MOUTHPIECE - April 1, 2014

Good Afternoon,

It's April Fool's Day! And instead of continuing on with this column and write something foolish I'm just going to quite while I'm ahead.

I meant "quit"! Dang it!

Mouthing Off,
Carl

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[m] q u o t e s . o f . t h e . d a y
"It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to paint it."
--Steven Wright

"Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it."
--Mahatma Gandhi

"Lasting change is a series of compromises. And compromise is all right, as long your values don't change."
--Jane Goodall


[m] What's On the Web?
Amazing Film-inspired Maps
From Shortlist.com: Ace cartography from Andrew DeGraff, a Philadelphia-based artist who, for an upcoming solo show at LA's Gallery 1988, has painstakingly mapped out every location and character path from the Back To The Future trilogy right through to the realm from The Lord Of The Rings - Plus Star Trek: Wrath Of Khan, The Princess Bride, and The Shining.

Visit: Amazing Film-inspired Maps


15 Mind-Altering Facts About 'The Matrix'
From Uproxx.com: From the secret of those bullet time sequences to the studio's first choice for the role of Neo, getting The Matrix made was no easy process. So without further ado, let's pop that red pill and see how deep the rabbit hole goes.

Visit: 15 Mind-Altering Facts About 'The Matrix'


[m] b i t s . n . b o b s
*-- Bizarre April Holidays --*
April 1 is One Cent Day
April 2 is National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
April 3 is Tweed Day and Don't Go To Work Unless It's Fun Day
April 4 is Tell-A-Lie Day
April 5 is Go For Broke Day
April 6 is Sorry Charlie Day
April 7 is No Housework Day
April 8 is All Is Ours Day
April 9 is Winston Churchill Day and Name Yourself Day
April 10 is Golfers Day
April 11 is Eight-Track Tape Day
April 12 is Look Up At The Sky Day
April 13 is Blame Somebody Else Day
April 14 is National Pecan Day
April 15 is Rubber Eraser Day
April 16 is National Stress Awareness Day and National Eggs Benedict Day
April 17 is National Cheeseball Day
April 18 is International Jugglers Day
April 19 is Garlic Day
April 20 is Look Alike Day
April 21 is Kindergarten Day
April 22 is National Jelly Bean Day
April 23 is Read Me Day and World Laboratory Animal Day
April 24 is National Pigs In A Blanket Day
April 25 is National Zucchini Bread Day
April 26 is Richter Scale Day and National Pretzel Day
April 27 is Tell A Story Day
April 28 is Great Poetry Reading Day and Kiss-Your-Mate Day
April 29 is National Shrimp Scampi Day
April 30 is National Honesty Day

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