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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 27/09/2026
Checks out
Google search results for “better than bouillon ratio to water”

AI Overview
The standard ratio for Better Than Bouillon is 1 teaspoon of paste to 8 ounces (1 cup) of hot or boiling water.
Measurement Quick Guide
1 cup of broth: 1 teaspoon of base + 8 oz water
2 cups of broth (1 pint): 2 teaspoons of base + 16 oz water
4 cups of broth (1 quart): [EMPHASIS MINE]1 tablespoon (3 teaspoons)[/EMPHASIS] + 32 oz water
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 26/09/2026
When you haben ein großes Problem with your Computer
Still from some sort of language learning video. Top image (AI slop) shows a couple distressed over their computer which is showing an alert icon; bottom image has two young white males speaking at the viewer; text reads “Wir haben ein großes Problem mit unserem neuen Computer.”
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 16/09/2026
[hits refresh on same exact query] Nope!
Google search results for “simpsons number of fat tony episodes”

AI Overview        Fat Tony has appeared in over 30 episodes of The Simpsons as a primary character, central antagonist, or minor cameo since his debut. [1] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Tony_(The_Simpsons)), [2] (https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Fat_Tony)
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 16/09/2026
Hmm, this doesn’t seem like it can be true. Can it?
Google results for “simpsons number of fat tony episodes”

AI Overview        Fat Tony has appeared in over 100 episodes of The Simpsons since his debut in season 3. [1] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Tony_(The_Simpsons)), [2] (https://www.cracked.com/article_44576_my-life-as-fat-tony-on-the-simpsons.html)
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 10/09/2026
New genre: Reels thumbnail haiku I took Chad oh yeah, we were grateful and the needle changed me
Reels thumbnails
1) “I took Chad”
2) “Oh yeah, we were grateful and:
3) “The needle changed me”
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 10/09/2026
Willem Dafoe “You know, I’ve got a couple of rare books myself”
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 08/09/2026
Stripe is looking for someone to maintain the toilets
Stripe
A financial infrastructure platform for businesses
Backend Engineer (Privy)
Salary: $224-336k
New York
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 08/09/2026
Hey now
Weird Science
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 08/09/2026
Is this a job? You’re talking about a job, right? Do we not say job anymore?
founder in residence seat, nyc on site
Inbox

8:05 PM (1 hour ago)
to me

Hi Kevin,

This seat does not ask you to find the idea — the thesis is already validated.

An early-stage venture-backed startup in NYC has the thesis validated, the funding committed and B2B letters of intent in place. It is hiring the person to build that product. That seat is Technical Founder-in-Residence, and it carries the technical direction.
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 27/08/2026
Nobody has ever managed to photograph the Onion Hay
Screenshot of menu item with blank image
Onion Hay
$6.95
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 25/08/2026
Found Chuck E. Cheese’s estranged sister
Taste of Inspirations
Cracked Wheat Entertainment Crackers
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 09/08/2026
oh no not the gene bomb
Gene Shalit
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 05/08/2026
Nor Madmartigan
Val Kilmer in Willow
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 30/07/2026
Prince Gerhardt Von Hapsburg (30 Rock)
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 30/07/2026
Hmm! How did this informal slang usage come about, I wonder? Why is it considered rude? [This was not in fact an attempt to search for “bs” but a botched URL autocomplete of “bsky.app”]
Google search results for “bs”
• Al Overview
BS most commonly stands for a Bachelor of Science undergraduate degree, informal nonsense talk, or a financial balance sheet. ® Merriam-Webster +1
Academic Degree
• Bachelor of Science: A college degree focused on math, science, and technical skills.
• Core focus: Takes 4 years, with heavy lab work and numbers. © Coaltion for College +2
Informal Slang
• Nonsense: A rude word for lies, fake talk, or untrue statements. © Merriam-Webster +1
Business and Science
• Balance Sheet: A financial report of what a company owns and owes.
• Medical terms: Short for bowel sounds or breath sounds checked by a doctor. • Merriam-Webster
If you meant a specific use of BS, tell me which one you want to learn more about:
• The Bachelor of Science degree requirements
• Another specific business or medical
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 30/07/2026
It’s written all over this guy’s face: a false sense of immunity to ructions. Classic mistake. Nobody is immune to ructions

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	In a letter sent to investors on July 24 presenting the fund’s half-year results, Aschenbrenner acknowledged that the fund had “not been immune” to the market ructions, particularly in Asia, but argued that the tech sell-off had created some of the most attractive investment opportunities since early 2025.
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 29/07/2026
Not to mention
Tim Heidecker as Mr. Richards:
Reed's stepfather.
Dan Castellaneta as Mr. Kenny:
Reed's teacher.
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 29/07/2026
Found the deal, although this was the first hardcover to come up in the search results, making me briefly wonder about your definition of “giving away.” “Office Product”!
Amazon listing for Dreyer’s English hardcover for $34.95, categorized as “Office Product”
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 28/07/2026
We should talk less about The Singularity and more about Sniglets Hilarity
Sniglets by Rich Hall & Friends
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 24/07/2026
Female character from “B.C.” comic strip
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 24/07/2026
This dog being carried up the escalator yesterday was almost certainly the least anxious individual in the Atlantic Terminal Mall
Little white dog hanging upside down from its owner’s arms on an escalatorCloseup of the little dog
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 23/07/2026
Damn Canadian officials
Shoresy as referee
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 22/07/2026
Obligatory
Simpsons “Clown Without Pity”
“Yep, here’s your problem. Someone set this thing to evil.”
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 22/07/2026
Going to be honest, this thumbnail makes me want to start using arugula out of spite
Reels thumbnail with guy with shaved head, annoying facial hair, round blue glasses, paisley shirt , and the caption “OVERUSED / PLEASE STOP USING F%$&ING ARUGULA
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 22/07/2026
They didn’t perfect Perpendicular Rowing until hundreds of years later
Still from this piece of garbage showing Odysseus’s crew rowing at a right angle to the direction of the ship
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 22/07/2026
I mean just look at it
Borough of Reading
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 21/07/2026
Sorry, I know it’s trendy right now but I’m not sure this analogy holds up
Kim’s ultimate goal, however, is to have members of his party think bigger and more realistically about the drive to achieve the elusive Democratic dream of universal health care — [highlighted] an “Odyssey”-like endeavor [end highlight] that began at least in the early 1940s when John Dingell Sr. introduced the first national health-care bill.
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 18/07/2026
A compelling blend of information and imagery
Search results for “odyssey characters” showing ancient artworks for each character with the name of the actor who portrays the character in Christopher Nolan’s film. Shown for “Circe” is Samantha Morton
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 17/07/2026
Bill Murray in The Razor’s Edge
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 16/07/2026
At last I have contributed to the discourse [my first YouTube comment]
Swing 41 - Django Reinhardt cover
Danilo Dantas
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14 subscribers
114 views 9 years ago
Trecho do show JAZZ CIGANO -Tributo a Django F
2017.
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This is Swing 42
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 14/07/2026
“Say Candlebox one more time” —Samuel L. Jackson
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 14/07/2026
I was looking for a video of The State’s sketch about the guy who discovers the word “and” and... this AI Overview neither describes that sketch nor the linked www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5Kz..., which is indeed “a ridiculous, disjointed live broadcast” but not based on the word “and” at all
Google results for ‘the state sketch about the word “and”’
AI Overview
The "And" sketch by the 90s MTV sketch troupe The State is an absurd, meta-textual parody of news coverage. It takes the word "and" to its absolute limit, featuring field reporters endlessly reciting "and" in different contexts while hiding behind objects or in trees.Sketch OverviewThe premise of the sketch is a ridiculous, disjointed live broadcast that devolves into chaos. It opens with a news bulletin from a reporter in Australia standing on the coast. The reporter lists off increasingly specific, nonsensical adjectives for himself and fellow reporters—"one lone field reporter," "two lone field reporters," "red lone field reporter"—before passing the broadcast along to different scenes.The Core JokeInstead of delivering actual news, each reporter in the chain primarily uses the word "and" to bridge their bizarre, isolating actions (e.g., hiding under a bed or climbing a tree). It acts as a satirical jab at the flowery, meaningless transition words network anchors and reporters use to string together live updates, ultimately turning the word itself into the punchline.Cast MembersThe bizarre and surreal segment heavily features the trademark absurdist style of the 11-member The State comedy group, who used their eponymous MTV series to mock traditional television and news formats.You can watch the full absurd news segment on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5Kz_QPU1v4
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 09/07/2026
[atop a hill, with my last breath] a phone number... is not... an integer
Web form with error
Parent’s phone number (for questions)
[field with perfectly valid phone number entered with hyphens]
! Please enter a number.
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 08/07/2026
[Popeye voice] I needs a chassis for me lassie
Within 10 years, the book speculates, there could be a sophisticated robot chassis onto which the AR glasses project Shira’s likeness, making it possible to touch her.
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 25/06/2026
“I don’t really like food”
New York Post Health & Parenting
Exclusive | Joey Chestnut made stunning five-word admission to cops after bar fight caught on video
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 20/06/2026
Facebook just reminded me I posted this 15 years ago. Still trying to type it
ReCAPTCHA showing a group of mathematical symbols and a blurry word that’s maybe “outeres” with a field to “Type the two words”
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 19/06/2026
Hans Moleman in “Man Getting Hit By Football”
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 16/06/2026
Can’t wait to read the third and fourth volumes, which may appear the same to the untrained eye but have subtly different shades of orange
Two nearly identical listings for The Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead, labeled “3” and “4”
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 16/06/2026
TIL from Amazon
Listing from Amazon.com:
The Harlem Trilogy (4 book series)
Hardcover Edition
by Colson Whitehead (Author)
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 16/06/2026
This is how faces always came out when I tried to draw faces as a kid (I can’t draw)
A badly rendered face
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 12/06/2026
They could have found a more flattering photo of Liz
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 10/06/2026
By one week, Billy Wilder could not have seen VAN WILDER
Release date April 5, 2002Died March 27, 2002 (age 95 years), Beverly Hills, CA
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 24/05/2026
The resemblance is uncanny
Animal playing the drums
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 21/05/2026
Upcoming Fall 2026 SAT Dates
August 22
September 12 [Rosh Hashanah]
October 3
November 7
December 5TMNT logo
S.A.T. ON ROSH HA-
SHANAH
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 21/05/2026
This energy bar company is pivoting to tinned fish (the common denominator? protein) which may be a great move but feels like a detail from a dystopian sci-fi story
Screen shot from David Protein website, featuring flavors of energy bar (Cookie Dough Caramel Chocolate, Double Chocolate, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk) above a promo for Cod 2: A revolution in portable protein
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 20/05/2026
Spammed By Joshes: A Democrat’s Story
Two consecutive unsolicited texts from Democratic Congressional candidates named Josh
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 15/05/2026
The Brazilians figured it out
Translations of “propina”
European Portuguese: “university tuition fee”
Brazilian Portoguese: “a bribe”
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 14/05/2026
No, YOU’RE out of order
Steamed Asparagus
Out of order
$8.95
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 14/05/2026
We live in a game of Mad Libs played by a 4-year-old
404 Media

AI Poop Analysis App Offered to Sell Me Access to Its Users’ Poops
By Jason Koebler * 14 May 2026
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Kevin Shay @kshay.com · 10/05/2026
Attempting seltzer-mediated travel to Flavortown, 2026 edition
Three cases of Waterloo seltzer in exciting new flavors
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