October 2008
Special Moves: Dispensing tough, well-informed love at top speed, top volume,...
– That’s JK Simmons they’re talking about. You know, That Guy?
There were seriously too many lines from this Cracked list that I wanted to choose. Here’s a sampling of other ones describing some of his colleagues:
“Is a Poor Man’s…: Al Pacino without eyebrows or, alternatively, Gabriel Byrne with a...
Heart-op man dies watching porn →
Fancy novel-reader Classics now available on App... →
I don't normally approve of all this imported...
…but the three kids from down the road who always want to stroke our dogs just came to the door, and they were so sweet! I was really glad we had glowing pumpkins and lots of sweets (“candy”) to dish out.
Message for Shut Up, Weirdo
Inadvisable and Frangry: Play nice. Didn’t like all the fighting in the last episode. Didn’t like it at all…
In the final days of the election many Republicans seem to have given up the...
– Naomi Klein
Spanish fans' website aims abuse at Hamilton →
nwsppr:
A Spanish website containing abuse aimed at Lewis Hamilton was condemned yesterday by the FIA, motor sport’s governing body. The name of the website, pinchalaruedadeHamilton, means “burst Hamilton’s tyre” and its home page features a graphic in which nails and tin-tacks are strewn on the Interlagos circuit, where he will attempt to win the world championship in the Brazilian grand prix...
BBC NEWS | World | South Asia | 'US strikes' on... →
nwsppr:
More than 20 people have been killed in two suspected US missile attacks in northwest Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan, security officials said.
About 15, including an al-Qaeda leader, were killed in an attack near the village of Mirali, North Waziristan.
In a second attack, seven people were killed in South Waziristan.
The US military has not commented. It has launched many...
Struggling Lower-Class Still Unsure How Best To... →
unburyingthelead:
(via claytoncubitt)
What's the scariest movie you've seen?
thesophie:
planettampon:
forwhenifeellikesharing:
As an “adult”?
As a child?
What’s your favorite?
As an adult: *Shrugs* Political documentaries
As a child: Death Becomes Her, It.
Favourite: Silence of the Lambs
Oh, easy: the original The Haunting.
I bet there’s more sex in the presidential press corps than there is in the...
– hankins:
sds:
When my wife and I got engaged, a friend of ours took engagement pics for us. With our permission, she uploaded them to iStockphoto.com. They’ve been downloaded hundreds and hundreds of times since then, and we’ve seen ourselves everywhere. For example, off the top of my head:
Oprah’s website an astrology site hotel brochures in Ireland pamphlet at K-State for a bi-polar support group...
Fury sweeps Syria after US raid →
unburyingthelead:
“In the nearby town of Albu-Kamel, an anti-American protest was going on. Several thousand people had gathered, waving pictures of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and burning US flags.”
‘Abraham Lincoln: Wrong on Slavery, Wrong for Us.’ - AdGabber
What if today’s campaign tactics were applied to the election of 1860?
Pepsi Unveils Packaging to ‘Digital and Social Media Influencers’ - AdGabber
DVD highlights of the company’s 110 year history including the debut of the new logo and packaging across all product lines.
True, some companies gain share during downturns. But most don’t. Most just find...
– Real Dan Lyons (the blogger formerly known as Fake Steve Jobs)
Reading The Guardian, full-text style →
smaran:
The Guardian just moved all of their RSS feeds from partial to full-text. They are the first major newspaper in the world to do so, and this is, well, great news.
Fantastic news. I hope other newspapers follow suit.
20 Adjectives to Replace "Retarded" →
bg5000:
(via davez)
The comments under this article make me wish I couldn’t read.
gregbrown:
marc: doree:
Simpsons Mad Men intro spoof!
[via Videogum]
The intro will run in this year’s “Treehouse of Horror” episode, and is a pretty spot-on parody.