How to pick up a girl using a Rubik’s Cube

I saw this go down a while ago on the bus.

Apparently commuter chicks love this kind of thing, so I’ve posted a step-by-step how-to for all you single, Rubik’s Cube loving guys out there.

1)    Board the bus. Spot girl of your choosing and sit down across from her. Nonchalantly pull out your Rubik’s Cube and solve it like it ain’t no thang in under 2 minutes.

2)    If you’ve chosen correctly, the girl across from you will gasp in amazement. If she simply ignores you, repeat step one on a different girl.

3)    The girl may now ask you something to the effect of: “Oh my God…how did you do that!?”  if she’s really impressed.

4)    Answer this, and any other questions, in a very smug fashion. Above all, keep your cool. Use fancy Rubik’s Cube jargon when explaining the art of solving the Cube such as “wrap your head around the concept of…” or “there are infinite mathematical variables when solving…” etc. End this by saying “It’s really very easy” or, if you’re feeling daring, “I could teach you if you like.”

5)    By this point the girl should be completely in awe of your fantastic Rubik’s Cube skills. The responses of “wow”, “that’s so cool”, and “sure, I’d love you to teach me” are all great signs.

6)    Now’s the hard part. If you’re getting a positive vibe from the girl you should probably take the opportunity to suggest meeting up somewhere sometime to show her a few cool Rubik’s Cube things as your stop quickly approaches. You must do this, however, in the least creepy way possible. I suggest emphasizing your love of sharing Rubik’s Cube-ing with the world as opposed to the fact you think she’s really hot.

7)    If all goes well, the girl will now proceed to give you her number. Try to contain your excitement. In the case I saw, the girl actually suggested they get off at the next stop and grab a coffee. Be prepared for anything!

    Congratulations, Rubik’s Cube boy! You have a date!

There’s only one true celebrity on Celebrity Apprentice:

I just wanted to share with you my favourite person in the world:

Tina: Toronto’s Celeb-Watcher 001

Al Gore Spits Knowledge… Gay Knowledge

Where has Al Gore been throughout the whole election process.  Well, apparently the question has been answered: coming to a perfectly reasonable conclusion on same sex marriage.  Here he is in his own words:

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 (h/t Politico)

Also: many thanks to Matthew for a great post on the UPASS — we’re working on substantial coverage for our print edition.

U-PASS : Get in the know

Well, the recent U-Pass town hall has been getting a lot of coverage. Mainstream blogs have been covering the proposal where U of T (St George) students would pay a flat rate along with their regular student fees (an extra $480) for open reign on the TTC during the school months. Torontoist writer Jonathan Goldsbie concluded his original piece as pro-U-Pass, as the comment section filled Goldsbie declared:

I have to say that my already-wavering opinion has been turned around, and that I’ll likely vote against the U-Pass in the referendum. And I figure that if they managed to lose me, it’s unlikely that it’ll pass.

(Read full comment) That being said, Goldsbie’s opinion is hardly a deal-maker/breaker in any situation. In his article he cites the Spacing Wire post ‘The Case for Toronto’s U-Pass‘ which is interesting especially for it’s look at other (not UofT) universities’ perspective on the U-Pass issue. The article, somewhat deceptively, refers to the pass’ cost in monthly terms ($60/month). The comment section is relatively intelligible andlooks at other transit deals at Canadian universities. On the last note, remember Toronto’s transit system is quite different, financially and service-wise, than Vancouver, Halifax and Calgary. I must admit I haven’t been able to find out much about Montreal student-transit deals though it seems the STM (Montreal’s TTC) offers students a discounted ‘Metropass’ if they are younger than 25.

Askastudent has come out in favour, though they are somewhat misinformed about the actual cost of for students. But you don’t care.

That being said, these articles may help you make an informed decision, or push you to ask the right questions. This will be put to a referendum and, unlike in the Student Centre debacle, you want to be able to say ‘I voted – and voted smart’.

In hypothetical world where you do have a U-PASS you may be interested in:

• Neat/Useful Maps of Streetcar and Surface Connections
• How to flirt on the subway
• How to not look like a pervert (No, the answer is not don’t flirt on the subway)

Apparently Ron Paul inherited Dr. King’s Legacy

So for my first post i thought I’d link to this video which I found to be quite incredible to be honest, and make sure you watch all nine and a half minutes of it. It’s worth it.

Oh and by the way I heart Ron Paul…..ok maybe not, but still.

[Political] Nerd Humour

The internet is saturated with nerd humour.  Sites like somethingawful.com and ytmnd.com have built their sites on the strange senses of humour of nerds everywhere (see Dan Horn’s friends that he brought to the Lit last year).

And so, in an effort to level the playing field to the advantage of political nerds (like me), I now present to you the HILARIOUS speech that Hillary gave on the maiden voyage of her new plane, Hill Force One.

Herewith (from the NYT blog, The Caucus):

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, and welcome aboard the maiden flight of Hil Force One. My name is Hillary and I am so pleased to have most of you on board.

FAA regulations prohibit the use of any cell phones, blackberries, or wireless devices that may be used to transmit a negative story about me.

In a few minutes, I am going to switch off the ‘fasten your seat belt sign.’ However, I’ve learned lately that things can get awfully bumpy when you least expect it – so you might want to keep those seatbelts fastened.

And in the event of an unexpected drop in poll numbers, this plane will be diverted to New Hampshire.

If you look out from the right, you will see an America saddled with tax cuts for the wealthiest and a war without end. If you look out from the left, you will see an America with a strong middle class at home and a strong reputation in the world.

Once we’ve reached cruising altitude, we’ll be offering in flight entertainment: my stump speech.

Once again, thank you for joining us on Hil Force One. We know you have choices when you fly, and so we are grateful that you chose the plane with the most experienced candidate.

Hitchens Takes a Swing…

at Hillary Clinton:

Indifferent to truth, willing to use police-state tactics and vulgar libels against inconvenient witnesses, hopeless on health care, and flippant and fast and loose with national security: The case against Hillary Clinton for president is open-and-shut. Of course, against all these considerations you might prefer the newly fashionable and more media-weighty notion that if you don’t show her enough appreciation, and after all she’s done for us, she may cry.

http://www.slate.com/id/2182065

The Vegetable Orchestra

 Maybe skip the first forty seconds to the part where they start fashioning their instruments.

Now THAT’S what I call ‘exhibition cooking’. Take note, Sodexho.

(more here)

As I Predicted…

While watching Hillary’s acceptance speech, I made a prediction that her initial “thank-you” to an audience member would be turned into a hilarious video portraying Clinton in a ridiculous light. Ladies and gentlemen, as I predicted: