The Nerd
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The global financial crisis of 2008 has had a greater impact on the 21st century than The War on Terror ever did. It is odd that there is not many examples of popular culture addressing it.
December 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The global financial crisis of 2008 has had a greater impact on the 21st century than The War on Terror ever did. It is odd that there is not many examples of popular culture addressing it.
How are so many people so stupid? Did they think the bag labeled "potato chips" was chicken or something else?
October 17, 2025 at 12:40 AM
How are so many people so stupid? Did they think the bag labeled "potato chips" was chicken or something else?
A broken window and a deployed airbag. An attempted theft gone wrong?
October 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
A broken window and a deployed airbag. An attempted theft gone wrong?
It's very rare to find a split-level house in Detroit.
September 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
It's very rare to find a split-level house in Detroit.
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“I gave my life to Christ in the Cracker Barrel parking lot” sounds like the filthiest euphemism I have ever heard.
August 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
“I gave my life to Christ in the Cracker Barrel parking lot” sounds like the filthiest euphemism I have ever heard.
Amazon, when I order $5 dill pickle peanuts: rings doorbell, knocks, and leaves package at side door.
Amazon, when I order a laptop and the box clearly says it's a laptop: Nothing and leaves the package very visible at the front door.
If I weren't near the front and heard him put the box down...
Amazon, when I order a laptop and the box clearly says it's a laptop: Nothing and leaves the package very visible at the front door.
If I weren't near the front and heard him put the box down...
July 21, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Amazon, when I order $5 dill pickle peanuts: rings doorbell, knocks, and leaves package at side door.
Amazon, when I order a laptop and the box clearly says it's a laptop: Nothing and leaves the package very visible at the front door.
If I weren't near the front and heard him put the box down...
Amazon, when I order a laptop and the box clearly says it's a laptop: Nothing and leaves the package very visible at the front door.
If I weren't near the front and heard him put the box down...
No-Shave-November before and after.
12832 KILBOURNE
Parcel ID: 21009942.
Year built: 1951
Zoned R1
Tax status: TAXABLE
Image dates: Jul 07 2019 on left; Oct 04 2024 on right
Parcel ID: 21009942.
Year built: 1951
Zoned R1
Tax status: TAXABLE
Image dates: Jul 07 2019 on left; Oct 04 2024 on right
July 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
No-Shave-November before and after.
Someone painted that lovely stone porch a hideous crimson!
July 12, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Someone painted that lovely stone porch a hideous crimson!
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Imagine going to Greece for a vacation and complaining that they only had Greek food and not the particular food from your home country.
Now imagine the exquisite native cuisine you demand they serve you is ENGLISH FOOD.
Now imagine the exquisite native cuisine you demand they serve you is ENGLISH FOOD.
Your rights if a hotel refuses to serve English food on a foreign holiday
A consumer rights champion has explained the rules after one woman had to eat Greek food every day on her Greek holiday
www.mirror.co.uk
July 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Imagine going to Greece for a vacation and complaining that they only had Greek food and not the particular food from your home country.
Now imagine the exquisite native cuisine you demand they serve you is ENGLISH FOOD.
Now imagine the exquisite native cuisine you demand they serve you is ENGLISH FOOD.
I would have bet that house would be demolished. The restoration isn't the best, but it's great to see Detroit starting to reverse seven decades of abandonment and demolitions.
3949 NAUMANN
Parcel ID: 13007810.
Year built: 1924
Zoned R1
Tax status: TAXABLE
Image dates: Jan 22 2021 on left; Nov 25 2024 on right
Parcel ID: 13007810.
Year built: 1924
Zoned R1
Tax status: TAXABLE
Image dates: Jan 22 2021 on left; Nov 25 2024 on right
July 8, 2025 at 6:09 AM
I would have bet that house would be demolished. The restoration isn't the best, but it's great to see Detroit starting to reverse seven decades of abandonment and demolitions.
There is a special place in Hell for people who do monstrous revisions to beautiful old homes.
16895 MENDOTA
Parcel ID: 16043368.
Year built: 1936
Zoned R1
Tax status: TAXABLE
Image dates: Apr 10 2021 on left; Dec 14 2024 on right
Parcel ID: 16043368.
Year built: 1936
Zoned R1
Tax status: TAXABLE
Image dates: Apr 10 2021 on left; Dec 14 2024 on right
June 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
There is a special place in Hell for people who do monstrous revisions to beautiful old homes.
Asian market Lincoln Corsair?
June 25, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Asian market Lincoln Corsair?
Found one that I've actually been inside. Although they moved away decades ago, I had relatives that lived here and the abandoned home next to it.
June 19, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Found one that I've actually been inside. Although they moved away decades ago, I had relatives that lived here and the abandoned home next to it.
My fellow Americans, unfortunately.
June 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
My fellow Americans, unfortunately.
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In order to eliminate any inconvenience to cars, we’ve made it illegal for children to be children
June 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM
In order to eliminate any inconvenience to cars, we’ve made it illegal for children to be children
It's so much worse without the shutters and bushes.
8289 COYLE
Parcel ID: 22045815.
Year built: 1939
Zoned R1
Tax status: TAXABLE
Image dates: Jun 23 2019 on left; Sep 05 2024 on right
Parcel ID: 22045815.
Year built: 1939
Zoned R1
Tax status: TAXABLE
Image dates: Jun 23 2019 on left; Sep 05 2024 on right
June 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
It's so much worse without the shutters and bushes.
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This 2023 blog post has some photos of the build, which started in 2014 and progressed in several stages. It has seen further updates since this post.
The Volvo-Powered Nova Returns
In 2016 Robin D’Agostino shared his unique 1973 Nova. Since then he's enjoyed driving the Volvo-powered classic while gathering a list of improvements. Last year Robin set out to complete those in ant...
engineswapdepot.com
May 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This 2023 blog post has some photos of the build, which started in 2014 and progressed in several stages. It has seen further updates since this post.
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[carposting, sorry]
People swap Chevy 350s into old Volvos all the time, but I just came across this guy in New Hampshire who swapped the little four-cylinder redblock engine from an old Volvo into a Chevy Nova and then built it up to be more powerful than a typical 350 just to prove a point.
People swap Chevy 350s into old Volvos all the time, but I just came across this guy in New Hampshire who swapped the little four-cylinder redblock engine from an old Volvo into a Chevy Nova and then built it up to be more powerful than a typical 350 just to prove a point.
May 30, 2025 at 1:59 AM
[carposting, sorry]
People swap Chevy 350s into old Volvos all the time, but I just came across this guy in New Hampshire who swapped the little four-cylinder redblock engine from an old Volvo into a Chevy Nova and then built it up to be more powerful than a typical 350 just to prove a point.
People swap Chevy 350s into old Volvos all the time, but I just came across this guy in New Hampshire who swapped the little four-cylinder redblock engine from an old Volvo into a Chevy Nova and then built it up to be more powerful than a typical 350 just to prove a point.
Someone should be tried for this botched renovation. The modifications make no sense given that this is the most common-style 2-family flat in the city. Even if it is converted to a single unit the plans are nuts!
May 28, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Someone should be tried for this botched renovation. The modifications make no sense given that this is the most common-style 2-family flat in the city. Even if it is converted to a single unit the plans are nuts!
Methinks the pork ribs may be mislabeled. In Dearborn, ironically.
May 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Methinks the pork ribs may be mislabeled. In Dearborn, ironically.
Good News: I got a random refund out of the blue from Amazon for an item that I fully consumed months ago.
Bad News: The refund was the result of Amazon's internal investigation showing that I was sold counterfeit and potentially dangerous vitamins. 😖
Bad News: The refund was the result of Amazon's internal investigation showing that I was sold counterfeit and potentially dangerous vitamins. 😖
May 12, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Good News: I got a random refund out of the blue from Amazon for an item that I fully consumed months ago.
Bad News: The refund was the result of Amazon's internal investigation showing that I was sold counterfeit and potentially dangerous vitamins. 😖
Bad News: The refund was the result of Amazon's internal investigation showing that I was sold counterfeit and potentially dangerous vitamins. 😖
Someone painted the bricks and cemented the tiny lawns?
May 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Someone painted the bricks and cemented the tiny lawns?
Typical Ohio
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ohio police find pet raccoon in car driver’s seat with meth pipe in its mouth
Chewy’s owner was detained and a bulk amount of methamphetamine was discovered in vehicle, officials say
www.theguardian.com
May 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Typical Ohio
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office is like your spouse: you get in a fight with them and make them mad enough they are ABSOLUTELY bringing up shit that happened in 2011
May 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The U.S. Attorney’s Office is like your spouse: you get in a fight with them and make them mad enough they are ABSOLUTELY bringing up shit that happened in 2011