45 years ago today, Taxi gave us one of the best scenes in sitcom history.
"What Does The Yellow Light Mean?"
@TheRealMarilu is actually stabbing herself with a pencil to refrain from laughing.
A late night holiday tradition returns! Reunited after 9 years, Dave, @paulshaffer, and the Queen of Christmas, Darlene Love, come together for a special performance of 'Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)'
WATCH: https://t.co/7tsC9FazMk
Art Nouveau entrance of Paris metro station 'Abbesses' which opened in 1912 and was designed by famous French architect and designer Hector Guimard (1867-1942).
📸 Iste Praetor
There was a little coffee shop where two people arrived and approached the counter.
“Five coffees ☕️ please. Two for us and three pending.”
They paid, they took their two coffees and left.
I asked the waiter. "What’s this about pending coffees?"
“Wait and you'll see."
Some more people came in.
Two girls asked for a coffee each, they paid and left.
The following order was for seven coffees and it was made by three women -
Three for them and four pending coffees.
I was left wondering...what is the meaning of the pending coffees, they leave.
Then, a man dressed in worn clothes, who looks like he might be homeless, arrives at the counter and asks sincerely...
“Do you have a coffee pending?”
“Yes we do, sir.”
They serve him a coffee.... I got my answer.
People pay in advance for a coffee that will be served to whoever can't afford a hot drink.
This tradition started in Naples.
Amazingly, it has spread throughout the world’s cities and towns.
It’s also possible to order not only “pending coffees” but also a sandwich or a full low cost meal.
Wouldn’t it be great if we could all start doing this in the cities and towns where we live?
Small kindnesses like this can impact so many lives, in ways we could never imagine.
Maybe we should all try it.
😊❤️🌹
@bhafrey@pushkinpods@_Raymond_Scott_ The Paul McCartney reference in the Player Piano episode reminded me of this: https://t.co/2SuVwG1eI7
One good story deserves another.
What the heck does a 20th-century automatic songwriting machine invented by a composer you've never heard of have to do with the AI-fueled world we live in today?
A lot more than you think. @bhafrey leads the way on a brand new episode of #TheLastArchive: https://t.co/XwR4Eb5EyQ
“Whenever I’m about to do something, I think ‘Would an idiot do that?’ and if they would, I do not do that thing.” – Dwight Schrute
And what is the best way to spot an idiot? Look for the person who is cruel.
The Dutch Reformed church of Andijk in The Netherlands was built in 1929 in the style of the Art Deco-ish "Amsterdam School". The church was designed by architect Egbert Reitsma (1892-1976).
The Art Deco Mercury Streamliner from 1936 in Chicago designed by American industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss (1904-1972).
Patty Allison colorized the photo.