The Poor Man sets the record straight, in case you were confused: Bolton: Michael Bolton John R. Bolton Primary hair issue: Stole Robert Plant’s ‘do and chest hair Has been wearing the same unconvincing hairpiece since 1972 Early inspiration: Stevie Wonder Jesse Helms spent 1981 in: Blackjack The Reagan Administration later in the decade, teamed up with: Laura Branigan Ed … Read More
Friday Random Ten
I don’t usually do this, although many bloggers do. When they do, I feel old, because they often list songs and groups that I have never heard of. But that’s not the reason why I don’t do it. The reason I don’t do it is simply because I don’t usually have my iPod with me when I blog (it usually … Read More
List of Meteor Showers
For people like me, who love to watch the sky for "shooting stars": Jan. 4 Quadrantids: Radiant–Bootes. Very short lived shower, less that one day. Variable rate, but generally around 60 per hour. Speed 41 kps and bluish color. Jan. 16 Delta Cancrids: Radiant–just west of Beehive. Minor shower, rate about 4 per hour. Very swift. Jan. 18 Coma Berenicids: … Read More
April Fool’s Round-up
Google is introducing a line of drinks called "Google Gulp" Encyclopedia Britannica takes over Wikipedia Bush girls join Air Force in Iraq Bush cancels the space program Atrios gets spoofed So does Little Lulu And World Nut Daily … and many more
Technology – A Pain In The Arse
Having trouble getting your cable modem to recognize your network router? Yeah. Bummer. Remember the good old days when the hardest thing to do — technologically speaking — was programming your VCR clock? Of course, nothing beats this — a seven minute instructional (silent) film from 1927 called "How To Use The Dial Phone". We may laugh now, but it … Read More
For Easter . . .
A bunch of Peeps links . . . and some info courtesy of the Washington Post: In the past three years, Peeps consumption has surged by more than 100 million a year; Americans eat an average of 2.3 Peeps apiece each spring. Certainly Peeps are eaten in a variety of ways: fresh, stale, warm, microwaved, frozen, fricasseed, roasted and sometimes … Read More
How Many 5 Year-Olds Could You Take On At Once?
As discussed here…. How many 5 year-olds could you take on at once? The specifics: You are in an enclosed area, roughly the size of a basketball court. There are no foreign objects. You are not allowed to touch a wall. When you are knocked unconscious, you lose. When they are all knocked unconscious, they lose. Once a kid is … Read More
Information I Have Absolutely No Use For
Why rats can’t vomit For those too lazy to click the link, it has something to do with a weak esophageal muscle (among other reasons). Still, not a bad name for a blog, eh?
Two Heads Aren’t Better Than One
From Germany: Man with two penises loses wife A German who persuaded doctors to give him a second penis has lost his wife after he showed her the result. Biker Michael Gruber, 40, lost his original penis in a motorbike accident and doctors built him a second one using a mixture of skin, bone and other tissues from his own … Read More
Revisionist History
From dribbleglass.com: The following are actual excerpts from history reports and tests from America’s finest high schools and colleges. Spelling has been preserved. Ancient Egypt was inhabited by mummies and they all wrote in hydraulics. The Egyptians built the Pyramids in the shape of huge triangular cubes. They lived in the Sarah Dessert and traveled by Camelot. The French Revolution … Read More
Where Am I?
Via Yglesius, bold the places you’ve been, underline the places you’ve lived in, and italicize the place you live now: Alabama / Alaska / Arizona / Arkansas / California / Colorado / Connecticut / Delaware / Florida / Georgia / Hawaii / Idaho / Illinois / Indiana / Iowa / Kansas / Kentucky / Louisiana / Maine / Maryland / … Read More