May 16, 2008
Time to get funky! Time to get funky!
“How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.” Buddhist saying
Marriage Rating Scale from the 30’s  
 The test was designed to give couples feedback on their marriages. Either husbands or wives could take the test, which rated wives in a variety of areas. For instance, if your wife “uses slang or profanity,” she would get a score of five demerits. On the other hand, if she “reacts with pleasure and delight to marital congress,” she would receive 10 merits. The test taker would add up the total number of merits and demerits to receive a raw score, which would categorize the wife on a scale from “very poor” to “very superior.”

Marriage Rating Scale from the 30’s


The test was designed to give couples feedback on their marriages. Either husbands or wives could take the test, which rated wives in a variety of areas. For instance, if your wife “uses slang or profanity,” she would get a score of five demerits. On the other hand, if she “reacts with pleasure and delight to marital congress,” she would receive 10 merits. The test taker would add up the total number of merits and demerits to receive a raw score, which would categorize the wife on a scale from “very poor” to “very superior.”

How to stalk: an online guide

“If you are still relying on Google to snoop on your friends, you are behind the curve.” (WSJ) This is one trend I don’t mind missing out on. But if you are so inclined…

  • ZabaSearch.com turns up public records such as criminal history and birthdates.
  • Spock.com and Wink.com are “people-search engines” that specialize in digging up personal pages, such as social-networking profiles, buried deep in the Web.
  • Spokeo.com is a startup that lets users see what their friends are doing on other Web sites.
  • Zillow.com estimates the value of people’s homes.
  • Huffington Post’s Fundrace feature tracks their campaign donations.
  • Jigsaw.com lets people share details with each other from business cards they’ve collected — a sort of gray market for Rolodex data.
(via jessicalindsey)

I did nothing today and still got paid I did nothing today and still got paid
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Vicious Cycle Vicious Cycle
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Will Ferrell speaks out on Burma - Day 1

Join us in a month-long campaign highlighting the Burmese struggle for liberty, democracy and human rights. Each day this month, you’ll hear from celebrities who are raising their voices to build one million voices of support for Burma. Go to http://www.burmaitcantwait.org to see bonus footage, view more videos, and join the effort.
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