Monthly Archives: January 2007
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Make the homies say “ho” and the girlies want to scream
Let me just give a brief shout out to the Boston Police Department. You’re the best. Thanks for keeping America safe from the Mooninites.
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Working for Disney in 1943
Cartoon Brew has a fascinating look at a Disney employee manual from 1943. It’s well worth a read just for the sense of how alien 1943′s workplace would seem to people today. The artwork is great as well.
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Bag Lunch at Metafilter
The overwhelming majority of junk eating that I do happens at lunch. Here are some Metafilter threads on packing lunches that I might actually eat: peanut butter, i think i hate you… I’m tired of plain sandwiches and pasta salad PackMyLunchFilter! SalationSalvation from Super-Sizing!
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15 Reasons to switch to Windows Vista
PC World published an article listing 15 reasons to switch to Vista. I imagine that the article is aimed at XP users rather than Mac or Linux users. Still, I wonder how many of their reasons are compelling to the likes of me. 1. It’s the Interface, Stupid So it’s “transparent animated windows,” “subtle and [...]
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Happy Bobby Burns
When first my brave Johnie lad came to this town, He had a blue bonnet that wanted the crown; But now he has gotten a hat and a feather, Hey, brave Johnie lad, cock up your beaver! Cock up your beaver, and cock it fu’ sprush, We’ll over the border, and gie them a brush; [...]
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NBA All-Star game 2007
TNT announces the starters for the NBA all-star game tomorrow night. The results are usually predictable. Line up the players by shoe contract amount take the first two guards, forwards and one center from each conference and you’ve got your five for each side. A favorite pastime of both knowledgeable pundits and pointless homer fans [...]
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Andy Griffith: Against Freedom, for Terrorists, Due Process of Law
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Announcing the Apple iProduct
“I buy Apple products. It just makes me feel special.” Joan M’Benga, ethnic looking clip-art model Too funny.
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iPhone Humor
I’m not a big gadget guy, so I’m not terribly moved by the iPhone or all the buzz it’s causing. Jason Kottke’s iPhone round up contains this bit, however, that is absolutely hilarious: The price is pretty high. So was the price for the first iPod. And the Macintosh. Apple will approach this in a [...]
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Monrovia below freezing? Huh?
Somebody please fill me in on what all this “below freezing” noise is about. I live in Southern California, in one of the valleys. It’s not supposed to get that cold. I’m totally going to grill tomorrow night if it snows, by the way.
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