You’d think by now the internet had everything. You’d, of course, be wrong. Tonight, I saw a teaser for SNL with Christopher Walken and (why is she sexy?) Kristen Wiig.
Today they announced two things I really need: the Google Wake-Up Kit and Google Custom Time.
“Gmail utilizes an e-flux capacitor to resolve issues of causality (see Grandfather Paradox).”
Seth Godin asks, how many record label executives does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Some great emergency tips, with visuals.
The guys behind Spamalot just changed a show song reference from Britney Spears to Posh Spice. On why, Eric Idle said:
“We don’t laugh at sad people. Britney Spears is being tortured to death and we don’t want to be on that side.”
[Source: Olbermann]
Hope all my Maine Democrat friends are caucusing today (as painful as it is, please do. It’s really important.)
Shop pulls “Lolita” bed for young girls; the morons had never heard of Lolita. Reminds me a little of that “My First Stripper Pole” Tesco was hawking a while back, encouraging pre-teens to “unleash the sex kitten inside.”
There’s probably an update to this story by now, but I’ve been meaning to mention it. Interesting state/federal issues therein, even setting aside the sensationalism of a city formally declaring Bush and Cheney wanted criminals. This’ll get more interesting, especially after election day… I’m intending on writing more about that soon.
Great commercial from Sweden…
[h/t David]
I never liked Lewiston very much, and now I know why. Wonder if Steven King knows about this?
Japanese researchers say they’ve engineered “fearless mice.” I’d like to see this technique applied to the Democrats ASAP.
Yes, we know another tech bubble is inflating. But some folks have a sense of humor about it. I sorta liked this video:
Thanks, Kyla.
Reader Rick sent me this thread from NYC Craigslist, and I had to share.
new york craigslist > manhattan > rants & raves
woman seeking $500k+ earning man
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Apple’s compensation committee really upped the ante this year. By some 7300%, in fact. Not only did CEO Steve Jobs gets his customary $1 salary, but this year he took home a free iPod! Day-um, Mr. Fancy Pants!!
Despite all this, he has sold none of his Apple stock. The committee is finally considering “additional compensation arrangements,” presumably because he told them he’s sick of busting his balls for less than minimum wage.
“Officers said they found Korpita’s four-door sedan stopped at a traffic light on Route 46 West, where a passing motorist reported seeing someone passed out behind the wheel of the car. Korpita’s car also didn’t move through the traffic signal, despite several light changes, police said. Edmunds wrote that he sounded his siren, which caused the judge to pull into a nearby driveway on Mount Arlington Road. The officer then approached the car on foot and found Korpita, who had rolled down the window alone and slouched toward the passenger side front seat.”
More here.
Officials advised to immunize before visiting NASCAR track in Alabama.
“Every once in a while, [Congress passes] a bill that restores my faith in the system. Like Wednesday’s Lieberman-Kyle Amendment, which passed by a 76-22 margin, and calls on President Bush to declare Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization. The President is prosecuting a War on Terror; this makes Iran the second front. But not everyone supports our troops enough to give them the job security a war with Iran would provide. People like Senator Jim Webb, who voted against the amendment, calling it ‘Dick Cheney’s fondest pipe dream’. Well, that is completely unfair. Everyone knows Dick Cheney’s fondest pipe dream is driving a bulldozer into the New York Times while drinking crude oil out of Keith Olbermann’s skull.”
At the LA County fair last week, they were serving something called “fried coke.” Now my first thought was: gosh, what a waste of a perfectly good eight ball. But no, they actually pour Coca-Cola syrup into a deep fryer, then put it in a cup and top it with sugar and whipped cream and a cherry (because, y’know, fruit is good for ya.) Would it really be that much more unhealthy to get molested by one of the carnies?
In Hillary Clinton’s health care plan, the words “nutrition” and “exercise” appear once. The word “drugs” - fourteen times. Just as the pharmaceutical companies wanted. You know, their ad weasels love to say “when diet and exercise fail..” Well, diet and exercise don’t fail. A fact brought home last week by a new Duke University study that showed that exercise - yes, exercise - is just as effective a cure for depression as Paxil and Zoloft. So, ask your doctor if getting off your ass is right for you.
How, how did I miss this? It’s awesome.
Well, my friend Chris sent me a morph video that he’d done on this web site, and being a sucker for such things, I couldn’t resist. So, I uploaded a picture of myself to their “celebrity lookalike” thing. Admittedly, I used my recent PopTech glam shot taken by my friend Asa Mathat, who’s clearly very experienced at making ordinary folks look good.
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