Monthly Archives: May 2009
Location, Location, Location
Since moving to a new place in February, I get mail for Maryann Lattner nearly every day. At first it was funny, but eventually it became a tragic cycle of heartbreak. You see, everyone loves getting the mail (and seeing … Continue reading
TWC Roundtable 3 – Steroids in sports
TOPIC: Steroid use barely raises an eyebrow in sports anymore, especially baseball. Is it cheating if everyone is doing it? Manny Ramirez was caught taking drogas de útero, and it was barely even the oddest thing he’s done in the … Continue reading
Filed under roundtables, sports
Hebrews vs KKK – 9 inning royal rumble
Normally in baseball, if you saw KKK in the stands, you would assume the pitcher had three strikeouts. In this case, however, you would assume a burning cross in right field. Gabriel Schechter, a researcher in Cooperstown, NY, found evidence … Continue reading
Stupid Dictionary
Answer: Staycation, gastrosexual, vlog, words gratuitously ending in -gate, and now weisure. Question: What are extremely annoying words made up by the media and advertisers?
Filed under culture
The Pope, Facebook, breasts and the Holocaust are all connected today
Facebook has been in an ongoing battle with breastfeeding mothers (or, as they hilariously call themselves, lactivists). Mark Zuckerberg, perhaps because he is 14 years old, decided breastfeeding is obscene and anyone who posted pictures of said feeding would be … Continue reading
Monday link roundup
The fine folks at SNL have produced a hilarious and horribly offensive sequel to D*ck in a Box that probably belongs on Arrested Development – Hulu The entire WH Correspondents dinner, with links for Obama and Wanda Sykes – CSPAN … Continue reading
Filed under entertainment, humor, politics
Awkward family photos
Lauren (my girlfriend and source of hilarious links) turned up the terrific site awkwardfamilyphotos.com. I think the photo to the left speaks for itself. UPDATE: For more awkward photo hilarity, check out Family Portraits and Sexy People.
Filed under humor
Queen Elizabeth fails steroid test
First we had Joba’s meth issue. Then, Manny Ramirez was suspended for 50 games for failing a drug test. Scratch that – for hilariously failing a drug test by taking fertility drugs. Now, it seems like even royalty isn’t immune … Continue reading
‘Star Trek’ character, NPR personality or food additive?
This excellent quiz from the Chicago Tribune presents a list of 15 items and you have to guess if they are a Star Trek character, NPR personality or food additive. Ah, the exploits of First Officer Xanthan Gum.
Filed under entertainment, humor
Member of Congress thinks, asks questions
In the video below, Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL 8, tough Bronx Jew) asks U.S. Inspector General Elizabeth Coleman about what has happened to the bailout money, if anyone at the Fed is keeping track of it, or if she can … Continue reading
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