I'm buying more mirrors

According to Tim Harford:

...each extra 10 minutes a man spends in front of the mirror will raise his wages by 6 per cent.

Andy's conversation with his boss on Monday:

When I first joined this company, I spent five minutes per day in front the mirror. Now it's up to an hour and three quarters. Isn't it about time this was reflected in my compensation package.

It mocked me. It shouted at me. It told me I was not worthy. In short, it jilted me.

Via Boing Boing, I have just learned of a new art form. Go and read the Amazon reviews of the Bic ballpoint pen. Seriously. And milk too.

Irrational voters

Comment of the week comes from Brad Hutchings on this post, after Bryan Caplan's The Myth of the Rational Voter is reviewed on Amazon by one of the book's protagonists:

So Bryan, did you invite this guy to the photo shoot for the paperback cover yet?