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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Funky stop-motion from Oren Lavie

Can't resist re-posting this nifty video I saw on snarkmarket.  Gracias Señor Thompson.

Friday, February 06, 2009

Acquiring great street food in London

The most fundamental rule when acquiring street food anywhere: get it when it's fresh. Minimize bacterial growth by minimizing the time
between the fryer and your gullet.

How to apply this rule in London or anywhere in the UK:

Go out drinking in a place where there are lots of young people partying. Drink at a destination that is 1) busy and 2) at least six
blocks from your nearest mass transit depot. Get pissed with your friends and head towards the mass transit depot at traditional closing time (12:00 am in London), not at club closing time (about 3:00 am in London). Walk to your destination via the most populace route possible. Along the way, you are nearly guaranteed to encounter multiple "chip shops" or "kebab shops".  They are very likely to be selling doner. Choose the shop with either a) the biggest crowd, b) the most people working behind the counter, or c) the least meat remaining on the doner spit.  Give preference to places that sell "chips" over places that sell "french fries".

You know you've hit the jackpot if the fryer is in constant use and the people running the counter are so efficient that you feel like you are on a conveyor belt rather while the food is being prepared with practiced skill.

As always, you should see all of your food prepared in front of you.

In London, it seems customary to eat street food on buses but not on the tube . Never leave garbage on mass transit here. Take it with you and drop it in one of the trash bins on the street.

I personally enjoy a small chicken doner with chips. I ask for everything (all of the "salad") on the doner with no hot sauce. Vinegar, salt and ketchup are essential on chips.





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Thursday, February 05, 2009

I Love Street Anatomy

My sister, who is an Anatomist, turned me on to Street Anatomy over a year ago. It's so great to be able to dip into this blog's feed every couple months. Right now, I want an Anatomical UV Tattoo.

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Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Something cute to satisfy you

I haven't posted on here in a while, but my voice does crop up in a plethora of locations.  If you're too busy to look elsewhere, here's something cute to make you feel sated.

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