatoMail subscribers! Here's how to enter:
1. Visit the NeatoShop and take a look around to find your favorite design. May we suggest the Science T-Shirts, Funny T-shirts, and Video Game T-Shirts categories?
2. In the comment below, tell us your favorite artwork and the artist who designed it.
3. That's it! There's no step 3.
One entry per person. Multiple entries will be disqualified. We'll pick three winners at random. The winner will be notified through our comment system below, so be sure to use a valid email address. Good luck, everyone!
Update 5/29/16 - Congratulations to the winners, chosen at random using the algorithm over at random.org: Tim P., Yannick B., and Miles H. Thank you for everyone else for playing! If you didn't win, take heart: we'll have more fun contests exclusively for NeatoMail subscribers soon!
Santa's Warning by Boggs Nicolas
Let's not get on Jolly Ol' Saint Nick's bad side! After all, he knows if you've been goor or bad. So on behalf of everyone here at Neatorama and NeatoShop, please let me wish you guys a Merry Christmas!
w00t! NeatoShop's Black Friday Sale is finally here! Save up to 25% off ALL T-shirts on our store. This is the lowest prices we'll offer on the store, so take advantage of the sale and get those T-shirts you've always wanted for yourself and your loved ones!
But first, why buy the shirts from us?
Did you know that many of our competitors actually don't print their own T-shirts? Instead they job that out to third party contract printers thousands of miles away. These printers are paid per piece regardless of quality, so they're not keen on making sure everything's top notch.
Not so with us: we print what we sell. That's how we can make sure you get the highest quality T-shirt that you deserve. See: Side-by-side comparison of NeatoShop print quality
Ready to get your Black Friday specials? Visit the NeatoShop today!
Hyrule Camping Company by Jango Snow, photo: elizabeth_panos/Instagram
| Central City Running Club by Alecxps, photo: klqheat/Instagram |
Infinity Gym by ClayGrahamArt, photo: vilemonolith/Instagram |
Congratulations on the winners of NeatoShop's recent giveaways and contests! First up, elizabeth_panos, klqheat and vilemonolith won our monthly Instagram giveaway where you can win a free T-shirt by taking a selfie of yourself wearing great shirts by NeatoShop artists, and posting it with the hashtag #NeatoShop (super simple, eh?)
Also congrats to those who entered NeatoShop's sale giveaway:
| Anywhere and Everywhere by CoDDesigns won by Nick S. | Element of Surprise by tomburns won by Tapisbis | Undercover Ninja Raph by Hoborobo won by Jarod L. |
And last but not least, congratulations to Corey L. who won the BIG PRIZE on NeatoShop's last Mystery Sale. He won a goodie basket filled with dozens of neat stuff:
Want to win a free T-shirt? Subscribe to NeatoMail to get access to exclusive giveaways and contests (don't worry - we hate spam and won't disclose your email details to anyone):
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