Archive for December, 2008

the very best

So, like a lot of kids this Christmas, I received an iTunes gift card.  Yes, I pay for my music if I really like the artist, so I definitely appreciated the gift.  I had no idea what to download, so I posed the question to my facebook pals.
I got several suggestions:  Jason Mraz, Black Kids, [...]

hot for teacher

This is the coolest thing I’ve found on the internet today. Gotta give this chick props for reaching out to horny young ESL lads everywhere and offering her free expertise on the English language and the origins and meanings of an extensive variety of words. Kinda reminds me of when Van Wilder and [...]

a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog

From the BBC:
In the middle of the news conference with Mr Maliki, Iraqi television journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi stood up and shouted “this is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog,” before hurling a shoe at Mr Bush which narrowly missed him.
Showing the soles of shoes to someone is a sign of contempt in Arab [...]

The Most Offensive Christmas Song Ever

I was going to rifle off a list of the worst Christmas songs ever, which would have been populated with some pretty obvious ones, like 8 Days of Christmas by Destiny’s Child (‘on the eighth day of Christmas by baby gave to me a pair of Chloe shades and a diamond belly ring‘).  Or on [...]

Ten Reasons Gay Marriage is Un-American

I saw this posted on a BBS — there was no attribution.

Being gay is not natural. Real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning.
Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.
Legalizing gay marriage will open [...]

Massacre at Mumbai