Posts for Thursday, 8 May 2008
If most of us are ashamed of shabby clothes and shoddy furniture, let us be more ashamed of shabby ideas and shoddy philosophies… It would be a sad situation if the wrapper were better than the meat wrapped inside it.
Scenic Walls / Box of Slides
Actually bescumber is just one of many words in the English language that basically mean “to spray with poo”. These are: BEDUNG, BERAY, IMMERD, SHARNY, and the good ol’ S***TEN. In special cases, you can use BEMUTE (specifically means to drop poo on someone from great height), SHARD-BORN (born in dung), and FIMICOLOUS (living and growing on crap).
“Wait, what? You read that correctly; IKEA’s technically a charity. But before you write down the umlaut-riddled name of your most recent dresser purchase as a charitable donation on your next tax return, it’s worth exploring this ownership structure, which was brought to light by a 2006 article in The Economist.”
This is awesome. If they’ve figured out how to legally avoid paying taxes in a semi-socialist nation, good for them. (So how do I get a piece of this?)
This is a travesty.
I have no idea who this guy is, but I can easily picture him being some little old retired guy doing making a toothpick disappear and they fire him for being a wizard. What is this, the third world?
And why does the article end with him still fearing he can’t get another job? How about, “Oh, sorry we accused you of being a necromancer. Never mind, everyone! Disregard!”
This is my favorite old photo ever.
I’ve been saving it.
(I added that border for effect from another old photo a while back in Photoshop. It would be weird for me to see it without that now.)
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The goal of Paulville.org is to establish gated communities containing 100% Ron Paul supporters and or people that live by the ideals of freedom and liberty.
Awesome.
The online popularity of his former program is ‘enormously rewarding in every way except for financially.’
The Producers - “I’m Hysterical!”
One of my favorite movie scenes ever, with one of my all-time favorite lines:
Ooooo…I fell on my keys.
Man. That Zero Mostel had one of the proudest and most self-aware combovers in Hollywood history.
Although not a huge fan of this movie (I know), I LOVE Gene Wilder.
Army needs to hire a good web designer.
Srsly.
