I really shouldn’t…but because I get annoyed with how certain aspects of the ’net have devolved since perpetual September began, I have to share:
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On the U.S. East Coast, the date/time is now 2/7 18:28. As I promised last March, I’m wishing everyone a happy e day.
I don’t work for GEICO, and I probably shouldn’t promote a competitor…but my wife was just so amused by this commercial (and I lack time today to write anything substantive) that I feel compelled to share: And because I know you love it too…the world’s worst ringtone is available for download. Who says auto insurance can’t [...] 
From a Gawker.com story on nuclear researchers at Los Alamos accidentally blowing up a building: Although no one was hurt, a POGO source puts the damage at around $3 million. We’re going to say it: That was $3 million of taxpayer funds well-spent. Forget those stem cell thingies. Blow up a couple buildings every month and [...] 
This has been floating around the net for a while. I’m not sure of the original source, but I thought I’d share: ‘Twas the night before Christmas (12:01 a.m. 12/25) and all through the house (single family, joisted masonry, e.c.3, terr. 44, pc5), not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse (thorough pride of ownership [...] 
Oy, vey: Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore on Thursday called for a boycott of the state of Connecticut in reaction to Sen. Joe Lieberman’s (I-Conn.) opposition to key provisions of healthcare reform legislation.[…] Moore focused his anger on the Connecticut voters who reelected Lieberman in favor of liberal candidate Ned Lamont (D-Conn.) in the 2006 elections. He tweeted: People [...]
Today’s the first day I’ve been in the office this week So, of course, one of the first things I did this morning when I got in was to flip the calendar hanging on my cube wall from November to December. My calendar is, of course, Despair Inc.’s demotivator calendar. The image for December:
While [...]
Thanks to blackthornglade for the pointer:
Well this is an odd little list. The Daily Beast has ranked American metro areas from smartest to least smart, based on several criteria. I don’t know that it’s particularly earth shattering work, but I am intrigued by the top and bottom 10 cities in the list. The top 10: 1. Raleigh-Durham, NC 2. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA 3. Boston, MA 4. [...]
Yes, I’m late. The full summary is up at the IgNobel website. My favorites: Economics — “The directors, executives, and auditors of four Icelandic banks — Kaupthing Bank, Landsbanki, Glitnir Bank, and Central Bank of Iceland — for demonstrating that tiny banks can be rapidly transformed into huge banks, and vice versa — and for demonstrating that [...] |
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