Category: Local
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Sidewalk trademark violation
Look, I know you love the 49ers. You’re a rabid fan; painting yourself in the team colors, going to every game, drinking until you pass out. But you can’t show your appreciation for a team by scraping their logo into the cement. No, not because you’re defacing public property, but because you’re violating precious NFL…
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Make Copy’s Key’s
On Mission near 17th there’s a handwritten sign in a store window that reads: MakeCopy’sKey’s Q: Can you spot the gramatical errors on the above sign?A: No. There are so many problems it’s impossible to assign a concrete number. For example, should the sign say “We make copies of keys”? Or maybe it could simply…
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YOU ROCK
“YOU ROCK” proclaims a cardboard sign at 15th and Minna. But that’s not any old piece of cardboard, no sir. It’s an album cover from a record; the soundtrack to Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrenece, composed and performed by Yellow Magic Orchestra keyboardist Ryuichi Sakamoto. I mean, like, duh. The URL on the bottom of the…
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Not the recommended way to secure your bicycle
Chains? U-locks? Bicycle frames with built-in locking mechanisms? Sure, you could use any of these methods in prevention of bicycle thievery. But one enterprising local has apparently discovered a new way to secure your bicycle: toilet paper. If potential thieves can even spot your bike under the shroud of TP, will they be able to…
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Piece of human shit ruins Lone Star Swan mural
Lately Clarion Alley has been hit by wave after wave of vandalism. Yes, this is why we can’t have nice things. I’ve been curious as to how long it’d take before the wonderful Lone Star Swan mural would get defaced, and unfortunately I now have the answer. Over the past few days, some piece of…
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Bicycle wheel wreath
To the untrained eye, the above wreath is simply a holiday symbol attached to a parking sign. But no — this is not an ordinary wreath. Everyone’s favorite 15th St. landmark, the Pez dispenser bicycle wheel, is celebrating the holidays cleverly disguised as a wreath. Is this a new holiday tradition for the bicycle wheel?…
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Trader Joe’s Muni Metro line
The express checkout at the Stonestown Trader Joe’s features a painting of a Muni Metro train. After noticing the painting, it immediately raised two questions in my mind: While I won’t attempt to answer the first question, I’d like to speculate on the second. The TJ Metro line has to connect all five Trader Joe’s…
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Yo Yo jumps on the Gangnam Style bandwagon
Mission District sushi joint Yo Yo has jumped on the Gangnam Style bandwagon as part of their effort to add a few Korean dishes to the menu. Bimimbap is a traditional Korean dish which, as far as I know, has nothing to do with horsey dances or yelling at women’s butts. While it’s perhaps a…
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John Waters’ holiday card
Legendary director John Waters sent a holiday card to the Roxie Theater recently, pictured above with a fantastic illustration of Waters himself. You can check it out on display in the ticket window at the Roxie. As you might recall, Waters’ connection to the theater is that he helped out with the Roxie’s fundraiser last…
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Burt Katz of Katz Bagels has died
The memorial pictured above recently appeared at Katz Bagels on 16th St. Founder Burt Katz died last week. He was 81. As you may know, Katz Bagels has several locations around the city. Some have been rebranded with new menus (Nectar, for example) and the 16th St location recently did a stint as “Pizza 16”…
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