by the Night Writer (from boing-boing) Nancy features the word “zombie” in her Word for the Week on Fritinancy, and offers an entertaining history of the origin and uses of the word as well, of course, as its place in our entertainment and culture. Included in this is the following punditry she’s come across recently: [...]
by the Night Writer A poo-flinging monkey is on the loose in Florida. bookmark to:
by the Night Writer From The Lumberjack: Files this under: Games to Play With Your Cat, or Things That Make Gino Angry, or Introducing a new sport: Hairball! Btw, do they still string those racquets with cat-gut? bookmark to:
Ok, file this under “How To Tell When You’re Having a Bad Day”, or, “We’re Going to Need a Bigger Airplane”, or, perhaps, “Natural Laxatives”. Or, “You know what would really be cool? Not just sharks with frickin’ lasers, but flying sharks with frickin’ lasers!” bookmark to:
A few years ago Jeff Kouba introduced the “Steven Seagal IS…” game on his blog, Peace Like a River. Seagal’s earlier movies all could be used with the phrase “Steven Seagal IS…”, and indeed movie trailers often did just that. “Steven Seagal IS Marked For Death.” “Steven Seagal IS Hard To Kill.” And so on. [...]
Ex-Vikings “receiver” Troy Williamson says he’s still mad at the way Coach Brad Childress treated him and wants to “duke it out” with Childress at this weekend’s Vikings/Jaquars game (Williamson now sits for the Jags). Williamson, now in Jacksonville, said Wednesday he lost respect for his former coach last year and would like to “duke [...]
Some time ago I did a list of three-word sentences you should and shouldn’t use with your wife. Simple and easy to follow, that post has made it’s way around the blogosphere. Even simpler, and with the added appeal of being set to a catchy tune, is this short but valuable “user’s guide”: HT: Persistent [...]
British comics Bird and Fortune explain the financial crisis in this clip entitled “How the Markets Really Work”. It’s a lot funnier than my last 401k statement … but just as painfully close to the truth. An excerpt from this “interview”, discussing the sub-prime fiasco: Surely the reality is that the people who have lent [...]
I work for a major, MAJOR financial services company. It’s been a wild couple of weeks lately, including some issues over the weekend that resulted in me being called out of church service twice on Sunday. That made the following, which appeared on the bulletin board of our break-room on Monday, sound like pretty good [...]
Kevin Ecker periodically runs a photo caption contest over at his blog, EckerNet. He posts an unusual photo and invites captions; whoever makes him laugh, wins. Knowing what amuses Kevin gives you an advantage in the contest, though this might be a handicap in life in general (I must confess I’ve had some success in [...]
