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Gender bending Texan style

Written on January 16th, 2010 by mentalmosaic7 shouts

If you know Italian, you can imagine my confusion upon seeing this sign on the restroom door of the Maccheroni Grill here in Texas. ‘Uomini’ means ‘men,’ you see, so [...]

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Duck billed platitudes

Written on January 11th, 2010 by mentalmosaicone shout

I love our neighborhood Chinese buffet. The food’s yummy, the staff is friendly and they do a brisk business. This being Texas, there’s a definite regional influence to the line-up: [...]

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Hey, does this food pyramid make me look fat?

Written on January 8th, 2010 by mentalmosaicone shout

If you’ve read my blog much, you’ve probably noticed that I like to take pix of some of amusing billboards and post them here.
So far, I’ve blogged about the [...]

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Fear and Loathing in Granbury Square

Written on January 2nd, 2010 by mentalmosaic5 shouts

When I was a kid up in eastern Washington, I often carried pebbles in my pocket to toss ahead of me before stepping into tall grass. Sometimes I’d hear a [...]

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