February 2009
18 posts
Behind The Crystal Curtain
Watching last night’s Academy Awards show was almost as uncomfortable as realizing your first lover was an illiterate Nazi.
The central joke of the opening number was basically, “The economy is so bad that the Academy had to cancel the big opening number, and instead Hugh Jackman built all the sets for the opening himself. See how adorably handmade and cheap they look!” ...
“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing Kevin Spacey to star in...”
– Cap’n Lou (via capnlou)
Protest Slogans
Protesting Petty Crime:
It’s Adam and Eve, not Adam and Thieve
Protesting Textiles:
It’s Adam and Eve, not Adam and Weave
Protesting Classic Television:
It’s Adam and Eve, not Adam and The Beave
Protesting Butlers:
It’s Adam and Eve, not Adam and Jeeves
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Top 5 Rainy Day Songs
Stormy Weather
Rainy Days and Mondays
A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
Purple Rain
It’s Rainin’ Men
I often hear people mock California for being so excitable about the rain, but I think these songs prove that rain IS exciting and can inspire all kinds of passionate feelings.
So I don’t mind if tonight, my local news is dominated by dramatic stories of people who...
US Mint Honors Lincoln's Bicenntenial With Four... →
Is this really an honor? The penny is terrible. Its metal value actually exceeds its face value. I routinely throw pennies in the trash to avoid dealing with them.
A more appropriate way to celebrate Lincoln’s bicentennial might be to take him OFF the penny altogether and replace him with a symbol of uselessness and squandered resources, like a picture of Kato Kaelin drinking a New Coke...
Happy 200th Birthday, Abraham Lincoln!
Since you’ve been gone, we’ve been busy thinking of meaningful ways to pay tribute to your life.
Depression?
Since the world recently discovered that it was broke, there has been a lot of talk about whether we are facing an economic depression. But is it possible that we have slipped into an emotional depression as well? Are we sad and empty? Experiencing loss of pleasure? Feeling worthless?
Answer: Yes.
Survey, Part 2
If Benjamin Button is a born an infant-sized old man and then ages backwards his whole life, by the time he dies of old age, you would expect him to be:
A) An infant-sized infant
B) An old-man-sized infant
Happy Groundhog Day!
It’s my favorite weather-related holiday. Set aside some time today to tell the weather enthusiast in your life how much he or she means to you.