February 2012
40 posts
This song is called “16,” and...
Watchhuffposttv:
“Wet Hot American Summer” sequel confirmed by Michael Showalter.
Video proof!
Important!
“Proposition 8 served no purpose, and had no effect, other than to lessen the...”
– Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt, Kick-Ass Mega-Judge (via jessethorn)
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Words You Can't Spell Without Eli
Elite
Elide
Elian Gonzalez
Gelatin
Celibate
Lire (Italian money)
Squirrel
That’s it. That’s all of them.
Some Word Association
dcpierson:
“Hey, what does the word ‘impulsive’ mean to you?”
“‘Selfish and irresponsible.’”
“Okay. What about the phrase ‘I want this?’ What do you think that means?”
“Huh, I think…I think ‘I want this’ also means ‘I deserve this.’”
“Great, and who are you again?”
“Oh, me? I’m everyone your age, apparently.”
“Great, thanks for talking to me.”
“My pleasure. By which I mean, the most...
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Sorry, everyone.: Northern impersonality and... →
sorryeveryone:
Northern impersonality and Southern revenge converge on a common American theme: a growing number of American prisons are now contracted out as for-profit businesses to for-profit companies. The companies are paid by the state, and their profit depends on spending as little as possible on the prisoners and the prisons. It’s hard to imagine any greater disconnect between public...
January 2012
83 posts
The Million-Dollar Ideas I Have Had*
Krueger Slaw. A new kind of cole slaw that keeps all the vegetables the same but substitutes barbecue sauce for mayonnaise. The official spokesman of Krueger Slaw would be Robert Englund in his Freddy Krueger makeup. The official slogan of Krueger Slaw would be, “Krueger Slaw: The slawinest slaw that ever slawed.” And then Robert Englund would growl and slash at the camera, and the...
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DC Pierson: On a plane this weekend, the pilot... →
dcpierson:
On a plane this weekend, the pilot warned us other pilots had warned him we were about to go through some pretty crazy turbulence, so he was turning on the seatbelt sign and instructing the flight attendants to sit down as well. Then everything was calm for ten minutes. Then the plane was kicked by God.
This is a neat story with a good kicker written by my Twitter best friend DC...