This and That

Red Rock Cider/LeslieNielson
Nielson made the funniest commercials ever.
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My UMOC Campaign
How did I spend my time as editor-in-chief of The Tech? One thing I did was for Ugliest Man on Campus.
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Can You Beat The Internet?
I am sure that, in You Only Live Twice, a Japanese man says to Bond, “It fascinates me the way you westerners wrap your nasal secretions in silk. We use tissues.” Can you find proof?
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A Day In The Life Of Jerry Wiesner
Want to know what the late MIT president Jerome B. “Jerry” Wiesner did for a living?
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More Life Lessons
Clark Smith offered more life lessons, which now appear at the bottom of my list. Here’s a sample:
If a headline ends in a question mark, the answer is always “No”
Splitting an infinitive is not a crime
Call your mother

Comments

[Clark Smith]

Thank goodness Leslie Nielson didn’t make all those commercials AFTER he died.
My regret is giving up on learning to plat piano. It’s a skill that continues to amaze me.
The title comes from a James Bond haiku: “You only live twice / Once when you’re born / Once when you look death in the face.”

[Paul Schindler]

Stealth edit