"I have a good idea for a newsletter topic," I told Mangesh last week. "It's more of an idea for an idea. Let's go do something interesting in New York, then write it up and link to the photos." OK, it wasn't much of an idea at all. But we figured we'd run with it. But what should we do? Where should we go? We met at Starbucks this morning to figure it all out. Almost immediately, we scratched "go to Starbucks" off the list of possible interesting outings. I'll spare you the story of the guys who nearly came to blows arguing about the nation's best collegiate soccer coaches. After struggling to come up with a worthy destination, we thought now was a good time to use a lifeline. We'd like to Ask the Audience. Readers are always emailing us links to cool stories and forwarding us fascinating facts - it stands to reason that you guys will have some good suggestions for outings in the greater New York/New Jersey area. We've already gone napping ,so we're well rested and ready for whatever bizarre and quirky journeys you'd like to send us on. If we follow through and use your advice, we'll send you a t-shirt and thank you in a future newsletter. We look forward to reading your ideas. |
| Kind regards,
Jason
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Last Issue's Theme was "LUCKY THIRTEEN". The winners (and their facts) are:
| 1) Thirteen is a lucky number for Colgate University--it was founded by thirteen men with thirteen dollars and thirteen prayers.
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The father of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was a translator at the Nuremburg Trials.
A shampoo containing real beer was marketed in the 1970s under the brand name Body On Tap.
While at Kansas, Wilt Chamberlain won 3 straight Big Eight high jump titles, ran the 100-yard dash, and could hurl the shotput up to 56 feet.
Before his writing career took off, Dan Brown was a pop singer and songwriter. His second solo album was called 'Angels & Demons,' too.
James Buchanan was nearsighted in one eye and farsighted in the other. To see correctly, he tilted his head at an odd angle.
When Nadia Comaneci became the first gymnast to score a perfect 10, the scoreboards weren't prepared. Her perfect 10 was reported as "1.00"
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