We continue our occasional roundup of some of the best - or at least most notable - Tumblr feeds that we've come across, this week with a grab bag of offerings.
Not sure how to spell Warren Buffett's name? Want to share your tedious encounter with an actual rock star? Really, REALLY like that one picture of ex-Full House star Dave Coulier? You're not alone. Meet your micro-blogging support group:
(Click on the images to follow the links.)
1. Warren 'Buffet' Watch
The man known as the "Oracle of Omaha" is one of the most celebrated financial gurus in the world, a fabulously successful investor and a recent player in the U.S. presidential election campaign for his insistence that he and his fellow members of the "1%" should pay at least the same tax rate as their secretaries. He even inspired Ralph Nader to write a book about super-rich superheroes.
So you'd think the least we could do is spell Warren Buffett's name right. And yet here are countless examples of where that extra "t" is just too troublesome:
2. Rock and Roll Tedium
Perhaps you've experienced it - the rising excitement you feel when that vaguely familiar-looking person in the grocery store becomes instantly recognizable. "Hey! It's that guy! The one from that band that I just LOVE! Ohmigod, ohmigod, ohmigod ..."
And then the magic disappears when you realize that watching the dude from your favourite band buy hemorrhoid cream isn't such a glamorous rock 'n' roll experience, after all.
Of course, rock stars have to do boring daily-life-type things too. But what impact do they have on those they encounter while doing them? Those stories are compiled here:
3. The Same Picture of Dave Coulier Every Day
There's not much more you can really say about this Tumblr feed, other than to recognize the labour of love it must be to dedicate oneself so much to one, single, amazing photo of everyone's favourite blond, male, adult cast member of Full House:
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