Tag: san francisco

  • Things San Franciscans despise: filth

    Most visitors would be shocked to learn that San Franciscans hate filth. Ours is a city that doesn’t want to stay clean, but we try our best. Some cleaning accomplishments we’re especially proud of include: Yes, we live in moldy old buildings. Yes, the entire city often smells terrible. And yes, that’s human urine on…

    Read more

  • People love us on Yelp

    Don’t tell me I’m the only one who’s noticed the Yelp logo stuck to this painting at Little Star on Valencia. Is this a subtle hint that diners should rate Little Star on Yelp?

    Read more

  • Bikes invade furniture store

    San Francisco based Public Bikes is temporarily taking over part of Harrington, that massive (and pricey) used furniture store on the corner of Valencia and 17th. To make up for the lack of space, Harrington has opened part of their upstairs space to the public; which makes me wonder if I was supposed to be…

    Read more

  • Cyclecide’s Heavy Pedal Crank Art Exhibition

    Nothing says “look what I made for Burning Man” quite like a mutant bicycle. The Heavy Pedal Crank Art Exhibition last weekend was a tribute to such vehicles. Above are the crappy iPhone photos I took during my visit; click any image for the full-size.

    Read more

  • Ass so fat

    Those aren’t very original hashtags. Not going to work well for searching; lern2tweet sticker guy. And is it just me, or do the red letters almost seem to say Front 242?

    Read more

  • Rad Dog is ready for summer

    You might recall Rad Dog, the sunglasses-wearing dog who gives advice and quotes 90’s Ice Cube films. Now it appears Rad Dog — like many of us — is ready for summer again after last week’s wind and rain. (Spotted at 14th and South Van Ness.)

    Read more

  • Gangster Smurf

    Today’s youth know only of the Smurf’s wild adventures with Neil Patrick Harris in NYC. They’re too soft to be told stories of Smurf-on-Smurf gang violence that broke out over the only Smurf female. Those were tough times in Smurf Village. In reality, the young children I saw wandering down Clarion Alley with their parents…

    Read more

  • Stripper pole truck

    First came the food trucks, then the bookmobiles, the bloodmobiles, and now… the stripper pole truck. Has the truck-ification movement finally gone too far? Alas, no strippers were to be found when I took this photo. Seeing as how this truck was in a church parking zone, I can only assume the strippers were at…

    Read more

  • Pipe vagina

    When you think of pipes, you don’t tend to think of female anatomy. Well, that’s where your wrong! Female pipes do exist. The above photo is one spotted in the wild; you can tell it’s female because it has a pipe vagina. Spotted at 15th and Capp.

    Read more

  • Rare globe tree found on Capp St

    Ah yes, fellow safari travelers! This is a rare, exquisite example of the mythical “globe tree,” found only in the thickest of urban jungles.

    Read more