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Monthly Archives: September 2007
Hand-soap.
Creepy much? Soap shaped like baby hands from Vitamin D(esign). For the pederast-Martha Stewart in your family. You know, because it wouldn’t be odd to rub your pink parts with little baby hands.
Via boing boing.
Clinton is not human.
John examines Hilary’s laugh track.
I tell you what, this was just creepy. Mrs. Clinton should have at least try to mask the fact that she was purposely trying to seem more emotional and human. This was the modern version of candidates from the 50s, 60s and 70s kissing babies.
Back in Black.
“5000 pennies of fabulousness!”
Really Hollywood?, Part II
Dude all right, we get it! You’re funny and you can make marginally funny movies that consistently gross over $100 million. You’ve made your point Stiller, I’m sure MTV and FOX regret canceling the Ben Stiller Show (which was awesome.) You proved your point, I think you can go back to being both cool AND funny.
Give me back the Ben Stiller Show/Permanent Midnight/Zero Affect version of Ben Stiller, the darker and funnier one. I think you’ve got enough money man, let’s get back to the real comedy.
Oh, shit. So much for that.
Really Hollywood?
Come on, give us something new. This III-IV-V sequel shit is getting ridiculous. Saw I wasn’t even that good, nor were the Hostels. Blatant gore isn’t scary, it’s Fangoria centerfolds. Give me some killer mind-fuck that will keep me awake all night, not this buckets of red corn syrup and exploding eyeballs crap.
When Fandoms Collide.
No doubt a challenge provoked by bong hits and double dares. Who wants to drive to Atlanta this weekend to see the battle of the century?
Be afraid, be very afraid.
Sunday Latte Art
Seems like an awful lot of work for a cup of joe, but it sure is neat.
More Max Blumethal
Rapture Ready: The Unauthorized Christians United for Israel Tour.
I can’t really put into words how scary this shit is. These aren’t the wackos of Jesus Camp or the far-right and bat-shit insane Fred Phelps types, these are mainstream evangelicals and members of our governing body.
People actually believe this fucking demons and fairies shit! Amazing!
Friday night musical interlude.
LEV the thereminbot and his newly-built pal thumpbot play “Crazy” with help from a 20-year-old MT32 synthesizer.
Have a good weekend.
The Riches.
So Forbes released its list of the 400 richest Americans and no surprise Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and the Google kids are at the top. Now I could give a rat’s ass about the 400, but what is more interesting is the few that have fallen from the list in recent years. However, as USA Today points out, they weren’t dropped because their businesses tanked but because they gave too much of their money away.
Forbes calls these the "Selfless" who fell off the list of the USA's 400 richest, not because their businesses went bust, but because they gave too much away.Thomas Monaghan of Domino's Pizza. Fell off in 1999. His current net worth is $600 million after giving away $600 million.
Richard Goldman, a Levi Strauss heir. Fell off in 2001. Has given away $650 million. Current wealth: $350 million.
James Stowers Jr. of American Century mutual funds. Fell off in 2003. Has given away $1.2 billion. Current wealth: $800 million.
Herbert Sandler of Golden West Financial has a net worth of $500 million; his wife and former co-CEO Marion Sandler, $650 million. Both fell off the list in 2005, each having given $650 million. Bernard Osher, Marion's brother, has a net worth of $200 million and has given away $830 million.
Now I know that Buffet and Gates have been serious philanthropists lately, but to give away so much money it drops you from the list, now that’s giving. Then again, Gates could give a $5 billion away and still be the top dog. Still, it is comforting to know that some of the richest Americans aren’t just hoarding it all and swimming in their treasure like Scrooge McDuck.
I’d like to think that if I were a billionaire I’d give a lot away too. I mean come on, who really needs more than $100 million? Then again, I might just blow it all on hookers and booze.
Darkly Dreaming Coincidence.
I stopped by Borders for a random coffee this evening and Jeff Lindsay, author of the Dexter series, was there signing his new book Dexter in the Dark. I found this to be an odd coincidence considering I just finished watching the first season of the Showtime series today. The show is excellent and I’d be interested to read the books. Unfortunately the store was sold out of all three books and I couldn’t buy them and get them signed.
Maybe next time I suppose, though it was still cool to see and meet the man behind the series. One day maybe I’ll be on the other side of the table.
Fred Thompson Should Stick to TV.
Presidential hopeful Fred Thompson recently did a whirlwind tour through Florida, mostly visiting the elderly in places like The Villages. While here he stopped for a chat with Gov. Crist and dropped this gem:
On oil drilling, Thompson said he was surprised to learn that reserves may exist in the Everglades. "But maybe that's one of the things I need to learn while I'm down here," said Thompson, seated next to Crist in the Governor's Office....
Thompson, who said he visited nine Florida cities during last week's barnstorming tour, also sought to clarify what many environmentalists see as an overly eager approach to oil drilling.
"Everybody needs a seat at the table," he said. "There are competing interests in this country. But nobody wants to see $100 [a barrel] oil, either. We have to do what's reasonable and makes sense. I'm not . . . going to take this, that or the other off the table."
Thompson also said, "Florida is a very important state to me."
This man should not be president.
Apparently he thinks the best way to combat rising oil prices is…TO DRILL FOR MORE OIL! Hey Aqua-Velva Man, I have an idea, how about we stop relying on oil so much. Just a thought you know, considering we’re not only sucking the life out of the planet but putting ourselves in compromising positions with terrorist countries. I know things like bio-diesel, solar, wind and other alternative energy sources might sound scary to your Ronald Reagan/John Wayne-sense of politicking, but considering our current situation it may not be a bad idea. That’s the idea you shouldn’t take off of the table, not drilling in for oil in the already threatened Everglades.
Crist’s repsonse: “I really prefer that we not do that,” Crist quickly added.
He may not be perfect, but at least Crist is looking out for his state.
That was fast.
“Don’t Tase Me, Bro” T-shirt available from GoodStorm.com. Awesome. The internets move at the speed of light, them are fast tubes.
More about it at Boing Boing and Wired’s Threat Level.
John Kerry is an Idiot.
Via ABC News blogs:
"I was not aware that a taser was used until after I left the building," he continued. "I hope that neither the student nor any of the police were injured. I regret enormously that a good healthy discussion was interrupted."
Ok, now watch the video:
NOTE: This particular video doesn’t show the first part where he asked the questions. Check around to find other videos that start earlier, this one was just one of the most clear. He wasn’t criticizing Kerry’s politics, he was asking him why he conceded the election so quickly even though records showed that Kerry may have won. Some video comments and reports are getting this wrong, all you have to do is watch the video to clarify this.
The police were wrong to use that much force and I hope all of those involved are fired. After further review I think that Andrew scripted and plotted this entire event in order to get the media attention he is now getting. While the police did use excessive force, he also baited them into doing so. Read the stories, watch the videos and look Meyer’s website.