Results, Poll #46, Black Friday.

Seems like most t.c readers don't really dig Black Friday, though I know that some (possibly non-respondents) went out and shopped in it and at least one of you liked Midnight Madness (which I've heard is insane!).

> 1 person (7%) chose 'shop til i drop, it's a must' - did you wear little elf shoes with reindeer bells on each foot as you skipped from store to store?
> 1 person (7%) chose 'it helps me get in the holiday spirit' - i could see this helping, but i'd rather get my dose closer to the actual holiday.
> 7 people (53%) chose 'i try to avoid it for the most part' - now this sounds like the t.c reader i know!
> 4 people (30%) chose 'it's the devil incarnate' - yeah, it definetly feels like one of the made up "Hallmark holidays", like Sweetest Day or Personal Assistant Day or That Guy That Helped You with The Groceries That One Time at Costco Day.

Then again, since this year's Thanksgiving was on the 27th, people will feel like there is less time before Christmas to get all the shopping in, b/c there is.

New poll up very soon.

Brain Teaser, #10.

All are true/false questions:
> Cows can walk up stairs, but not down?
> Horses can sleep standing up?
> Male turtles can lay eggs?

Gift Idea, #2.

What times I would have had and trouble I would have gotten into if only I had access to one of these as a kid. It would have been broken in a few days anyways, but I still want one, right now.

I give you the Nerf N-Strike Vulcan EBF-25. It uses batteries and can shoot 3 rounds per second (just like an Uzzi?).

Finally, as I googled for info on this item, I saw YouTube videos on how to modify other Nerf gun to get more "oomph" out of them... very cool nerdery.

Gift Idea, #1.

Well, unless you're a holiday shopping pro, you might need a gift idea for someone on your list. I like finding unique items, so I thought I'd toss a few up on the ole blog.

Is that special someone or a favorite co-worker still using a tired old mug or worse, paper cups to get their morning tea fix? Check out this Metro Tea Cup. It's a surprisingly attractive, functional, and inexpensive tea pot & mug combo (you're getting a lot for $10).

It's at an NYC boutique called MXYPLYZYK (say that ten times fast!).

Discuss, Poll #46, Black Friday.

Somebody's got to have a good Black Friday story. Hopefully no one got trampled.

Results, Poll #45, Recycling Trash.

This just seems like a mish-mash of responses this week, could be the choices I gave. Let's see:

> 3 people (25%) chose 'sure, i do it all the time' - this is the second largest response, maybe people do like to recycle, wherever they may be.
> 2 people (16%) chose 'once or twice for something HUGE' - it's a start. soon, when you see the plastic ring from an orange juice carton in your friend's trash, you'll grab it and recycle.
> 5 people (41%) chose 'nah, i'm not really that concerned about other people's trash' - i understand, it takes a really strong pesonality to recycle garbage. Then again, this is the biggest sesponse, by far.
> 2 people (16%) chose 'no, it's not my business, i'd feel funny' - you know you want to.

A little less people this week, but that must be b/c of the holiday. People had less time to be bored at the office and check my blog. New poll up now.

Is this bad?

Is this something you want to see when you come down the stairs of the house your "sitting" at 7AM? I was a bit taken aback to say the least, but luckily I could send an MMS message with said picture included to the homeowner. I was told it was pretty normal, just sewer cleaning. Well, good for them b/c it was about 20 degrees out that day and they spent most of it on the lawn or in the ground (which could be warmer).