Monthly Archives: June 2008

Enormous Airbus A380… in Lego

By Matt Jacob | Published: June 22, 2008
Check out this A380 made out of Legos. It brings back fond memories of building Lego creations as a child, except on a slightly smaller scale. The model is the largest Lego airplane in the world, measuring almost ten feet long and more than three feet tall. It’s made up of more than 75,000 bricks [...]
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Rep. Thaddeus McCotter teaches Democrat translation

By Matt Jacob | Published: June 21, 2008
Thanks to Erik and Mike for this one. Let’s watch an enlightening lesson, mmmkay?
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Tales of the elusive possessive

By Matt Jacob | Published: June 20, 2008
Admittedly, I had something else in mind for this post, but when a silver platter is dropped into your lap, you really have no choice but to do something with it. I was getting a car insurance quote from Geico last night (15 minutes can save you 15% or more, right?), and that’s when I [...]
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Chase’s (lack of) privacy policy

By Matt Jacob | Published: June 13, 2008
Ugh. (You just know a post is going to be good when it starts out that way.) In sharp contrast to the great experience I had recently with American Express, the email I received today from Chase (the holders of the key to one of my Visa cards and purveyors of all things evil, apparently) [...]
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American Express: A+ customer service

By Matt Jacob | Published: June 8, 2008
I’ve had an American Express credit card for a couple years now, but I would only use it several times a year, and only when shopping at Costco. (Costco doesn’t accept any other credit cards, and the reason why I didn’t go there very often in the first place was because I was mooching off [...]
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A photograph hastily composed

By Matt Jacob | Published: June 4, 2008
I’m still getting everything situated in the new apartment, but when that’s done, I’m planning on having everyone over for a rockin’ housewarming party. More on that to come later. For the time being, check out the nighttime view from my balcony: My camera’s battery was dying as I took the shot, but I decided to [...]
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