December 2007
80 posts
The world has officially gone mad: Record Industry... →
You know how you’ve been making a digital copy of CDs that you’ve bought to put them on your iPod? And how you haven’t shared it with anyone? Yeah, you’re now a criminal according to the RIAA. In other news, the US has pulled out of Iraq. — vb Stories like this are why I’m making an effort avoid albums that have been released by members of the RIAA. A nice site to...
Foul-mouthed customer leaves waitress $50,000 →
It pays to be nice. Usually.
Priests brawl at Jesus' birthplace →
It’s not from The Onion, it’s from CNN. Ugh.
Yuppie idiot, chapter 23: Just rinsed out my water bottle before recycling it.. — yourmonkeycalled
“A man in a Santa hat was arrested Sunday night for investigation of drunken...”
– Santa in g-string arrested on DUI charge
“We’re doing a pattern. I kill Connor. Connor kills me. I kill Connor. ...”
– Parker, age 6. The Christmas spirit is alive and well in our house.
“I don’t know what to do! I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an...”
– Ebenezer Scrooge
“Fire in the hole! He’s putting the slime in the thingy!”
– Connor, age 9
“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer...”
– Norman Vincent Peale (thanks livejamie)
“He definitely had something to drink. I think he had a great deal to drink.”
– Patriots Fan Jumps From Overpass
“I don’t anticipate this will ever happen again, but we may need to rely on...”
– Dina Cellini (US infant Jesus statue to get GPS)
“If you followed only his tenure as governor of Massachusetts, you might imagine...”
– Concord Monitor on Romney I know what’s at Romney’s core: mashed potatoes. And, possibly, nougat.
“JPG popped out to buy some nicotine patches.”
– JPG Magazine: Doh! This error popped up while trying to upload a photo to JPG Magazine. The site is still down. Geez, it wasn’t that bad a picture.
“When they go into the voting booth, they should know he can really make good...”
– Ann Romney I can just see it now: Presidential Lackey: Mr. President! Eurasia is attacking! Romney: Not now, fool! Can’t you see I’m mashing potatoes? Bring me more cream! The comments on this are great: “Terrific. Let him get work as a chef then.”
tumblr Channel: Project 365
I’ve started a Project 365 tumblr channel (and so I’m not in it alone) email me for an invite if this project sounds like something you’d be interested in. terry@sunluvr.com (The premise is that you take one picture each day for a year trying to capture the day’s events in a single photo. A photo of someone new you meet, something you ate for the first time, something you just learned how to do,...
No Tumblr when drunk. — nostrich Perhaps you can find a USB breathalizer to prevent this problem in the future.
“Seriously - the Republican field is just an exercise in absurdity. The leading...”
– John Cole
That said, if you use my full name, I’d better see some fucking majuscules. — nostrich But, that’s probably illegal in some states. Oh, you mean capital letters. Got it.
“I doubt you’ll get to see this personally, as you’re very busy...”
– Wil Wheaton (Thank you, Chris Dodd)
Author's Warning
If you’re buying this book as a gift for your grandma or a kid, you should be aware that it contains cusswords as well as tasteful depictions of cannibalism and people in their forties having sex. Don’t blame me. I told you.
From The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror by Christopher Moore. Should be a fun read.
“We need parents to turn off the television and instill in our children a sense...”
– Barack Obama Amen. — squashed But … but … but, Heroes will be starting again after the holidays.
“The civil libertarians among us would rather defend the constitution than...”
– Jeff Sessions, R-AL
What the hell did he just say? — cubicle17
I’m sad to say, this comes as no surprise. People like Sessions are absolute cowards. They live in complete fear. They would give away anything to feel safer.
So, be sure to vote. And, build a bunker to hedge your bets.
Putting up Christmas lights: waste of electricity. Driving around with your in laws looking at lights: waste of life.
— randomonium
Bah! Humbug!
Bill would ban military slot machines →
The Army and other military branches operate slot machines on overseas posts. My mind. It’s boggled.
WatchI finished! — juliaheffernan
Too cool. I wallow in my uncreativeness.
The Loneliest Mystery of the Deep →
Scientists have detected a sole whale calling out on a frequency not matching any known whale species. I’d have gone to find it. This is three yars old. What’s happened since then? — dailymeh
This reminds me of the Bloop sound that was picked up by SOSUS. The sound is believed to be biological and of such strength that the organism that created it would have to be extremely large. ...