When I went to Belgium, I thought it was nice. But something was missing. Yup. Nowhere in that entire country was there a place for 22 people to enjoy dinner while sitting at a table suspended high over the world below. Thank God they’ve fixed that.
“You Keep Using That Word. I Do No Think It Means What You Think It Means”
I just realized… I think I’ve been using the word "nadir" wrong my entire life. I think I’ve been using it to mean "apex" (the highest point) when it really means the exact opposite (the lowest point). Don’t you hate it when that happens?
If I Ate Toast A Lot, I’d Be So Getting This!
The toast, you see, glides through the heating unit, much like a paper goes through a scanner of fax machine (remember fax machines?), and then plops into the V-holder thing. (Via Oh, Gizmo)
Nerd Alert!
Today — 3/14 — is Pi Day. (And if you can’t figure out why 3/14 is Pi Day, then you’re not the slightest bit nerdy). Official Pi Day website here. USA Today offers several things you can do to celebrate: Here’s what we found when we searched for things you can do to celebrate Pi Day:• Watch the Pi Song … Read More
More Spam Subject Line Poetry
The rules: You must use the subject line — the entire subject line and only the subject line — from your spam emails. No more than one subject line per line of the poem (but a long subject line can be broken into two or more lines within the poem) Punctuation and capitalization changes can be made. This installment’s poem: … Read More
Time To Make The Donut (Jokes)
[Note: Apologies in advance to those who may be offended, but this is rather amusing] A few weeks ago, many news outlets across the country reported a fluff news story about Krispy Kreme’s new offering: a wheat donut. The NBC affiliate in Augusta, Georgia was among those covering the Krispy Kreme wheat donut story. To find a suitable image to … Read More
Epidemic Of British 8-Year-Olds Burning Holes In Their PJs?
British universities going over candidates’ application starting sensing something strange. It seems that a lot of applicants mentioned "burning a hole in pajamas at age eight" in the personal statement portion of their applications. What could account for such a bizarre concurrence of incidents? Elementary. They’re all plagiarizing their applications from the Internet.
This Is Pretty Clever
A doormat that says "Come In" when turned one way, and "Go away" when flipped the other way: Available (in Britain) here.
Funny Film Trailers
Warning. This first one has strong language. Heard about the Titanic sequel? Perhaps a thriller starring Julie Andrews?
A Programming Note
FYI. If you set your TIVO to record a show called "The 50 Most Unforgettable Plays", please be advised that it is not — repeat, not — a show about the theatre. It is, in actuality, a sports show retrospective. The tip-off is the fact that the show appears on the Fox Sports Network. Just thought you might like to … Read More
A Reminder
Just a reminder: Daylight Saving Time lasts longer this year. Is your computer ready for that?
Light Blogging/Pillow Fight NYC 2007
There will be light blogging for the next several days due to the following: (1) I may have jury duty tomorrow. (I’ll find out when I call the special number after 5:00 p.m. today) [POST 5 P.M. UPDATE: Yay!! No jury duty!!!] (2) I’ll be in NYC for a long weekend. Gonna see some shows ["Wicked", "Spring Awakening", Jack Goes … Read More
Supreme Court Gives Gore’s Oscar To Bush
Heh: In a stunning reversal for the former vice president, the Supreme Court ordered that Al Gore’s Academy Award be given to President Bush. Just days after former Vice President Al Gore received an Academy Award for his global- warming documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth,” the Supreme Court handed Gore a stunning reversal, stripping him of his Oscar and awarding it … Read More