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If You Live in the Lower 48 States, You Live Within 107 Miles From A McDonald's

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mcd us high If You Live in the Lower 48 States, You Live Within 107 Miles From A McDonalds

That very pretty picture above is of every McDonald's in the United States as of the time it was created.  The finding from the data that led to this very pretty picture?  No matter where you are in the lower 48 of the United States, no matter how remote or desolate, you are within 107 miles from a McDonald's.

Between the tiny Dakotan hamlets of Meadow and Glad Valley lies the McFarthest Spot: 107 miles distant from the nearest McDonald’s, as the crow flies, and 145 miles by car!

Where the Buffalo Roamed

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A Clinical Look At Fast Food

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Ever looked at what you eat from a fast-food restaurant?  Ever notice how it doesn't ever match the picture and can sometimes look rather disgusting?  Jon Feinstein decided to do a look at fast food, with no distractions on a black background. Below are a few examples, more at the link at the end.
In the short time since fast food chains have become part of our national (and global) culture, a number of burger shops have begotten some truly iconic–and insalubrious—food items, the mass production and marketing of which is utterly astounding. However, when removed from their brightly colored wrappers and shot against a stark, clinical background, as in the case of Jon Feinstein’s photographic series, “Fast Food,” the archetypal snacks and sandwiches take on a decidedly unsettling quality. “There’s this weird relationship that we as Americans have with fast food,” says Feinstein, who titled each image with the given item’s fat content, in grams. “I made a project where the food mostly looks disgusting, yet some of it is still strangely enticing—probably because the branding is so embedded in our psyches.” He adds, “I may eat it on a lower frequency now.” What follows is a selection from Jon Feinstein’s “Fast Food.”
Picture Show: Visions of Fast Food

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Toledo Holds Ohio's Highest Unemployment Rate

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As for Toledo, the unemployment picture didn't improve. The latest data say Toledo's unemployment rate is 15.6 percent, a 23 percent jump since April. The report also estimates there are 22,000 unemployed workers in the Glass City.

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Be Careful How You Sign Your Credit Card Receipt

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Juvenile, but very funny.

With any story, there is a setup process. Here is the setup to this story. About 6 months ago, I was making a purchase with my credit card and when I went to sign the electronic signature machine, it was broken. By broken, I mean that when I touched the pen to the machine, it went crazy and didn't look anything like my signature. It looked like a drunk 4 year old signed my name for me. It accepted the signature without any problems. So this really made me wonder what I could do to give my credit card company something to laugh about. I mean, they obviously don't review the signatures since they never called me or declined a purchase. For fucks sake, it could have been a stolen card.

I started out modest by signing with a line or an "X". Occasionally I would do last name first. After a couple of months, I became bolder. I wrote goofy shit, drew pictures, etc. Here's a list of some of my favorite signatures over the past few months:

  • I AM NOT KINGPIN
  • I STOLE THIS
  • FUCK OFF
  • FUCK YOU
  • WALMART SUCKS
  • CALL ME
  • CROTCHY CROTCHINGTON
  • MY BALLS ITCH
  • 911
  • I'M A CRIMINAL
  • THANKS FOR THE STUFF

Today I went the extra mile. When it came time to sign my name, a thought popped in my head. I should draw a picture. But what picture should I draw? I smirked as something completely juvenile came to me.

Read the rest here.

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Give Your Desktop a Facelift

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If you're like me, you probably get tired of looking at the same background picture everyday.  Find some high-quality, high-resolution images to spruce up your background!  InterfaceLift has a large collection of high-res background images you can easily use on your computer.   Just find an image you like, choose the resolution of your screen, and set it as your new background. 01448 8bitgaming Give Your Desktop a Facelift01447 banffnationalparkcanadianpacificrailway Give Your Desktop a Facelift01392 dreambeach Give Your Desktop a Facelift InterfaceLIFT

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