Episode 45: Finagling the Tree Bag

Topic: The Narcissism of Small Differences

This week, Merlin has a quiz for Dan to determine whether Ben Franklin, "The Immigrant Song," or Quantum Mechanics has the most cultural impact--as well as his teasing out Dan's go-to for uninstalling Android apps.

Paying attention to the same degree you care goes nicely with keeping a sense of humor. Especially about those small differences regarding couch cushions, pink spaceships, and Sgt. Pepper's.

The answers are Moby Dick, Julian calendars, ZoSo, chigger bites, and--yes--The Greater Nerd Theory.

Links for this episode:

• Benjamin Franklin's daily schedule | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
  
• Twitter / @joelhousman: @hotdogsladies @danbenjami ...
  
• Niels Bohr - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• 5by5 | The Talk Show #70: Pre-Lit
  
• 5by5 | Back to Work #39: A Source of Rice with Velocity
  
• Merlin's Essay: Better
  
• Narcissism of small differences - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• ZoSo - Google Search
  
• kung fu grippe • Easily, the best edition of this very important...
  
• Amazon.com: How the West Was Won: Led Zeppelin: Music
  
• Larry Wall Quotes
  
• McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: List: E-mail Addresses It Would Be Really Annoying to Give Out Over the Phone.
  
• My Faith in Nerds: Stronger Than Any Gelatinous Cube | 43 Folders
  
• Elvis Presley - "Too Much" [worst. guitar solo. ever.]
  
• Led Zeppelin - "Heartbreaker" (live) [Slamming version; asinine guitar solo]
  
• [SPONSOR] Smile Software (20% off with code `lastchance`)
  
• [SPONSOR] Squarespace (30% off 3 months with code `fineformerlin`)
  
• All My Love (song) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  

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