January 2010
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Friday Night Honesty
I just decided to give Bing another shot.
So far it’s giving me better results than Google.
“A girl is a person who screams at the mouse and smiles at the wolf.”
– Shyam Kapoor
Dinosaur feathers →
We live in interesting times.
“Most days of the year are unremarkable. They begin, and they end, with no...”
– (500) Days of Summer
“Getting an education was a bit like a communicable disease. It made you...”
– Terry Pratchett
Depending on your attitude toward gods and those who believe in them, you may find that this quotation works just as well if you replace “an education” with “religion”.
“The cost of failure is not that a saber-toothed tiger eats you… the cost...”
– Understand the Fear of Failure to Overcome Yours
I haven’t actually listened to the interview; I just think this is a good nugget to remember.
“As Cher Ami tried to fly back home, the Germans saw him rising out of the brush...”
– Cher Ami - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Epic pigeon is epic.
UK Police Plan To Use Military-Style Spy Drones →
…the documents talk about a much wider range of usage, such as ‘[detecting] theft from cash machines, preventing theft of tractors and monitoring antisocial driving,’ as well as ‘road and railway monitoring, search and rescue, event security and covert urban surveillance.’ Also, due to the expense involved, it has also been suggested that some data could be sold off to...
“I like Apple for any number of reasons but at the top of the list is the fact...”
– Andy Ihnatko
Esquire's 75 Things Every Man Should Do →
jacquelynn:
Esquire being profound? Who knew. …if everyone lived their lives like this (yes, women too), I think a whole hell of a lot more people would be less depressed, bored, and disappointed when they finally reached the end of it.
Just read this list again. It’s still fantastic. And I intend to match it, and then some.
“She googles your goods.
If, when you’ve met on the internet, by the first date...”
– jacquelynn:
15 Signs an SEO Girl Likes You
It seems to me that this applies to most women my age, regardless of her involvement with the Internet. Admittedly though, an SEO girl might have more googling skill than most. (via LonghornKate)
Note: this is not limited to girls.
Today's success:
Faithfully reproduced a favourite dish of my mother’s without a recipe.
It was delicious.
“How many Abrhams tanks does GM have? How many Apaches does Bank of America have?...”
– Fringe Elements
While most of your argument is badly spelled, poorly composed, and wildly extremist, I will need to reconsider my attitude toward the Constitution. Thank you.
This one’s for all the truly, truly crazy...
“Oh, you’ll seeeee… people say once you announce your engagement…...”
– Offbeat Bride | Fear mongering & you’ll seeeee
This is not limited to engagements. This is endemic to the American condition—and probably beyond, but that’s what I can vouch for. We need to work on this.
And yes, if you were wondering, I am an offbeat bride.
School District Bans Webster's Dictionary For... →
A mother in Menifee, California asked the school district to ban the 10th edition of Merriam Webster’s Dictionary after seeing that the book—distributed district wide to fourth and fifth-graders—contains an entry on oral sex.
“Kids, you can’t use the dictionary. Go watch prime-time television instead.”
LOGIC.
Also, lady, just for reference, if your children are in...
I maintain that it should have been Zuko kissing...
“Will male sports just become an excuse for gay locker room orgies? How long...”
– What Every Parent Should Know About The TV Show Glee | ChristWire
Oh dear. (via eush)
WatchA most unusual tour of Paris.
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“What would happen if the printed book had just been invented in a high-tech...”
– Juan Villoro, via. (via dailymeh)
Strangely enough, my introduction to this concept came in an Animorphs book. Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill, an member of an advanced species that communicated using telepathy, was astonished the first time he encountered a book. I believe his reaction was directly...
WatchSakko: My first girlfriend turned into the moon. Zuko: That’s rough, buddy.
Better Off Ted: Lust in Translation
Ted: What are you afraid of? If you... if you throw a game, it's gonna keep you out of the time-wasters hall of fame?
Linda: No. My position there is secure from getting my art history degree.
WatchPETA’s State of the Union Undress
Warning for those suffering from eurotophobia: contains full female nudity.
To everyone else: PETA is using a video that explicitly objectifies the female body to make its point. Your thoughts, please?