Whimsy: January 2009 Archives
"You can't drown your sorrows at a coffee shop. All you can do is wake them up and jab them with a sharp stick and make them run around."
iowahawk: It Takes a Proverb to Run a Village
"Just because a culture has occasional problems with dysentery doesn't mean it can't produce sage nuggets of universal wisdom, suitable for framing.... That's why I'm proud to introduce LEADages, my exclusive line of exotic motivational leadership proverbs from around the developing world.... 'A watched head never shrinks.'"
news from me - Testing.... Testing....
In which Mark Evanier recalls attending a 1965 test screening for 12-and-under of I Dream of Jeannie and Camp Runamuck.
Rocks In My Dryer: A Few Thoughts Upon the Possibility of a Snow Day Tomorrow
Elementary school methods for inducing snow days: "if you sleep with your pajamas on inside out AND with underwear on your head AND with socks on your hands, then it will snow enough to cancel school."
Become A Lord, Lady, Baron Or Baroness
Offered by the Principality of Sealand. Only £6.36! Apply to Prince Regent Prince Michael Bates.
Amazingly Simple Home Remedies on boortz.com
"Avoid arguments with the Mrs. about lifting the toilet seat by simply using the sink." And more helpful tips.
iowahawk: Mark Your Time, Hu-Mans!
"Special Guest Commentary by Waxulon-6, Lord High Admiral of the Kremulakian Earth Invaders, The Being Formerly Known as Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA)." Milk-out-the-nose funny.
The Mystery of the Yellow Line Video
The magic of television and computers: This video shows how they superimpose the line of scrimmage and the first down line on the football field. (Hat tip to Jim Reisert.)
Sometimes, You Have To Free Your IP To Succeed | Requisite Writing
Chinese food is the Linux of the restaurant world, according to Jennifer 8. Lee. Click through to see a funny and fascinating video on the origins of Chinese food in America and its spread and variations around the world. It's a laugh-out-loud moment when Lee introduces people in China to fortune cookies, which they had never seen before.
Dave Barry Year in Review: Bailing out of 2008 - Dave Barry - MiamiHerald.com
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