2006-07-18

Daniel Pinkwater is serializing his latest novel on teh intarweb.

2006-07-17

The U.S. government is the only government that is charging to evacuate its citizens from Lebanon. Don't have enough money? The Department of State would be happy to give you a loan. Just sign here.

2006-07-14

Cupcakes cause murder.

2006-07-10

Schools ban tag. (via FARK).

2006-07-10

"BURBANK, CA—Paulette Osley, 24, a moderately attractive fan of the Sci-Fi Channel series Farscape, had her self-image inflated to dangerous levels during the three-day ScaperCon 2004, according to Pepperdine University professor of psychology Wes Martin."

2006-07-10

'Recovering' alcoholic gets job at an ethanol plant. Hilarity ensues. (via FARK).

2006-07-10

"The campaign was remarkably successful. Until1959, the importation of diamonds had not even been permitted by the postwar Japanese government. When the campaign began, in 1967, not quite 5 percent of engaged Japanese women received a diamond engagement ring. By 1972, the proportion had risen to 27 percent. By 1978, half of all Japanese women who were married wore a diamond; by 1981, some 60 percent of Japanese brides wore diamonds. In a mere fourteen years, the 1,500-year Japanese tradition had been radically revised. Diamonds became a staple of the Japanese marriage. Japan became the second largest market, after the United States, for the sale of diamond engagement rings."

2006-07-09

French star player Zidane gets a red card in extra time at the FIFA World Cup final, the last game of his career.

2006-07-09

"Ok, my producer, Terra Kates, just told me this isn't a horse, it's a butterfly." (via Nikki)

2006-07-07

If you want to be loved you have to love someone.

2006-07-05

"We study what is, never why, never what should be. For that reason, the education we have received here is not only incomplete, it is entirely hollow." --Kareem Elnahal was removed while giving this valedictorian speech. (full text of speech. ) ( via MeFi)

2006-07-05

Japan may not have won the World Cup, but we still have eating competitions.

2006-07-04

In homage to the new superman movie that I will not be seeing, Larry Niven's "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex" (possibly NSFW text).

2006-07-04

Russian President Vladimir Putin is put to the question: When will Cthulhu awake?

2006-07-04

"How do you like my centrifuge, Mister Bond?"

2006-07-03

Display your flag legally this 4th of July.

2006-06-28

This is an awesome page, but the layout needs a little bit of work. Maybe the guy should look at Myspace and get an idea of what a real blog should look like. (via MeFi)

2006-06-28

Koizumi was in Niagara Falls yesterday... Where were you?

2006-06-28

Big Brother is watching you drink coffee. (via /.)

2006-06-28

His Excellency Andrej Koscuisko will soon get his Writ of Inquisition in RL.