September 2011
1 post
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October 2010
2 posts
July 2010
2 posts
May 2010
3 posts
Tom Waits: I Don’t Wanna Grow Up
My...
April 2010
7 posts
Lady Looks Like A Dude
Upon playing with My Heritage’s Celebrity-Look-Alike function in the midst of procrastination, I have found it disconcerting that with every picture I upload, at least five of my results are dudes.
Should I be upset over my 76% resemblance to Heath Ledger?
Hallucinogens Have Doctors Tuning In Again →
I’m happy to see that doctors are finally being allowed to move past the stigma that the government has placed on hallucinogenic drugs. Whatever your take on recreational drug use, the implications that their use could have for psychological purposes is largely under-researched and potentially extremely effective. I hope that they’ll also soon resume (if that haven’t already)...
March 2010
8 posts
Having your writing compared to some odd blend of Bukowski and Raymond Chandler is enough to make a girl quit because what the hell are you supposed to do next.
WGN's Newly Banned Words In One Sentence
Ian Chillag attempts to use all 119 words/phrases that Tribune Company CEO Randy Michaels has determined to be “newsspeak” and has since banned from being spoken by any of WGN’s anchors:
In other news, stay tuned, because in our top story tonight, some really good (or bad) news: as expected, in a surprise move yesterday, informed sources say, a world class icon, diva, mother...
headline: killing yourself is the new overdose
Why the Internet Will Fail →
1995 never saw this coming.
February 2010
7 posts
Killer Whale Kills Trainer →
Imagine being at a Sea World show the day a killer whale attacks and kills a trainer in front of the audience.
Shakira’s “Whenever, Wherever” just came streaming over Pandora. I’m okay with this. My breasts, too, are small and humble. No one has ever confused them with mountains.
Eden Prairie resident, armed with gun, chases off... →
stuffaboutminneapolis:
A tree service worker hired by the city of Eden Prairie to remove a diseased tree faced a woman with a shotgun who told him to leave, according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday in Hennepin County District Court.
When the worker went to the house on Tuesday, he rang the doorbell twice and got no answer, the complaint said. He went to the back yard to find the tree,...
January 2010
5 posts
The Answer →
to the age old question: How much vodka do I need to get my husband to pass out?
December 2009
5 posts
“Is there a font that’s even more whimsical than Comic Sans?”
– (via clientsfromhell)
Yes, and it is called “Curlz”
November 2009
3 posts
“just got home, let out the dogs, within minutes they cornered,attacked and...”
– Martha Stewart (via @marthastewart)
Because of little gems like these, I will always be faithful to Ms. Stewart.
October 2009
11 posts
Food delivery drivers are the only people that can...
southtwelfth:
The drivers from the Italian place on 35th Street always have 612 numbers. They’re usually students at South High, kids that live in the neighborhood with their parents.
A lot of the drivers from the pizza place in Seward near the University tend to have outstate area codes — 218, 507. A few 605s or 715s, and occasionally a couple as far east as 608, 847 or 920. These are mostly...
