August 2009
61 posts
Geffen Signs Pope →
Prediction: If the Pope uses the Auto-Tune, he’ll go double platinum.
July 2009
75 posts
“A thief may be facing stiff penalties after he palmed 96 pills of Viagra from...”
– Rimshot, Daily News’ Stephanie Farr.
“It seems highly unlikely that Pearl Jam’s crusade for vinyl will prompt...”
– Also amusing from this 8 December 1994 New York Times article, “Music Lovers Are Voting for Vinyl,” is the byline: “By NEIL STRAUSS.”
“A 22-year-old who suits up as the Scooter mascot at Sussex Skyhawks games was...”
– My guess: Probably. (New Jersey Herald via Walkoff Walk)
“When she went inside to get it corrected, she says an employee called her a...”
– And I thought this story couldn’t get any better after the “One-Legged Man Pulls Gun Over Missing Straw” headline. Happily incorrect.
“Sen. Leahy and I were talking during these hearings, we’re going to do...”
– Sen. Jeff Sessions at a hearing yesterday. He’s actually going to “reduce the burden of penalties in some of the crack cocaine cases,” which is not much like freebasing at all. (via Drug WarRant)
WatchNever forget these words from Andy Rooney: “I bought a thousand honeydew melons and only three were ripe over the years.” This is the future of television: Old people shopping for fruit. (via Monkey See via my friend Joe in an email)
WatchI really enjoy the Football Intelligence Unit and its expose of the combo belt buckle/knife. (from The Offside Rules via ChrissMari)
