Sellaband
Interesting concept. Pimp your favorite struggling local band, invest a little dough, and get a cut if they succeed.
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16 Aug 2006 |
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26 Jul 2006 |
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Walk barefoot everywhere
Get yourself a grass-lined wheel and you're all set. At least until you get to a revolving door. Then you're probably screwed.
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24 Feb 2006 |
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Our Children Must be Protected from the Republican Lifestyle
An Ohio senator is pushing some new legislation to ban republicans from adopting.
TWO parties can misuse the government.
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21 Jun 2005 |
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Not Fooling Anybody
A collection of restaurants that used to be something else, including this one, a half mile from where i grew up in Detroit.
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16 Apr 2005 |
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17 Feb 2005 |
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An open letter to Scott McClellan
Dear Mr. McClellan,
I am writing you in regard to the now-vacant position of White House press corps plant.
It is my understanding that your previous press corps plant, James D. Guckert - to whom you issued White House press credentials under the name Jeff Gannon - is no longer with the administration.
I realize, of course, that because of the flap over the administration's policy of having conservative columnists on the payroll, it may not be politically feasible to fill Mr. Guckert's position right away. However, when you do begin hiring again, I hope you will consider me.
If my name seems at all familiar, it is probably because I have written to you in the past hoping to secure a contract writing pro-administration columns. As a point of reference, I am the one who offered to push your agenda at the rate of $500 per column, or three for $1,399, which I still believe represents an excellent value in today's marketplace.
In regard to the position of press-corps plant, I do not pretend to have the strong conservative affiliation that Mr. Guckert enjoyed with TalonNews.com. Although my newspaper has editorially endorsed President Bush for re-election, it is otherwise a mainstream media operation, and not linked to the Texas Republican Party.
Despite this obvious hole in my resume, I still believe I would be an excellent replacement for Mr. Guckert, who I feel is one of the great press corps plants of all time. Certainly the question he asked at President Bush's press conference about the president's pledge to reach out to Democrats - "How are you going to work with people who seem to have divorced themselves from reality?" - was nothing short of brilliant.
To give you an idea of my own abilities, I have put together a few sample press conference questions for your consideration:
Mr. President, at this point in your tenure you have not made a single wrong decision. Do you find it difficult to work with this kind of incredible record, or is perfection something you get used to over time?
Mr. President, now that Iraq has held free elections, your policy has been proven to be correct and democracy is on the march in the Middle East, how do you respond to those who are calling you the greatest American since FDR?
Mr. President, Social Security is in such a serious crisis that if your plan to change it is not adopted immediately, senior citizens are going to be dropping like flies by next winter. Is this why you deplore the scare tactics being used by those who oppose your plan?
Finally, Mr. McClellan, because I know you don't like your press-corps plants to go by their real names, I have been working on coming up with a suitable alias, and have decided on the following - Kent Clark. What do you think?
Again, thank you for your time, sir, and I will be waiting to hear from you.
P.S. The three columns for $1,399 offer is still good while supplies last.
(mad props 2 the author of this: Jim Shea - www.courant.com
scott b. pointed it out - made my day with this one)
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03 Nov 2004 |
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looking to get out now?
I'm hitched, but for you single types, sign up to meet foreigners sympathetic to the plight of reasonable Americans stuck with a 4th-rate President. Who knows, someone may come to your aid.
Think of it as an Underground Railroad for enslaved liberals.
via Ken W.
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27 Jun 2004 |
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16 May 2004 |
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P-P-P-P-Powerbook!
Perhaps the ultimate eBay scam-back...
An American Ebay seller realises a European bidder is trying to scam him out of a Powerbook (fake escrow site, hijacked ebay account), so he sends him something far better, a P-P-P-Powerbook!
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09 Mar 2004 |
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27 Feb 2004 |
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"We got hitched in New Paltz!..."
New Paltz, New York will begin performing gay marriages (in a bid to cover the issue on the East Coast?). I wonder just how much the appeal of gay tourism dollars is driving this one. The first few to push the issue will benefit the most.
I'm finding this all very entertaining and enlightening as an exercise in 'civil disobedience.'
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18 Jan 2004 |
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What's Your Score?
Pholph's Scrabble Generator     My Scrabbleİ Score is: 8. What is your score? Get it here. |
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15 Jan 2004 |
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The Gender Genie
My bookworm / web geek brother Brian sent me this, forgive if you've seen. Enter in any text and it guesses the gender of the author. The only author he's gotten wrong so far on my watch is Dan Savage.
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27 Sep 2003 |
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Ship Comes in For Tanker-Chasing Team
For five years, the tight-knit crew has quietly surfed tanker wakes -- an activity that required them to closely monitor the shipping schedule, along with wind speed and water depth. Any miscalculation, and their boat could be grounded, or overtaken by a crashing wave.
"This stuff took us years to figure out," said Fulbright, who has identified six premier tanker surfing spots, each one with its own name. "People still have no idea where we go or how we do it."
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22 Sep 2003 |
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Hmunas are samrt!
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it
deosn't mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are in; the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
Amzanig huh?
via Mindy
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01 Aug 2003 |
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Do You Like Your Job? (Depends)
Supermarket cashiers in Argentina are being forced to wear diapers to keep them from taking toilet breaks at work, a union says.
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29 May 2003 |
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You Down Wit OPP, errr... OPS?
I guess the X-NVU peeps will finally have some time to read these creative short stories and view some decent photography. Check out: "The Revenge Specialist" for inspiration!
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27 May 2003 |
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15 May 2003 |
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01 May 2003 |
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Snob Quiz
Thanks to Andrew and Lisa, I've been wasting time this morning on the Manor House Web site. Great questions like:
If your son married a lap-dancer, are you:
a. gaining a daughter?
b. losing a son?
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25 Apr 2003 |
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Purrrrrrr-fect!
Bring pleasure to your Nokia phone...The Purring Kitty transforms Nokia mobile phones into discrete, vibrating massagers.
Its tender purring vibrations provide perfect company on even the loneliest winter nights.
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24 Mar 2003 |
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Other People's Stories
This is my kind of Website - dedicated to the ripping off and retelling of other people's good material. Brilliant!
via Liz H
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26 Feb 2003 |
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Simpsons in Pulp Fiction
Not exactly timely, but these official Simpsons sketches are still good for a laugh.
via Liz H
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06 Feb 2003 |
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Toboggan Jump
Check out this fun toboggan jumping flash game with animated characters who crash and burn on impact.
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22 Nov 2002 |
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30 Oct 2002 |
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11 Oct 2002 |
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25 Jul 2002 |
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19 Jul 2002 |
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I am better than your kids.
no offense to sarah jane, paze, no one's better than her.
via K-Ho, current house8 pledge
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17 Jul 2002 |
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Computers Without Clocks
Asynchronous chips improve computer performance by letting each circuit run as fast as it can
When I was about 12 my Dad and I had a discussion about electricity, and how the timing of it was important to everything that relied on it.
This theory pretty much throws that out the window.
Dad would dig it.
via Scientific American via FreshNews
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16 Jul 2002 |
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11 Jul 2002 |
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Sign Language From the Streets
Next time a deaf person is trying to tell you he's "excrutiatingly gay," you'll understand.
via Ryan
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02 Jul 2002 |
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Chicago Rejection Hotline
Memorize this number and you'll never have to make one up again (esp. handy for hotties). Call it -- it's semi-funny!
312-458-9650
via Liz
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28 Jun 2002 |
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Gratuitous plug for my best friend's Web site
Zena writes for Teenpeople.com, and sometimes it's really funny.
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26 Jun 2002 |
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Halfbakery.com
Have a half-baked idea? Share it with the world. Or, spend hours reading others' submissions and comments. Why do dishwashers open top-down?
via More Like This
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11 Jun 2002 |
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Space.
...and out come the alternate desktop management tools. I can see how this would be useful for laptop users who need to have a lot of windows and apps open, but in different combinations. It might also be useful for repetitive tasks between different apps and folders.
I'm also a big fan of FruitMenu, a "haxie" (stupid name) from unsanity, the same folks who bring you the beloved Silk (1.1 available. Got get it.) FruitMenu lets you take greater control over your Apple menu, and has a keyboard program switcher, too.
Even if you would never use this stuff, it's cool to see how flexible OS X can be. With very little effort, you can modify the OS to work how you want it to work (I know, I know, spring-loaded folders are coming in Jaguar; don't get yer undies in a twist...)
via More Like This
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29 May 2002 |
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plastic band
If you have not seen the video 'Fell in Love with a Girl' by White Stripes yet, check it out. The entire video is rendered in high-contrast low-res Legos!
Cool.
W.S. is from Detroit
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17 May 2002 |
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Just a tip
Anonymously inform your coworkers of their "poor crotch hygiene." BTW, if any of you are feeling mortified right now from having received one... you're welcome!
via Ryan
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16 May 2002 |
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11 May 2002 |
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10 May 2002 |
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08 May 2002 |
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06 May 2002 |
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When will the Olsen Twins be legal?
I've decided Lisa's right. There needs to be an Olsen twins category.
via zena
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04 Mar 2002 |
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iPod: the perfect piracy tool?
The teenager stopped at a nearby display Macintosh, pulled the iPod from his pocket and plugged it into the machine with a FireWire cable. Intrigued, Webb peeped over the kid's shoulder to see him copying Microsoft's new Office for OS X suite, which retails for $500.
Hah!
via Pazen
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05 Dec 2001 |
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No More AOL CDs!
Uh, they're about 5 years too late and about 993,891 short of their goal, but the have the right idea...
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15 Oct 2001 |
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What robot are you really?
Do your eyes glow red when you are about to disintegrate a petty human?
Hah!
via one.point.zero
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14 Oct 2001 |
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Anagrams Of Osama Bin Laden
A BANAL END, I'M SO
A SANDMAN BE OIL
I'M A NASA LOB END
A BAD SLAIN OMEN
SANDAL I BEMOAN
I'M NO SALAD BEAN
SAD ANIMAL BONE
BAD NOSE MANILA
AN SOB LED MANIA
I BE SO DAMN ANAL
AM ALONE BAD SIN
IS BAD MAN ALONE
NAIL SO BAD, AMEN
AM ON LESBIAN AD
LAID MAN ON BASE
MEAN BASIN LOAD
Add your own...
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12 Oct 2001 |
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SlugBot: Enemy of Slugs
In the near future, the very mention of SlugBot could send waves of terror through the slug community, while farmers will sing its
praises.
A prototype robot capable of hunting down over 100 slugs an
hour and using their rotting bodies to generate electricity is being
developed by engineers at the University of West England's
Intelligent Autonomous Systems Laboratory.
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01 Oct 2001 |
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THE NORTEL CLOWN
This is so incredibly classic. I wish I could buy him a drink. Ignore the War & Peace-length message stream (unless you're bored). Just go look at the pictures.
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25 Sep 2001 |
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17 Aug 2001 |
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06 Jul 2001 |
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Funny Foreign Names
Many of you may know Jib Jab already, but do check out the recent Dubya cartoon about how our fearless leader memorizes names of African and Asian dignitaries... it's high-sterical...
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05 Jul 2001 |
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The shirt that cleans itself
Stench warfare got you down?
Get the shirt that cleans itself!
Self-cleaning clothes, whose fabric is sown with friendly bacteria to gobble up dirt and human sweat, are your answer!