Damn, that’s one big bug.
The Ten Cheesiest Star Trek (Original) Creatures
Tribbles Episode: "The Trouble With Tribbles" Description: The most insidious invaders ever to threaten the Enterprise, these fuzzy little low-budget infiltrators first win Lt. Uhura’s affections, prompting her to take one aboard. From there they sneak into the air vents, storm the bridge and drink Kirk’s coffee. Only one thing keeps them from taking over the Enterprise and from there, … Read More
That Ruins The Song For Me!
The Caroline of "Sweet Caroline" (the Neil Diamond song) is Caroline Kennedy, JFK’s daughter (who just turned 50, if you can believe that). Neil Diamond revealed this in a recent interview. By the way, the song has returned to the singles charts, due in large part to the Red Sox Nation (the song is played at every home game).
Santa Claus’s Blog
He’s no longer during monthly posts in the "off-season". Bookmark it. (And that’s his personal blog. The blog of the corporate parent can be found here.)
They Have A Word For That
Via Neatorama, a list of foreign words for which there is no English counterpart: Kummerspeck (Germany): "Grief bacon" – the weight that you gain by overeating when you’re worried about something. Attaccabottoni (Italy): A "buttonholer" – someone who corners casual acquaintances or even complete strangers for the purpose of telling them their miserable life stories. Modré Pondeli (Czech): "Blue Monday" … Read More
Want A Good Cry?
Check out this video about "Animal Crossing". Just some background about "Animal Crossing" (so you can appreciate the video). It’s an online "community" game where players live out a separate life in an online village, with the goal of building and improving their house and being part of a make-believe community.
You’re Never Too Old To Learn To Tapdance
That’s a great bumper sticker. I should copyright it. Anyway, read about this man who celebrated his 75th birthday by tapping across the Golden Gate Bridge.
About Your Outgoing Message
Don’t tell me you’re not home and/or unavailable. I’ve already figured that out. My keen powers of deduction enable me to distinguish between a recording of you and… you know, you. Also, when you say you’re "unavailable", I take that to mean you are either on the toilet or having sex. And maybe I don’t want that mental image, thank … Read More
The Daily Show Writers On The Strike
Gee, these guys should get together and write a daily fake news show on air on someplace llike Comedy Central. Actually, they make some good points.
In Which I Browbeat One Of My Favorite People
Seriously, Em? 133 words in the first half of the month? UPDATE: Emily responds: First of all, I happen to be up to nine hundred words now. Second, the prize isn’t the completion, it’s the journey. Third, just because you got overlooked by People Magazine again this year doesn’t mean you need to take it out on poor starving novel … Read More
Not The Word I Would Use
From California: Deborah Thompson told authorities afterward that she drank a bottle of whiskey before she wandered to the railroad tracks and tried to wave the train to a stop. When asked why, she told Yuba County sheriff’s deputies she was just being silly. "Silly". Hmmm… Instead, the train hit her and knocked her 20 to 30 yards. Thompson suffered … Read More
I Got Overlooked
Again.
JC Penney Catalogue From 1977
You really should read the whole post: Here’s how to get your ass kicked pretty much anywhere: I’ll bet these guys do ok with the ladies. If you look at that picture quickly, it looks like Mr. Bob "No-pants" Saget has his hand in the other guy’s pocket. In this case, he doesn’t, although you can tell just by looking … Read More
The Golden Wingnut Award
Over at The Washington Monthly, A-list blogger Kevin Drum has been holding tallying the votes for the Golden Wingnut Award, an award he just made up for the wingnuttiest blog post ever. The winner by a substantial margin was John Hinderaker of The Corner for his July 28, 2005 masterpiece containing these words of unforgettable wingnuttery: It must be very … Read More