Interesting little anecdote about Obama not being mean-spirited:
[Former Presidential candidate Bill Richardson tells] a story about how Obama saved him during one of last year’s Democratic debates:
“I had just been asked a question — I don’t remember which one — and Obama was sitting right next to me. Then the moderator went across the room, [...]
When you’ve got a classic, you don’t sully it by commentary. Just watch what SNL used to be:
2080 State of the Union Address: Key Terms and Phrases
(tags: funny politics)
A food microbiologist actually checked into the truth of the “you double-dipped the chip!” moment in a “Seinfeld” episode.
“On average, the students found that three to six double dips transferred about 10,000 bacteria from the eater’s mouth to the remaining dip.”
(tags: funny interesting cool [...]
The worst possible outcome I contemplated as possible from this 2008 election was President Rudolph W. Giuliani. It would have been a nightmare of unprecedented proportions that would have made George W. Bush look like Franklin D. Roosevelt. Thank God that’s no longer a possibility.
glumbert - THX for the Eyes
Interview with Shirley Phelps-Roper (of Westboro Baptist Church)
Okay … I do find the lady quite hateful, but this guy was smart: he didn’t tell her off. So she was rather candid. And he got the answers to some questions regarding her “logic” (if that can be applied) that are quite intriguing.
(tags: interesting religion [...]
I used to own Maggie Estep’s No More Mister Nice Girl. Lost it somewhere in the mists of time. Found it online and ordered it. Love that the Internet can reconnect you with lost memories …
To try to describe her is not really a good idea. Here’s one of my faves. [...]
Have you seen Barack Obama’s victory speech for South Carolina? It is an absolutely amazing piece. Even if you are Republican, you might want to watch this just for the sheer history of it — I swear to God, it’s another Kennedy “ask not what your country” moment. Even if he doesn’t [...]
You know, you could read all this on Metafilter, but I don’t want to run the chance that you won’t visit the link, because this is a truly interesting tale.
KIWIS BY BEAT!
This is … hilarious. You don’t think it will be…
Truck Bearing Kibble
The City of Lewiston, Maine, got an unusual sewer problem: its…
Elan Form for iPhone
If I had an iPhone, I’d *so* want one of these. Griffin really does good stuff IMHO.
(tags: geekery apple)
Neatorama » Blog Archive » 5 Nastiest U.S. Presidential Elections in History
Election of 1800: “Are you prepared to see your dwellings in flames… female chastity violated… children writhing on the pike? GREAT GOD [...]
Um … what. the. fuck. Shane McGowan does a duet with a…
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship,…”
Siamese Cat Talking. Siamese. (via )
Century (via joshuamellin)
“Camus rightly argues that to commit to a just cause against overwhelming odds is absurd. He [...]
Neatorama » Blog Archive » Hardworking Lawyer Worked 30-Hour Day!
“CBC News has obtained forensic accounting reports filed during the lawsuit showing that Jaffer, on one occasion, billed 30 hours on a single day. Twenty-seven of those hours were for ‘finalizing accounts’ — which means preparing bills.”
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“The Illustrated President” by Scott Horton (Harper’s Magazine)
So Bush’s [...]
Jerry to Tom: Scientology’s Really Funny - TMZ.com -…
Apple has specifically crippled one of the Apple developer tools in order to prevent anyone from trying to crack their iTunes DRM.
(tags: geekery whaddafuck apple)
Neatorama » Blog Archive » Missing Cat Found in Wrong Suitcase
Carter leaned over to zip it shut when a kitten popped its head out of a corner of the suitcase. The [...]
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