Friday, May 02, 2008 

How to prevent your gums from bleeding

When it comes to fighting scurvy, 4 out of 5 doctors recommend a healthy intake of Vitamin C. The other doctor recommended watching this video:



So. Sappy.

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Take the Editors Blog challenge

It's Scurvy Awareness Day. By now, the festivities have been going for hours, with no end in sight. To mix things up, we thought we'd hold a contest of our own.

Everyone knows it's impossible to drink one gallon of milk in an hour. But what about a gallon of orange juice? We have no idea, but we'd like to find out. Here's what you can do:

Step 1.) Run down to your corner store and grab yourself a gallon of the finest OJ you can find. It doesn't matter if it's pulp-free or homestyle, although for accuracy's sake you should make a note of which kind and which brand you choose. (For the purposes of this challenge, Sunny D is off limits).

Step 2.) Consume. Remember to set your timer with initial swig of juice.

Step 3.) Report back to us after an hour. Ideally there would be video evidence, but we'll accept compelling anecdotes as well.

The winner will be receive immortality, and possibly an IgNoble prize. All in the name of science. Good luck!

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When life gives you lemons...

Today, as most of you are surely aware, is the most wonderful day of the year: International Scurvy Awareness Day. It's a day to drink orange juice and reflect on how great it is to have gums that don't bleed. We'll be commemorating the event with a full day of blogging. It should be fun.

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Tuesday, March 25, 2008 

This game

International Scurvy Awareness Day is still five weeks away, but there's still reason to celebrate this morning: Baseball is back. As the favored sport among the blogging editors, and since I'm up at 5:00 in the morning to watch it, I'd be remiss if I didn't post some sort of celebratory video to commemorate one of the best days of the year. So here's the beginning of Ken Burns's "Baseball":



If that doesn't make you want to run out and play catch at the sandlot, you probably hate America, and also Japan.

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Tuesday, October 09, 2007 

Honoring Leif Erikson through pancake fundraisers

Everyone celebrates Leif Erikson Day differently. The good people of Seattle took the opportunity to unveil a restored statue of the conquering chieftan himself (Watch out, Lady Liberty!). In Durham, NH, an estimated 75 would-be stormin' Normans took to the streets for the 31st annual Leif Erikson parade. The local paper has a delectable recap of what transpired:

The parade has become a local legend since it started in 1977, launched by the late Nobel K. Peterson, a former University of New Hampshire professor, and two friends of Scandinavian descent. The group decided while washing clothes at the Main Street Laundercenter to celebrate the famous Viking explorer by marching next door to Young's Restaurant for breakfast.

Spoken like a true Viking. Food-inspired celebrations are not unique to Durham, though. Over at Minnesota State University at Mankato, students are honoring Erikson today with a pancake sale in the student union. I'm not sure whether this an attempt to portray the Vikings in a more peaceful light, or just an excuse to eat pancakes, but it sounds like a successful formula.

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A new Leif

In honor of Leif Erikson here’s a video montage of arguably the second greatest Icelander of all time—Junior hockey coach Wolf “The Dentist” Stansson from Mighty Ducks 2. Stansson exhibits many of the traits—grit, determination, blonde hair, cruelty—that so many associate with Erikson. And like Erikson, his short term success eventually morphed into a long-term failure.

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If only it were Thor-sday

It's that time of year again. Time to slaughter that boar that has been living in your back yard. Time to break out those limited edition cans of Hagar the Horrible Cola. Time to vanquish thine neighbor and enslave his wife. Today is Leif Erikson day. From the official declaration:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim October 9, 2007, as Leif Erikson Day. I call upon all Americans to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs to honor our rich Nordic-American heritage.

I'll admit, I had nothing planned. I spend most of my waking hours thinking of more ways to properly honor Christopher Columbus--maybe he could have another park named after him, or a stretch of public highway right next to the Lions Club?--that I completely overlook Leif Erikson and his immense, long lasting contribution to civilization. After all, not just anyone can be an historical footnote. But since the White House took the time to issue a press release, and Wikipedia saw fit to mention it at its English home page, it's the least we can do to set a minute or two today in honor of the great Viking. If you get a chance, maybe read aloud a favorite selection from the Grœnlendinga saga (if you can pick just one). I'll do my part by writing seemingly irrelevant posts throughout the day that I feel reflect the true spirit of Leif Erikson.

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