January 2009
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A Letter to General Mills from 1991
Dear General Mills Corporation, For months now I’ve been silent, but I can not allow this to continue. I have enjoyed Cinnamon Toast Crunch for several years now, but something has changed. Maybe you thought we wouldn’t notice. Maybe you thought we would just continue shoving our mouths full of sugar and cinnamon swirls. I noticed, General Mills. I’m looking at a box...
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The Wonderland of Knowledge Wednesdays -...
From 1968 to the present day, firefighters have gone through a bit of a “public perception makeover” (please note, despite my use of quotation marks, this is not an accepted phrase). After the September 11th tragedy, the status of firefighter has changed dramatically from “hated enemy of the police department” to “hero.” This is all part of the grand circle of...
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Famous Hamsters in History #3543 of ∞
Ladies and gentlemen. It’s a new year, and as such, I present to you a new segment here at RamseyEss.com: Famous Hamsters in History (brought to you by State Farm Insurance)!
Ferrero Rocher: Future Hamster
Here we have an interesting case in that this particular famous hamster in history is not from history, but rather, the future. It is lucky for you that the Famous Hamsters series...
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The Wonderland of Knowledge Wednesdays - "Pressure...
The Wonderland of Knowledge is an encyclopedia created for children. I know that. Even though week after week I’m pointing out it’s educational faults or the fact that it’s entirely outdated, I keep in mind that these volumes were written for the children of 1968. I feel that I have kept this in mind as I’ve put these entries into the RamseyCrosshairs™. I do, however, feel...
EXCLUSIVE: Battlestar Galactica Spoilers!
My good friend Spoony was given the unique opportunity to both meet and greet Edward James Olmos, star of The SciFi Channel’s “reimagined” Battlestar Galactica. Knowing that both my girlfriend and I are fans of the program, he got an autograph for us: (WARNING: SEASON 4.5 SPOILERS FOLLOW!!!)
“Ramsey + Mo, The ‘Last Cylon’ was ‘You.’ ‘So say...
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The Wonderland of Knowledge Wednesday - "Goose"
As RamseyEss.com historians will one day note, last week’s The Wonderland of Knowledge Wednesday entrywas the shortest Wonderland of Knowledge Wednesday entry ever to appear on this site. When I post an entry from the encyclopedia without much commentary from myself, the next week I try to find one that will allow me to write something more substantial. However, as I flipped through Volume...
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Ramsviews: The Novelization of "Men in Black II!"
Ramsviews is back! In my first post-gubernatorial campaign review, I take a look at the novelization of Men in Black II! Enjoy!
Previous Ramsviews here and here.
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The Wonderland of Knowledge Wednesdays - "WWII"
This actually happened.
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My Reaction When Being Taught Long Division in...
Teacher: All right everyone, now that you all seem to have grasped division, we are going to move forward with long division. Now, if something doesn’t divide equally, instead of using remainders we’ll use the decimal point. Let me show you on the board. Me: I’m sorry, hold on for one second, Mrs. Neely. What’s wrong with remainders? Teacher: Well, with the decimal point...