Editor's Selections: Exercise, M&Ms, Octopodes

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"...To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us An foolish notion:" Yes, everyone has linked the latest, greatest XKCD:
According to the Wall Street Journal, DaimlerChrysler is going to announce this week that it is introducing the Smart car into the U.S. market.
Smart people suck when it comes to financial health. One study* has apparently showed that although smart people earn more, they spend more too thus justifying this blog post's title.
If you fancy a very small car that gets 60 miles per gallon, or just fell in love with the cute Smart roadster while vacationing in Europe, then you'll be happy to know that you can now reserve, for $99, a Smart car of your ve