1. Every female singer-songwriter is starting to look/sound like Khaela Maricich from The Blow. (Geoff, quiz for you: "Something in the deli aisle makes you ____")

2. Peace hand signs are not infectious to someone not hailing from the following: Seattle, Portland, Japan, 1974.

3. Calvin Johnson may have intimidated a meek girl in order to advance to an Anacortes, WA restroom after a meal.

4. The umbrella was a nifty invention, but people in Seattle insist on getting soaked to the skin in their black hoodies.

5. What The Heck Fest was a little smelly, but really awesome. The vibrational healing tent...fuck yeah!

6. 90% of good-looking guys in Seattle like other men, but the other 10% are totally worth the frustration.

7. Creedence, AC/DC, Betty Davis, and Kenny G saxophone solos are current local hipster delights.

8. I hate Kenny G saxophone solos.

9. Tegan and Sara are really, really cute.

10. If you hook up a Playstation I to an oscilloscope and a monitor, you can visualize music in colors.

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