Ferg Nation
You’ve all seen those white oval stickers on cars.  They have black letters on a white background and utilize anywhere from just one to a few letters, and were originally designed to indicate the country of registration for cars in Europe.  For example, cars with the letter “D” were from Deutschland (Germany) and “F” were from France, etc.   They first started showing up in the United States simply as a national sticker (USA), then to indicate states (NY or GA) and cities (DEN for Denver or PHX for Phoenix).  Eventually the idea was commercialized to indicate everything from specific tourist areas (“OBX” for North Carolina’s Outer Banks was among the early examples), sports teams and specific products or ideas.

The RSA’s @HMSFox spotted and photographed what may be our new favorite, from the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missouri.  These things could catch on!

Late Night Stand Up

The Huffington Post collected several of the stand up comedians who made appearances on the late night talk shows this past week, including Austin, Texas-based Ramin Nazer on the Late Late Show.


She’s a Doll
The Disney/Pixar animated feature film Brave won’t hit theaters until this summer but the merchandising machine behind it has already begun.  The UK’s Express.co.uk reports that a new Merida doll will be among the collectibles tied to the film.

Mr. Warmth Online

It was only a matter of time.  Check it out, hockey pucks:

Just to let you know my official web-site has been launched – http://www.donrickles.com – take a look and maybe you’ll enjoy.


Late February Birthdays
Saturday, February 25th is the birthday of artist Pierre Auguste Renoir, television writer Larry Gelbart, actress Rashida Jones and Beatle George Harrison. Sunday, February 26th is International Sword Swallowers Day, the birthday of singer Johnny Cash, actors Jackie Gleason and Tony Randall, actress Betty Hutton and it is the anniversary of the founding of Grand Canyon National Park. If the Grand Canyon isn’t on your bucket list, may we suggest it ought to be. Among the world’s many natural wonders, it is huge in scale and visually breathtaking.

Video courtesy: Bart2906

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