Lizard Queen at Bluebus.org* tagged me with this particular meme. (1) Number of books you own: Far too many, especially if you include Samuel French plays (which number in the hundreds). (2) Last book bought: A History of the World In Six Glasses by Tom Standage. It’s a look at world history and the impact on it from 6 beverages: … Read More
It Was Only A Matter Of Time
. . . and easily foreseeable. The revelation that former FBI #2 man Mark Felt was “Deep Throat” has spawned an unintentionally funny, um, headline: Bush Anxious to Learn More of Deep Throat Does Laura know?
I Think I Saw This Movie
Scientists are baffled by an unusual bright spot on Saturn’s big moon, Titan. Or something pretty similar….
How To Win Online Arguments
Win online arguments!Enjoy battling it out on the bulletin boards? Like getting stuck into a good, pointless argument with only one aim – to win at any cost? Then this guide is for you – simply follow the 12-point guide below and success will be yours! 1. Get friendlyAlways refer to your opponent by his/her first name. Your messages will … Read More
Back To Blogging…
…after a few days hiatus. Unusual work demands, home Internet problems, and amateur theatrics (literally) kept me busy. Here’s a few things to amuse yourselves with: Titanic Passanger List The Gay Agenda Computer Animation Get Better And Better (Check out the hands!) Imagine/Take A Walk On The Wild Side Remix Sung By George Bush Seeing With Sound Alcohol Intake Without … Read More
Funny Foto Du Jour
Saudi Prince Abdullah, a few days after overseeing the arrest of Christians for committing the crime of praying, sniffs the hair of an infidel while his bodyguards attempt to withhold their embarrassment. Cardboard cutouts of the President and his mother look on.
Okay . . .?
I have no idea what it means, but this post on Fafblog — reprinted here in its entirety — brought a smile to my face: We have been to the opera. And by "the opera" we mean "the post office" and by "been to" we mean "thrown buckets of fish at" and by "we" we mean "people who are not … Read More
Understand Me?
Readability Results for this website, as analyzed by this website: Summary Value Total sentences 548 Total words 5,664 Average words per Sentence 10.34 Words with 1 Syllable 3,650 Words with 2 Syllables 1,176 Words with 3 Syllables 568 Words with 4 or more Syllables 270 Percentage of word with three or more syllables 14.80% Average Syllables per Word 1.55 Gunning … Read More
Somebody’s In Deep Doo-Doo
This RealPlayer media file is nearly an hour long. It is a lecture from a biology class at Berkeley. The real fun begins at timestamp 48:45 or so. That’s where the professor explains the terrifying consequences that will soon befall the student that stole his laptop. Seems like the student (whoever he was) made a gross error in judgment, to … Read More
Landmark Restaurant Going Bye-Bye
Playbill informs us that the curtain is coming down on the wonderful Howard Johnson’s in Manhattan’s Time Square: Howard Johnson’s, Landmark of Old Times Square, to Shut Down Howard Johnson’s, one of the last functioning remnants of the rough-and tumble, Runyonesque Times Square of yesteryear, will be torn down sometime this year, the New York Post reported April 19. The … Read More
This Is Disconcerting
Earth’s gravity may lure deadly asteroid A HUGE asteroid which is on a course to miss the Earth by a whisker in 2029 could go round its orbit again and score a direct hit a few years later. Astronomers have calculated that the 1,000ft-wide asteroid called 2004 MN4 will pass by the Earth at a distance of between 15,000 and … Read More
Thrillseekers Beware!
Rideaccidents.com is the world’s single most comprehensive, detailed, updated, accurate, and complete source of amusement ride accident reports and related news. The site includes a record of fatal amusement ride accidents in the United States since 1972, and, for the past six years, has recorded all types of accidents, including many from outside the United States. Pictured at the right … Read More
On The Internets
Digby has an excellent article comparing the right-wing vs the left-wing blogospheres. The thrust? The right blogosphere operates largely as part of the greater Republican message machine. *** By contrast, the left blogosphere is populated by “citizen bloggers,” who work in non-political occupations for a living and blog for reasons of personal interest. This sphere actually operates as a unique … Read More
Friday Random Ten
Another Friday, another Friday Random Ten from the shufflin’ of the iPod: The Sound of Philadelphia – MFSB My Sweet Lord – George Harrison Along Comes Mary – The Association The Rumour – Lauren Christy There Are Worse Things I Could Do – Stockard Channing (Grease Soundtrack) The Man With the Child in his Eyes – Kate Bush I’ll Never … Read More