Posts for Saturday, 5 April 2008

szymon: Hitler vs. Chaplin It’s the hat! I saw this the other day and thought it was strangely amusing. Hitler and Chaplin were actually fascinated with each other for years and, oddly enough, were only born a few days apart. In real life, they didn’t look all that similar, but because of the trademark moustaches, it kind of seems like they bore quite a resemblance to one another. I always thought it was a shame Hitler ruined that look for everyone else after him. Needless to say, Adolf’s fascination with Charlie ended when The Great Dictator hit the screens; then nobody would be seeing Chaplin’s pictures again in Germany for quite a while.

szymon:

Hitler vs. Chaplin It’s the hat!

I saw this the other day and thought it was strangely amusing. Hitler and Chaplin were actually fascinated with each other for years and, oddly enough, were only born a few days apart.

In real life, they didn’t look all that similar, but because of the trademark moustaches, it kind of seems like they bore quite a resemblance to one another. I always thought it was a shame Hitler ruined that look for everyone else after him.

Needless to say, Adolf’s fascination with Charlie ended when The Great Dictator hit the screens; then nobody would be seeing Chaplin’s pictures again in Germany for quite a while.

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tmblg: The Dimple Machine - Ladies! Want some beautiful dimples that nature has forgotten to give you? Fret not: check out this invention by one Isabella Gilbert.  Ouch.

tmblg:

The Dimple Machine - Ladies! Want some beautiful dimples that nature has forgotten to give you? Fret not: check out this invention by one Isabella Gilbert.

 Ouch.

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szymon: ‘Recycled’ Urban Furniture

szymon: ‘Recycled’ Urban Furniture

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suitep: poobah: How many of you knew that this was the original sign? (click pic for story) Ooh, ooh, I did! I did! And as we all know, the real reason the “LAND” part of the sign is now missing is that Neville Sinclair, Hollywood star and secret Nazi agent, crashed into the sign whilst attempting to fly away with a strap-on rocket pack. It’s kind of like how movies set in Ancient Egypt always want to come up with some zany reason the Sphinx’s nose is chipped off.

suitep: poobah:

How many of you knew that this was the original sign?

(click pic for story)

Ooh, ooh, I did! I did!

And as we all know, the real reason the “LAND” part of the sign is now missing is that Neville Sinclair, Hollywood star and secret Nazi agent, crashed into the sign whilst attempting to fly away with a strap-on rocket pack.

It’s kind of like how movies set in Ancient Egypt always want to come up with some zany reason the Sphinx’s nose is chipped off.

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Merry-go-round music!Explicit! Uhhh…  How ‘bout “No”, Scott?

Merry-go-round music!
Explicit!

Uhhh…  How ‘bout “No”, Scott?

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Third airline closes this week

Due to the way large airlines often subcontract short flights to smaller airlines these days, I think I’ve actually flown on two of the three airlines that went out of business this week.

That’s weird.  And kind of sad. 

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More candidate mumbo-jumbo

I just went out to get my mail and there was a flyer on my door from volunteers (employees?) of a certain presidential candidate.

This thing is absolute tripe. Platitude City. “Jumpstart the American economy, and protect and expand the American dream every hard-warking PA family.” “Provide health care for every man, woman, and child with lower costs and choices…” blah blah blah. (Okay, the government needs to get out of my life, and this proves to me that the candidate has not one scintila of understanding regarding economic policy and the healthcare system.) “Rein in the special interests and put government to work for the American people.”

“With ___ ____ as President, no American will be invisible. ____ knows it’s time to renew the promise of America and restore leadership that solves real problems facing real people.”

Okay, I spent my time reading this useless piece of glossy cardstock. Now every American needs to read RP’s latest book, since he actually understands our nation’s position in the world and the Constitution.
No, seriously. I’m beyond sick of all the demagogery and guess what, that’s the exact reason Dr. Paul at least has a few delegates and Rudy Giuliani got zero. At least in that case people realized what was happening.

Grrrrr.

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The more I look at this, the weirder this picture gets.  [vintage photo]

The more I look at this, the weirder this picture gets. 

[vintage photo]

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seriouslythough: Central Park lake in 1933. From Shorpy- the 100-year-old photo blog.

seriouslythough:

Central Park lake in 1933. From Shorpy- the 100-year-old photo blog.
Our major obligation is not to mistake slogans for solutions.

Edward R. Murrow (via brooklet14) (via seriouslythough)

Okay, just replace my previous rant with this single sentence. 

maniacalrage:

Mr. Show: Pre-Taped Call In Show

I think I lost my hair about this quickly in undergrad.
Oh, David Cross.

We were so much like each other.
I could feel myself missing her, even while I was with her.

Adult Kevin, “The Lake”

I’m just watching all of “The Wonder Years” for the very first time. 

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Could this ad be any creepier?  Vampire woman? Why do they refuse to use actual people (or just use no one at all)?

Could this ad be any creepier?  Vampire woman?

Why do they refuse to use actual people (or just use no one at all)?

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60% + 20% = 68%. Worst. Sale. Ever.

That store completely ripped me off.

They’re going out of business, and they had a nice leather briefcase-ish bag I wanted for replacing my bookbag since soon I’ll be out in the hospitals with patients and don’t want to look like a college student anymore.

It was 60% plus an additional 20% off. In any other store in the galaxy, that would be 80% off. But with them, they meant 20% off the discounted (60% off) price. So it was actually 68% off instead of 80%, which makes a big difference on something expensive to begin with.

I went in today to complain and the same two brainless employees were there who were working last night— the only difference was that their manager who was there last night OF COURSE wasn’t there today. They condescendingly explained to me that 60% off plus an additional 20% of that wasn’t the same as 80% off. Yes, I know, that’s why I came back to get my refund.

Needless to say, they didn’t give it. [/anger]

Oh well, at least I got a nice bag out of it. If I had known they were going to overcharge me, I probably wouldn’t have gotten it, but I think I’m better off in the long run.

(Sorry to my new followers; I never rant this much!) 

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puscic: suwaowalog: copula: shortcircuit: film_stills: Persepolis (2007, Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi)

puscic: suwaowalog: copula:

shortcircuit:

film_stills: Persepolis (2007, Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi)

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