My ex

I've been trying to unload my old PS2 for a few weeks and have been trying Craigslist to avoid the hassles of eBay auctions and shipping. It's led to some pretty bizarre emails, including a few 419 scams. Here's a selection from my favorite, emphasis added:

How are you doing? I will like to let you know that I have gone through your posting and very satisfied with it, I am buying it for my ex-girl daughter who lost both her father and mother during a motor accident when going to work couple of weeks ago and want to buy this for her as a gift which she also need for her final year project.

So remember that they're talking about a PlayStation 2 here. Also, just in case you missed this part:

I am buying it for my ex-girl daughter who lost both her father and mother during a motor accident

Nevermind the fact that it sounds like this email was written posthumously. Someone please explain to me what exactly an ex-girl daughter is.

The entire Internet is my del.icio.us

Any time I end up discussing Sacagawea dollars, I have to add in a link to this comic. Sadly, elephantitis of the mind's archives aren't very user-friendly, so this time I just ended up Googling for it and found this helpful post. Thanks, past self!

last.fm 2007 roundup

Thanks to the scrobber, here are a few songs I listened to a bunch last year. Quite a few, but not all, are from 2007:

  • 9V - Hiroki Kikuta, Alphabet Planet
  • 51st Anniversary - Jimi Hendrix, Are You Experienced?
  • All the New Showstoppers - The New Pornographers, Challengers
  • (Antichrist Television Blues) - The Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
  • Bob Dylan's 115th Dream - Bob Dylan, Bringing It All Back Home
  • Finger Skippin' Jive - Tomoyasu Hotei, Monster Drive
  • Razgriz - The Warsaw Philharmonic, Ace Combat 5
  • Rydeen - Yellow Magic Orchestra, Solid State Survivor
  • Sea Legs - The Shins, Wincing the Night Away
  • Still Alive - Jonathan Coulton, Portal
  • Twisted Bon Voyage - Tomoyasu Hotei, Doberman
  • White's Dream - Plaid, Tekkon Kinkreet

And some of the top albums:

  • Abbey Road - The Beatles
  • Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War - Keiki Kobayashi, various
  • Alphabet Planet - Hiroki Kikuta
  • D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat - Junior Senior
  • Doberman - Tomoyasu Hotei
  • Electric Version - The New Pornographers
  • Low - David Bowie
  • Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops - various
  • Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2 - various
  • Monster Drive - Tomoyasu Hotei
  • Monster Drive Party!!! - Tomoyasu Hotei
  • Neon Bible - The Arcade Fire
  • OK Computer - Radiohead
  • Tekkon Kinkreet - Plaid
  • Twin Cinema - The New Pornographers
  • Wincing the Night Away - The Shins

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