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78 Things About Johnny Cash That You Didn’t Know
1. Johnny Cash started smoking when he was 12 years old.2. The Masons rejected Cash’s application for membership “on moral grounds.”3. Cash learned how to hypnotize himself from country singer Johnny Horton.4. To commemorate his birthday, Cash’s family wants you to wear black.5. Cash adopted his signature all-black suits as a good luck charm after he wore a black t-shirt … Read More
Opening Day Shock Horror Surprise
Red Sox beat Yankees, 9-7. It was, by all accounts, not a pretty win (so much for BoSox pitching), but it was a win nonetheless. So, gift horse and all that…. UPDATE: They probably won because of this kid (performing the Kurt Russell locker room speech from the movie "Miracle"):
April Fool’s Day
(1) "Google Translate for Animals" is pretty easy to spot. (2) In fact, Google Topeka itself is having a little fun. (3) Kodak (4) Youtube is offering videos in text-only mode. (5) Justin Bieber has bought out the Funny Or Die website (6) Wikipedia's main page (7) Starbucks introduces more sizes: (8) Google Maps streetview in 3D mode? (9) I think Improv Anywhere is pulling … Read More
Google Autocomplete
I like that Google tries to guess what you're googling before you finish typing it — a process known as "autocomplete". But sometimes it is just strange.
ChatRoulette Piano Improv With Ben Folds
He's not the first to do it, but he's the first big star to do it, and do it live in concert. Ben Folds, during a live concert in Charlotte this past weekend, improvs on the piano to people he meets randomly on ChatRoulette (a social webservice that randomly connects people with webcams to other people with webcams).
The Progressive President
Yglesius: Now that it’s done, Barack Obama will go down in history as one of America’s finest presidents. It’s always possible of course that, like LBJ, he’ll get involved in some unrelated fiasco that mars his reputation. But fundamentally, he’s reshaped the policy landscape in a way that no progressive politician has done in decades. Under the circumstances, it’s in … Read More
Pomplamoose Cover Of “Single Ladies”
Pomplamoose, a boyfriend-girlfriend "band", created the concept of the VideoSong, which has two rules: 1. What you see is what you hear (no lip-syncing for instruments or voice).2. If you hear it, at some point you see it (no hidden sounds). I've always loved the sultry sound of lead singer Nataly Dawn, as seen/heard here the Pomplamoose cover of "Single Ladies":
A Seahorse Giving Birth
By the way, this is a male seahorse: The reason that the male gives birth is because the female seahorse deposits the fertilized eggs in a pouch on the males stomach.
Oldest Living American Dies; Runner-Up Then Dies
Daisey Bailey, who was 113 years, 342 days, died Sunday, enjoying only a few hours as the Oldest Living American. (Well, perhaps "enjoying" is not the right word). Daisey became the Oldest Living American on Sunday morning when Mary Josephine Ray (of Westmoreland NH), who was then certified as the oldest person living in the United States, died at age 114 … Read More