Comments on: Oh, these? They’re so you can drag me to safety http://snarkmarket.com/2009/4306 The stomping grounds of Tim Carmody, Robin Sloan and Matt Thompson. It's a long-running conversation about media, journalism, technology, cities, culture, design, books, music, movies, the future and the past. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:20:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Matthew Battles http://snarkmarket.com/2009/4306/comment-page-1#comment-7387 Matthew Battles Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:09:30 +0000 http://snarkmarket.com/?p=4306#comment-7387 I love the comment on that Flickr image of an undead German soldier: "Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Skeleton Action Figures, and we'd love to have this added to the group! " The tail is long—and bony! I love the comment on that Flickr image of an undead German soldier: “Hi, I’m an admin for a group called Skeleton Action Figures, and we’d love to have this added to the group! ” The tail is long—and bony!

]]> By: Steve Dekorte http://snarkmarket.com/2009/4306/comment-page-1#comment-7386 Steve Dekorte Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:28:29 +0000 http://snarkmarket.com/?p=4306#comment-7386 Looks like the origin of epaulettes was for distiguishing rank and derived from Roman pteruges. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epaulette Looks like the origin of epaulettes was for distiguishing rank and derived from Roman pteruges.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epaulette

]]> By: Saheli http://snarkmarket.com/2009/4306/comment-page-1#comment-7385 Saheli Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:27:52 +0000 http://snarkmarket.com/?p=4306#comment-7385 Robin, I'm pretty sure that's an incentive to leave the dead soldier as far away from you as possible. Robin, I’m pretty sure that’s an incentive to leave the dead soldier as far away from you as possible.

]]> By: Robin Sloan http://snarkmarket.com/2009/4306/comment-page-1#comment-7384 Robin Sloan Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:51:47 +0000 http://snarkmarket.com/?p=4306#comment-7384 <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/monkey4u/3863137954/" rel="nofollow">Also.</a> Also.

]]> By: Matthew Battles http://snarkmarket.com/2009/4306/comment-page-1#comment-7383 Matthew Battles Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:49:19 +0000 http://snarkmarket.com/?p=4306#comment-7383 The well-attired never leave their dead behind. The well-attired never leave their dead behind.

]]> By: Bergamot http://snarkmarket.com/2009/4306/comment-page-1#comment-7379 Bergamot Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:14:58 +0000 http://snarkmarket.com/?p=4306#comment-7379 Why would you drag a dead soldier to safety? Why would you drag a dead soldier to safety?

]]> By: Robin Sloan http://snarkmarket.com/2009/4306/comment-page-1#comment-7369 Robin Sloan Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:39:54 +0000 http://snarkmarket.com/?p=4306#comment-7369 ("Hunting in a Trench Coat" would be a terrific title for a book of wry short stories about an urbanite transplanted to, say, rural Michigan!) (“Hunting in a Trench Coat” would be a terrific title for a book of wry short stories about an urbanite transplanted to, say, rural Michigan!)

]]> By: Matthew Battles http://snarkmarket.com/2009/4306/comment-page-1#comment-7368 Matthew Battles Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:21:41 +0000 http://snarkmarket.com/?p=4306#comment-7368 And there are hunting-jackets with zippers designed to increase my shooting range? See, this has been my problem all along—I've been hunting in a trench coat, and my aim keeps falling short. Those epaulets do come in handy, though. And there are hunting-jackets with zippers designed to increase my shooting range? See, this has been my problem all along—I’ve been hunting in a trench coat, and my aim keeps falling short. Those epaulets do come in handy, though.

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