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Funny little recounting of most of the instances in pop culture where characters disappear or appear without warning or explanation.
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“The Bush transfer of power occurred on the morning of June 29, 2002, when President George W. Bush temporarily transferred the powers of the office to Dick Cheney. Bush was the second President to temporarily transfer power to the Vice President.”
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“Vice President George H. W. Bush was notified of his status at 11:50 a.m. - 22 minutes after becoming Acting President.”
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“Many feel that First Lady Edith Bolling Galt Wilson was the de facto President, as she controlled access to Wilson and spoke on his behalf.”
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“Joanna Marie ‘Jo’ Polniaczek was a fictional character on the sitcom The Facts of Life. Jo was played by Nancy McKeon. Jo was first introduced in 1980, arriving at the Eastland Academy on her motorcycle.”
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“The adviser warned that [nuclear] bombing Iran could provoke ‘a chain reaction’ of attacks on American facilities and citizens throughout the world and might also reignite Hezbollah.”
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“[W]hen and how did water evolve? How does it happen that gravity can hold us to the Earth, and at the same time allow us to step up without any trouble? How did it happen that the Earth is spinning at the exact rate that keeps us from feeling that moveme
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“because of his involvement as an organizer of the April 28 school walk-outs to protest the anti-immigrant legislation in Washington. [He] also forbade Anthony from attending graduation activities and threatened to fine his mother for Anthony’s truancy an
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“And last but not least, don’t be a wimp. You have to be hardcore. You want that all-nighter. You need that all-nighter. You will get that all-nighter, and then you will tear a phonebook apart with your teeth.”
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“It would be common that the man would only have frequent encounters with one or two potential mates. A wise designer of human instinct would therefore give men a fear of ‘blowing it’ with such rare and precious women.”
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“The Arizona Republic even went out of its way to point out that poor Clifton Bennett wouldn’t be able to go on his mission with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints if he were to have a felony conviction on his record.”
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Very oddly enough, a FBI-style intelligence agency formed by the British company has adopted a logo that is almost a dead ringer for the logo used by the 1980s children’s cartoon “Thundercats.”
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“Their powers have grown and now, their Heart, Strength, Courage and Intellect are unmatched, captained by the Warrior Maiden Dorothy and united by the power of the Emerald Staff she wields!”
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“They found that a violent, ultra-fine jet of water emerges from the drop, moving at up to 40 times the drop’s initial impact speed.”
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So if it was founded by someone with the last name of Walgreen, why isn’t it “Walgreen’s”? (Observation yoinked from someone else, although I can’t recall whom.)
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“Tax Information for Parents of Kidnapped Children: You may claim a kidnapped child as your dependent if the following requirement [is] met: The child must be presumed by law enforcement to have been kidnapped by someone who is not a member of your family
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Marvel comic great Joe Quesada does, in comic form, Kevin Smith’s recounting of the first time he met his wife. Really quite sweet.
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It is going to be interesting to see these puppies rolling down the streets of Chicago. I am curious, however, as to how the hell it can be permittable for even a de-winged aircraft shell to be driving down the streets of Chicago!
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“Christian activist Gregory S. Baylor responds to such criticism angrily. He says he supports policies that protect people from discrimination based on race and gender. But he draws a distinction that infuriates gay rights activists when he argues that se
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“I have just recounted to you with rigorous exactness what I was able to observe. The whole thing had lasted twenty-five to thirty seconds.”
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“It’s not that Apple may be able to expand its general market share by a couple of percentage points; it’s that those percentage points are likely to represent many of the most attractive customers in the market.”
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“NASA announced today it will send a rocket to crash into the moon, an early step to delivering the first astronauts there since the last Apollo missions more than 30 years ago.”
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“They notice that the penis is more contorted than expected [...] the female reproductive tract does jigger itself around in curious ways during arousal and orgasm.”
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“‘Each figure had a ‘distinctive individual personality’, the federal legal team argued. Some were Russians, Japanese, black, white, women, even handicapped. Wolverine, the government insisted, was simply ‘a man with prosthetic hands’.”
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“Then the wedding planning started, and HO LEE SHIT. We were doing alright, for sure, but she had put together about a 45K day for us in a matter of a week or two. When I objected to some ridiculous expense (bunting? WTF?) … “
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Heartless bastard. I hope HIS grandmother clocks him over the head next time he visits.
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“After that I must have tried some lame icebreaker exercise that I thought was creative and fun. They ridiculed it and refused to participate. I felt like I had stepped into a bad dream.”
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Lots of fun metacommentary.
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“Specifically, if you have a short period of time available, consider a nap of 45 minutes. This will minimise the possible sleepiness or grogginess upon awakening.”
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“After removing all of the crap, (wich took a significant amount of time) it booted much faster and performed like it should. I kept thinking it would be nice to have an automated way to remove all this stuff. Thus was born the Dell De-Crapifier script.”
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“The mix-up was discovered when George and Brent met in the fall of 1992 at Carleton University in Ottawa, where both of them were students.”
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“By this time, I knew the drill. I grabbed the bleach and tried pouring it in. Rat #3 didn’t like this very much and the leaping for freedom was joined by hideous rat shrieks.”
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“[C]reate a piece of art inspired by the 8-bit era of videogaming, and you’ll have a shot at getting your creation shown at the 2006 I AM 8-BIT exhibition, starting April 18th in Los Angeles.”
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“But I do have a problem with the fact that I can buy food and drinks from one of the 76 concession stands located at 66 CTA rail stations. The CTA pocketed a little over $1 million in revenue from those stands last year, Antongiorgi said.”
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“‘I think I could guide these people.’ She said ‘I really do.’”
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This is incredibly sweet … in one of the most bizarre, grossest ways I’ve ever seen.
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“Un-Du released its stickiness, and AMAZINGLY, after a few moments of evaporation, the masking tape reverts to its original sticky state.”
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“Bush said Galactus, Third Force of the Universe and Devourer of Worlds, [...] has broad experience needed for eating the 388 parks of the National Park system, 544 wildlife refuges and more than 260 million acres of multiple-use lands.”
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“Marketing research company Greenfield Online sent around a survey regarding the plan apparently and leaked some mock-up and concept images for the proposed campaign. Still in the conceptual stage apparently, the titles would go for US $4 … “
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“This is a ‘Make shit up and see how many dumb people we can get tricked into thinking this’ thread right?”
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“I couldn’t help but chuckle at Tom Giovanetti’s post today concerning his inability to back up his favorite shows from his PVR, which crashed last night.”
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“The size of the device changes depending on the amount of data it holds.”
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“As global warming continues to heat the earth, his theory goes, upper atmospheric temperatures become cooler, opening more opportunities for the ice to form.”
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Would YOU like to spend $4,788 per year for an e-mail account? JUST an e-mail account?
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“Bitch, I wish I were the Devil, because that would mean I had the power to turn you into Clinton’s penis, so you’d have to spend the rest of your life being repeatedly plunged deep into godless liberal … ” (I’ll let you read the rest of this.)
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Heh. A rather good mashing together … really quite a good chuckle.
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“If we’re still alive in the morning, then we’ll know we’re not dead.”
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“(S+C) x (B+F)/T = V is the formula that describes the ‘ideal female ass’ in shape, bounce, firmness and symmetry, according to psychology lecturer David Holmes of Manchester Metropolitan University in England.”
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