Language Follies 28 (Confusion)

 Confusion Reigns Supreme

Email From Madison Square Garden (after the end of the Rangers’ Season):

Thank You For a Memorable Centennial Season

(Memorable, I guess, in that the team finished last of 16 teams in the Eastern Conference.)

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From TSN.ca:

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds are set to fly over Montreal for the second day in a row on Monday, just before Game 3 of the NHL playoff series between the Canadiens and the Carolina Hurricanes.The aerobatic team is expected to fly over the Bell Centre at 6:15 p.m., just under two hours before the puck drops.

(It’s not just the Canadians; here in the US you also have military planes flying over indoor arenas as some kind of weird salute that no-one inside can witness.)

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Add Australians to the weird list:

From The Guardian 

Matcha Mylkbar … do a beetroot latte for just $5.

They also have a mushroom latte for $7, if your wallet will stretch to it.

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Can consumer products get any weirder than this?

Wi-Fi–connected meat smoker

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Well, maybe this:

From New York magazine

Status burgers 

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Helpful Wirecutter

The J.Crew Classic Piqué Polo Shirt is a well-made, no-frills polo.

$80

(If that's "no frills," I wonder what frills would cost you.)

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Headlines of the Day

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You’ve heard of Chicken Little, but what about Chicken Linda? At her Upstate New York home, feminist performance artist Linda Mary Montano opened the door for writer Taliesin Thomas wearing a “devotional chicken costume”

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Dog shoots woman with shotgun at Nebraska convenience store

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Advice of the Day

• From The New York Times

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• Think Urinating on a Jellyfish Sting Is Helpful? Think Again.

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Finally, Cartoon Caption Contest of the Day

Drawing: A restaurant table. Woman addressing a robot wearing a yarmulke and a Star of David medallion:

Caption: “Funny, you don’t look Jewish.”