Hey, Matt: So what’s with the funky lighting along the new 5/805 merge? They have cute red-and-white beanies, antennas, and really cool monkey trapezes. I’ve only seen this style of lights in one other place …
May 6, 2009
Straight from the Hip
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Lights, Cameras on SD Roadways
Statue of Liberty, Mushroom Popcorn
Hi, Matt Alice: I cleaned my silver necklace’s cross using a name-brand silver cleaner, but my wife says I am a stupid, ignorant, ugly male idiot because silver, as she briefs me from watching antique …
April 29, 2009
Pheromones, DTV
They say that people are attracted to one another because of pheromones that we can smell. What would happen if you took pheromones from a woman that I’m attracted to and applied them to a …
April 22, 2009
Water-Drinking, Tokyoites, Fart-Eating
Matt: I drink a lot of water and Gatorade and stuff like that. My friend tells me I can die if I drink too much water. How is this possible? I thought water was good …
April 15, 2009
Swastika Building, Kidnap, Tire Dust
Hey, Matt: Some time ago I was checking out San Diego on Google Earth. On Coronado Island, at what I am told is the Special Forces training facility, there exists a large building that has …
April 8, 2009
Foot Baths, M.A.'s Career, Foot the Bill
Hey, Matt: Last year at the Del Mar Fair, my wife and I came across a booth where the company was selling some kind of a detox/purification product. You put your tootsies in a foot …
April 1, 2009
Half Pennies, Finger Muscles, Foot the Bill
Hey, Matt: Is it true that there used to be half pennies? If so, who was the president on that coin? — Jay, via email Yeah, I guess a half penny seems sorta useless in …
March 18, 2009
Water Bees, Toes
Dear Matthew Alice: Are bees suicidal? I swim in an outdoor pool, and practically every time there is a poor bee straining to stay afloat. I offer it a lifesaver (a twig or a leaf) …
March 11, 2009
Dog Smarts, Leap Year
Dear Matthew Alice: Can my dog understand me when I talk to him? I can tell him to sit down and to lie down and he does it, so he understands me when I say …
March 4, 2009
Rocks, Cancerous Animals
Heymatt: Traveling down the freeway of life, the latest wrinkle on the road are sand and gravel trucks with a sign claiming, “Not responsible for damage to windshields.” Huh? Did the truckers’ lobby manage to …
February 25, 2009
Milk Cows, Panorama, Recycled Paper
Heymatt: What would happen if I owned some cows and I milked them every day for a while and then I stopped milking one of them? Would that cow explode or what? — Bearman, via …
February 18, 2009