December 2008
30 posts
“Is It Possible They Meant To Name Him “Trig” But Wrote The “g” Backwards?”
– Intern Juli’s onto something!
"An American renowned as an anti-kidnap expert has... →
hartman:
keyholez:
Via John Robb. Shouldn’t we be very worried about Mexico?
≈ This
= this
Hyperwords: making the web webbier with... →
Theological discussions
Mr. S.: I can kill a man with my eyes.
and impregnate nuns.
+J's mom: Oh, well. That's easy!
+J: It's true. They'd give it up for anybody.
+J's mom: I could do it!
noösphere
hartman:
keyholez:
I complained to Mrs. K. that “bacon is like zombies, or Jesus” — a stray bit of culturestuff that has, for very obscure reasons, become a Pavlovian conditioned stimulus for greater hipsterdom: say the word, elicit a laugh (or at least a smile).
Total agreement. See also this, and this (that comedian who once shared a stage with BK). Part of the humor, I think, is...
A growth industry
Jobless? HBO has some great pointers (ha!) coming atcha this June via a new ‘dark comedy’ show you can only see by paying for premium cable:
“Hung” stars [Thomas] Jane as Ray, a well-endowed struggling high school basketball coach who figures out a way to use his best asset. The sexual aspect will be a major source for comedy but not the main focus of the series, said...
“But if you want to get people to take your message and understand it and agree...”
– Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia founder, delivering truth since 2001. (via)
"I thought Obama would abolish sadness." →
(via fiatlux)
I’m still pretty sure that he will, for the record.
+J: [takes an eyelash off of Mr. S.'s cheek]
Mr. S.: [takes it, throws it on the ground] it's...an eyelash.
+J: You could have made a wish!
Mr. S.: I don't have to wish. I have everything I want right here.
+J: You're an asshole.
“Beginning in fall 2009, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers will offer a...”
– (via)
I had to read that so many times before I realized that before I realized that they weren’t telling me that the beloved cat’s rotting corpse had been carelessly thrown into the book drop, for laffs
Maybe people were already aware of this
fiatluxemburg:
Webster’s 2008 word of the year is “overshare.”
overdue
Way To Go, Guys
maxsilvestri:
Tracy’s Roommate: Tracy Morgan, not Tracy Jordan, will star in and produce the comedy Freshman Roommates with T.J. Miller, one of the scared kids from Cloverfield. The movie focuses on a college kid who drunk-replies to an e-mail from a Nigerian prince. But this is no scam. Something that becomes clear when the spoiled son of a deposed African dictator (Morgan) shows up at his...
“I’m pretty good at ducking, as most of you will know… . I’m talking about...”
– Could Dubya be any more of a (destructive) moron? He over-explains jokes!! (via)
“This is in response to the letter sent by the technical director of Dixie State...”
– (via)
the meme that wouldn't die
groupuscule:
keyholez:
Has the triumph of Obama somehow made it thinkable that Starbucks, the very quintessence of middlebrow elitism, is too black for America?
You’d like that, wouldn’t you!
if by ‘you’ you mean me (S+N) then yes, i would like that very much
S+N: I was on facebook, rejecting stupid group invitations
and realized i was in 109 groups
and decided to see what they were
they were listed alphabetically
and i got to a group called Al-Qaida
that some friends from Arabic class started
the joke was that that's the word for 'rule' or 'grammar'
here's the fucked up bit
THERE ARE CURRENTLY ONLY TWO MEMBERS: ME AND SOME CREEP WITH NO PICTURE THAT I DON'T KNOW
THEY'VE ALL LEFT THE GROUP!
I'M PROBABLY ON SOME STUPID WATCH LIST
THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT MY FRIENDS. THEY LEFT ME ALONE IN AL QA'IDA
S+N: this is how people end up in guantanamo, right?
+J: YES.
At least I'll know what happened to you when you disappear!
so
that's some comfort, I'm sure.
S+N: oh please! you would not come save me if they took me to gitmo!
+J: haha, no, of course not.
but you'd know I knew your secret.
...
S+N: Al Qa'ida update:
"There are no admins left in this group! *Become an admin*"
Become an admin is hyperlinked
they're actively recruiting from their ever-diminishing pool
...
I think i have to quit Al Qa'ida
Perfectly executed →
(via El Sam)
It occurred to me that this would make a pretty decent book proposal, and then I found out that, of course, I’m about two months behind.
“It was the first introduction to what was supposed to be a lavish last hurrah, a...”
– (via NYT)
This is from a while ago, but we just got a proposal that mentioned it…anyway! I love love love the idea that these kids were trying to recreate a movie prom…I hope they didn’t leave out the part where someone jumped on stage and gave an awkward impromptu speech, either...
Who was I, pre-1995?
elsam:
Elsa: i know EVERY SINGLE LINE it is sort of terrible +Jess: but universal! Elsa: mhmm! what i didn’t mention in my post is that i have several trigger words like ANY TIME ANY ONE says “in conclusion” that AUTOMATICALLY make me recite lines from clueless in my head +Jess: it does not say rsvp on the statue of liberty? Elsa: yep! every. single. time. i hear...
gossip girl here and there
There will maybe be a Gossip Girl spinoff! What direction will they go with this? I’m hoping they take it to Brooklyn for a Vanessa spinoff. OR that we finally find out who Gossip Girl is and the spinoff will be that week’s GG episode from the Gossip Girl’s POV and you’d have to watch both and everything would be chaos.
Reblog with thoughts/possible storylines/new...
Tom Cruise NYT Style Magazine interview video: he... →
As good a reason as any, I suppose
My Boss: [+]J, I'm going to have to cancel our lunch today.
+J: oh, that's no probl--
My Boss: I've just been laid off.
+J: ...oh.
“The power of dreaming has convinced me the threat is real”
– Homer Simpson. Not only was it a good episode, but this show also understands how my brain works.
This is truly, seriously just terrifying →
In Good Company
darkwingdach:
jlovett:
MTVnews:
President-Elect Barack Obama truly has a full plate. Revitilize a sinking economy. Energize a nation. Rehabilitate America’s fragile standing in the world. Oh, and get through four Twilight books with his youngest [sic] daughter. Yes, according to the latest issue of US Weekly, Stephenie Meyer has a couple fans who will be moving into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in...
Tidbits from David Crystal's "Txting: The Gr8 Db8"
callmeicebox:
“… cases were reported of Muslim men divorcing their wives by saying ‘I divorce you’ three times (as required by Islamic law) — but by SMS.”
This raises a good* question! What do you think happens if you text “Candyman” five times?
*Good if you’re in 1992, or are eight, or watched said movie on Thanksgiving…
Symbolism?
I walked into our weekly editorial meeting this afternoon, only to discover that my chair had been replaced by a cardboard box.