Show Notes for June 2, 2016

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  • The Striped Pig, a gastropub in Redwood City, takes reservations on Yelp
  • In French, the word culot is used to designate a light bulb base. From Wiktionary: "base d’une ampoule électrique servant à la liaison avec la douille".

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