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Typical corner in San Francisco
A bicycle wheel leaned up against a fire hydrant with a partially used pack of Red Vines on top. Pretty much says it all about San Francisco, doesn’t it?
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Skull shop returns from the grave
Remember when I told you that Martin’s Emporium, the skull shop on 16th St between Guerrero and Dolores, was going out of business? Turns out I lied. Well, okay I didn’t lie so much as that was really their plan at the time. But after two years the For Sale sign is gone from the…
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Localization FAIL
Remember, when you pretend that your mega-corporation is my “neighbor,” you might check that the return address is not 2,000 miles away. Got that, AT&T? Good. Now go sit in the corner with Ubisoft for your time out.
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How to advertise your sublet in San Francisco
When you’ve got a sublet to rent out, where do you go? Craigslist? Whatever, dude. That’s so 2012. What, are you stuck living in the past? No way. Now it’s all about using your wifi SSID to sell goods and services. You don’t need to sell out to the man (Craig Newmark.) You can advertise…
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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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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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