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"$5.89" by Troy Holden.

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"Knight and his steed" by Keoki Seu.

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Spider Dan the Climbin' Man Won't Do Jail Time for Climbing Millenium Tower

55-year-old Spider Dan who scaled the Millenium Tower on Labor Day last year to combat, "a national lack of preparedness to fight skyscraper fires" of last year won't be doing any jail time

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"A Weighty Matter at Pier 80" by AGrinberg / Alan Grinberg.

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Most Depressing Craigslist Ad, Ever?

Anyone have space for 52 thoroughbred horses? For free? If not, they could be slaughtered by Saturday, at least according to this very, very, very depressing "free stuff" Craigslist ad. Sigh. (Hat tip:

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Afternoon Palate Cleanser: 'What Is Internet?'

Today Show 1994 - What Is Internet? - Watch more Funny Videos Picture it: 1994, the Today show. Katie Couric and Bryant Gumbel don't know what the @ symbol means, let alone what is

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"Dateline" by Troy Holden.

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Urbane Studies with the Tenderloin Geographic Society, Volume 5: Cheating on BART

Bay Area public transportation options often leave much to be desired. Mostly, our various agencies just leave us with the desire to take a different form of transportation. But still we wonder: is

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Here Are Some People Trying to Catch a Remote Controlled Duck With Nets

The folks at WildRescue.org, the very same ones who have been working to free those seagulls imprisoned in tiny beer can collars, have been training some new volunteers in the use of

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Meet Livermore's Chicken Whisperer, Age 5

Forgive us if we thought 4-H Clubs were a thing of the past (one of the H's is "Horses", right?), but apparently the clubs are still growing and now include such exciting activities

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Bikes of San Francisco

This might be an oldie - yes, we assume it's appeared on Laughing Squid or any number of other sites that consider bicycling a personality trait; by all means, relish the fact that

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Tony Gemignani holds up a pizza margherita at Tony's Pizza Napoletana. AP notes: "Sunday is coming and pie-makers across the country are bracing for a pizza reaction." Tony seems to be taking said

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"On Broadway" by Travis Jensen.

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This Week in Willie Brown

We start the recap of Willie's Week by backing up to MLK Jr. Day - you'll remember last week, Willie wanted us to know none of the breakfast events he attended had anything

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Afternoon Palate Cleanser: 'Fake Tales of San Francisco' by Arctic Monkeys

You know this one? Good tune. Just for good measure.

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"Urban ecosystem" by Keoki Seu.

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SF SPCA To Offer Free Spay/Neuter Services In February

February is National Spay and Neuter Month, and the Humane Society's 17th Annual Spay Day takes place on Tuesday, Feb. 22. In conjunction with the event, San Francisco SFPCA will be offering free

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Your Rent Might Go Up A Tiny Bit

Every year, the Rent Board announces how much landlords are allowed to increase the rent on rent-controlled apartments (aka: the good ones). For some, the anticipation before the annual rent increase announcement is

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Local Photographer Aims to Revive Snarky Book of Jerry Brown Photos

Today, a reporter from the Western Nevada County Union (where ever that is) uncovered a quirky, self-published photobook from way back in 1992 titled, 1-800-Call-Jerry - A Hilarious Inside Look at Jerry Brown

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"Above the Boardwalk" by Darwin Bell.

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What's Going On Here, PeopleBrowsr?

SFist headquarter's newest SoMa neighbors revealed themselves to be PeopleBrowsr, "a datamining, analytics and brand engagement service provider for enterprise brand managers, advertising agencies, social media strategists." They also revealed themselves to be

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Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Kevin Smith Likes Poop

VH1 TV Shows | Music Videos | Celebrity Photos | News & Gossip Noted filmmaker and airline obesity-rules crusader Kevin Smith, when he gives a lecture, says "'n shit" or the alternate "n shit like that"

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"Help Me Find My Way" by Troy Holden.

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Let's Make This Kid's Day

On Tuesday, local blogger and SFist correspondent The Tenderloin Geographic Society caught a delightfully childlike handmade flyer inviting passersby to look up "Origoto and Friends" on YouTube. So we did, and guess what?

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Afternoon Palate Cleanser: "Video Tribute: Flab-Fighter Jack LaLanne, Dead at 96"

No better honor can be bestowed on a person than a Next Media Animation tribute to one's life. After San Franciscan and noted fitness expert Jack Lalanne died on Sunday, they made "Video