Reading Little Boy Blue:
All Names Considered
Renee Montagne, Steve Inskeep, Corey Flintoff, Korva Coleman, Dina Temple-Raston, Nina Totenberg, Renita Jablonski, David Kestenbaum, Cherry Glaser, Sylvia Poggioli….. What do these names have in common? They're all names of NPR personalities AND (as names go) they're all pretty unreal. Did you ever notice that… i.e., that the people on NPR have pretty cool names? Oh, sure – there's an … Read More
Ethical Question Of The Day
SCENARIO: Some time ago, you and 20 co-workers chipped in to buy 10 lottery tickets. The same numbers run for all lottery drawings over the course of one year. Typically, the lottery pool might win a small amount, but all winnings under $60 are reinvested into the pool to buy more numbers. After a long spell of nobody winning, the lottery's … Read More
Irony Watch
From the website of renowned English psychic Derek Acorah: It is with deep regret that we announce the cancellation of two shows due to unforseen television commitments…. (Emphasis mine). Dude….
Ma Nah Ma Nah
From Mental Floss: Who doesn’t love that great song “Mahna Mahna” from Sesame Street? As funny as it is earwormy, as adorable as it is cool, the song appeals to each generation anew and never gets tiring. But guess what? Neither Sesame Street nor The Muppet Show can take credit for discovering the song. Penned by the Italian film composer … Read More
Sampsonia Way In Pittsburgh Is Odd
The Google Maps people travelled down this road and saw many bizarre things. Check it out by travelling west (where you're facing) in the Google Map I have embedded for you. View Larger MapYes, kids. There is an explanation.
I, Spock
Oddcast is a web-based platform which allows you to take a photo of yourself, and animate it. You can do that here, but be prepared — it's creepy. Trekyourself.com has taken the Oddcast platform, allowing you to, well, Trek yourself. It's still creepy. Especially the way the eyes follow the mouse.
Facts That Will Make You Feel Old
Ready? The film Back to the Future 2 is set five and a half years from now. (Where are the hoverboards?) The actors in The Breakfast Club are old: Judd Nelson – 49 Molly Ringwald – 41 Emilio Estevez – 46 Anthony Michael Hall – 40 Ally Sheedy – 46 … and if Paul Gleason, the teacher in charge, was … Read More
“The Office” Done With Peeps
It's a contest. Vote for the winner. Above: Diversity Day at "The Office" Below: The episode where Michael burned his foot on a George Forman grill.
E-mail Addresses It Would Be Really Annoying to Give Out Over the Phone
MikeUnderscore2004@yahoo.com MikeAtYahooDotCom@hotmail.com Mike_WardAllOneWord@yahoo.com AAAAAThatsSixAs@yahoo.com One1TheFirstJustTheNumberTheSecondSpelledOut@hotmail.com [From McSweeney's Lists]
How To Land A Plane In An Emergency
I'm glad this information is out there (and yes, I have envisioned this scenario happening to me), but still, it's a bit too much information to grasp. Plus, I doubt I'll have access to Wikihow. So I'm just going to remember the following: (1) Make sure the wings are on that middle line on that dial thingee (2) AFS or … Read More
Not Fooled
Nice try, Guardian: Twitter switch for Guardian, after 188 years of ink Consolidating its position at the cutting edge of new media technology, the Guardian today announces that it will become the first newspaper in the world to be published exclusively via Twitter, the sensationally popular social networking service that has transformed online communication. The move, described as "epochal" by … Read More
The New “Lost” Theme Song
Retro-80's version — kind of a MacGyver, T.J. Hooker, The Greatest American Hero vibe: