Humor
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“There there Angie, things with Greece are going to work out.”
Caption contest!
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Auto-Tune the News
Am I the last person to find out about this? I caught this fantastic story on Studio 360 this weekend. Apparently Time covered it back in April. Thanks Gregory Brothers!
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A conversation between Rebekah and I
While at the salsa bar at Cactus with Rebekah today: C: How do you say ‘Here, take this,’ in Persian? R: بفرماید (Befarmaeed.) [Go ahead ; By all means ; Be my guest ; Please, have some] C: Really? R: Really. C: Doesn’t that seem overly formal? R: You’ve been Persian for how long?
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Mr. Miyagi to Obama: “Big Ups, Playa!”
via Accordion Guy
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Measuring the ‘Colbert Bump’
Wow, apparently a UCSD political science professor, James H. Fowler, has just published a bona fide research paper on the effects of the “Colbert Bump.” From the press release: His analysis finds that Democrats who appear on The Colbert Report enjoy a significant increase in the number and total amount of donations they receive over the next 30?? days when compared to similar candidates who do not appear on the show. Specifically, Democrats who come on the program raise $8,247…
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What I’m Reading
Crazy conservatives getting their panties in a twist about the State Department’s “Mosques of America” calendar. Also, this writer Jeff Johnson seems to be jealous over the fact that he didn’t come with Stuff White People Like. Get over it, dude. There’s a patron saint for the Internet? Meet Saint Isidore of Seville. The Star Pheonix: ‘Couch surfing’ site reveals cultural side of the Internet
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The Onion: World Leaders Gather To Roast Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
The Onion: The black-tie affair brought together representatives from warring nations and longtime enemies who sat in the hallowed, oak-walled dining room and patiently awaited their turn to lambaste Ahmadinejad. Some of the evening’s most pressing topics included the Iranian president’s insistence on developing a nuclear program, his possible involvement in the 1989 assassination of an exiled Kurdish leader, and his excessive body hair. “You know, a lot of folks have been criticizing Ahmadinejad for covering up one of the…
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Flight of the Conchords! (What?)
Big ups to Brianne, for introducing me and Becky to Flight of the Conchords, my new favorite band/thing on TV. It’s been making the rounds amongst my circle of friends.
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Gabe and Max are back!
Gabe and Max answer questions on Boing Boing TV:
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Gabe and Max’s How to Get the Dreamlife of Your Dreams Using the Internet Thing
Apparently this has been making the rounds online, but it’s still pretty freakin’ funny. Gabe has also written these gems: Worker #3116 to Be a Father SUMMERSLANG 2005 It’s a great way to kill about 10 minutes this Friday afternoon. 🙂
