January 2010
44 posts
"This is not a frat house. This is a government." →
“The babelicious lobbyist factor has definitely diminished,” said state Rep. Stephanie Benfield (D-Atlanta). “Heels have gotten shorter; skirts have gotten longer.”
Said Republican state Rep. Jill Chambers of Atlanta: “I would say that fetching young things are out of style this year.”
“The party-girl element is definitely missing,” Herring said. “You’re down to your dedicated transaction...
in athens, bringing a trader joe's is considered a... →
It's a Simpson's Friday
today i was making a serious point at work and used the phrase, “it’s like the time bart, maggie, and lisa had to go live at the flanders house” as the crux of my argument. what shocks me the most in retrospect is that it must have been way more lucid than I was expecting because everyone understood exactly what I meant.
i don’t know what this means for my rhetorical...
“thousands upon thousands of phonies across the country mourned the death of...”
– The Onion | Bunch Of Phonies Mourn J.D. Salinger
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Icelandic Elf School →
“According to the Icelandic Tourist Board, about 10 percent of Icelanders believe in the existence of a “huldufólk” or a hidden world of elves, dwarfs and spirits with magic powers. Another 10 percent deny them, but the remaining 80 percent on the North Atlantic island nation either have no opinion or refuse to rule out their existence. Magnús claims that while only 26% of...
WatchIn this one, he nails the trademark “Neil Young Long Coda.” I’m still only vaguely clear on the American Idol reference, but I get the feeling this is way better.
WatchJimmy Fallon gets funnier.
What Pat Meant by 'Deal with the Devil'
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Summary: Haiti was forced to pay France for its freedom. When they couldn’t afford the ransom, France (and other countries, including the United States) helpfully offered high-interest loans. By 1900, 80% of Haiti’s annual budget went to paying off its “reparation” debt. They didn’t make the last payment until 1947. Just 10 years later, dictator...
Watchsteveagee:
Pat Robertson, you are the king of all fucking idiots!
Hucksters’ rules of thumb: Anyone who says “true story” in the middle of an obviously fantastic tale is a liar and not be trusted.
Hipster girls of Austin - m4w
gonnaruinyrshoes:
feminision:
I see you, cute hipster girls of Austin. I see you rocking that Deep V wheelset at the Thursday night social ride, or writing the next great American collection of poems at the corner table at Quack’s, or browsing the Mamet archives at the Harry Ransom Center, or listening to the XX on your iPod at a bus stop because the Dirty Projectors are so two months ago. I...
First Transgendered Presidential appointee having... →
So despite health care debacles, the Christmas underwear terrorist, Afghanistan, souring economy, Sarah Palin’s book/family/complete lack of self-awareness, Dick Cheney, shiftless citizens more inclined to complain than to vote, yadda yadda yadda, etc. etc. etc., the Prez did something amazingly groundbreaking, again, other than being the first African-American president (though, ironically,...
i can't tell if this is real or not →
cestlahaley:
it’s pretty messed up—this dude films his wife crying after they watch a series of movies for the first time. Bitch cries after Return of The Jedi — “DO THEY PUT R2D2 BACK TOGETHER?
this guy is awful. he seems like a youth minister. i get the feeling he learned all about relationships from young-life.
WSJ's Best and Worst Jobs of 2010 →
Ok, So journalist is ranked way below dishwasher and nuclear plant technician, just above “roustabout” and “gadfly.” Big deal.
It should also be noted the the WSJ lists “Philosopher” as the 11th best job of 2010 and “Sociologist” as number 21, both way above “Economist.” This means one of two things: either 1) the arguments most...
Fox News' Brit Hume on Tiger Woods
“He is said to be a Buddhist. I don’t think that faith offers the kind of forgiveness and redemption that is offered by the Christian faith. So, my message to Tiger is, ‘Tiger, turn to the Christian faith…’”
Further proof that you don’t have to be a screaming, incoherent wreck a la Glen Beck to be employed by Fox News. You can also be well-mannered, soft...
