“892: Sigurd the Mighty of Orkney strapped the head of a defeated foe to his leg, the tooth of which grazed against him as he rode his horse, causing the infection which killed him.”
— The Wikipedia’s List of unusual deaths, ranging from the funny and stupid to the appaling and gruesome. Some are all that. (via The Null Device)
“It’s true that my romantic life has produced some humorous anecdotes, but good stories seldom come from happy experiences.”
— Tim Kreidler — The Referendum. There are so many quotable sentences in this article, I just picked one. I may be still thirty, but totally identify with the writer — and the fact that Portugal is still a conservative society doesn’t help either. (via Kottke)
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