I wasn’t aware that the term “will call” was used outside the theater industry, but a quick search on the term indicates that yes, it’s used in other industries to refer to a place where buyers can pick up merchandise.

According to Wikipedia, the term’s origin is in the usage, “I will call on you,” in the sense of physically visiting someone.

In cleaning out the spamtraps, I found several variations of a message with just FWD as the subject. Inside: an image (not sure what of, since I’m using a text-only program to read them), a link, and then the following:

some random words here. some random words here. some random words here. some random words here. some random words here. some random words here.

…and so forth, repeated a total of 308 times.

I actually burst out laughing!

I think this qualifies as the most pathetic word salad/Bayes poison ever.

In honor of Valentine’s Day, check out this bizarre sight we found at (of all places) Borders a while back:

Pon Farr Perfume: Drive Him Crazy

Yes, it’s Star Trek perfume inspired by the Vulcan mating urge.

But, wait, there’s more!

Apparently, they want you to believe that Starfleet Medical has isolated the factor that made Captain James T. Kirk a 23rd century Casanova (in SPAAACE!) and have bottled it to sell.

There are still a few empty lots in the Irvine Spectrum office park area, and the recent rains have turned them green…and for the first time I remember noticing, filled hollows with water to create temporary ponds. There were even a half-dozen ducks milling about while I took these pictures. Continue reading