Lance on Aug 14 2008 | Filed under: Economics, Humor, Lance's Page
FROM: Dr Ben Bernanke
Central Bank of United States of America
01-658-555-1234
TO: CEO
Lagos, Nigeria
Dear Friend:
I have been requested by the regional members Federal Reserve of the USA to contact you for assistance in resolving a matter. The Federal Reserve of the USA has recently concluded a large number of contracts for credit derivative investment vehicles “CDIV” in [...]
MichaelW on Aug 09 2008 | Filed under: Humor, MichaelW's Page
If you’re not laughing hysterically while watching this, then you’re probably crying uncontrollably … from laughing so hard. Turn up the volume for this one:
Funniest Laugh Ever - Watch more free videos
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Lance on Aug 01 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Humor, Lance's Page
I still hate the housing bill.
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Lance on Jul 27 2008 | Filed under: Foreign affairs, Humor, Lance's Page
Obama makes his first effort at diplomacy with the Palestinians. The response:
F- - - Washington, f- - - Obama and f- - - you.
I feel encouraged, how about you?
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Lance on Jul 27 2008 | Filed under: Culture, Humor, Lance's Page
It isn’t just that this is funny-or so devastatingly literate, profane and lovingly crafted- and all over the removal of the indefinite article “a”. Nor is is just that Giles is so absolutely correct to be so exercised over the removal of the indefinite article “a.”
What I find so wonderfully amusing is that it is [...]
Lance on Jul 27 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Humor, Lance's Page
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Lance on Jul 25 2008 | Filed under: Humor, Lance's Page, Media
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MichaelW on Jul 12 2008 | Filed under: Blogs, Humor, MichaelW's Page, Uncategorized
I won’t bore you with the details, but I’ve been invited to blog at QandO and I took it.
That’s right, I hopped all over that opportunity like a starving alley cat on plate of tuna fresh and a saucer of milk. And I like it. So sue me. Just remember that I’m [...]
ChrisB on Jun 24 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
Oooooh yeah!
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Joshua Foust on Jun 24 2008 | Filed under: Foreign affairs, Josh's Page
Pic: simplistic political activism at the Blaha Lujla metro stop in Central Budapest. My own thoughts on the matter are here. And no, Michael, the Gellert baths were not as molest-y as you made them out to be. Rather, the aggressors weren’t quite as frightening as you implied!
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ChrisB on Jun 10 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
McCain Condoms
Obama Condoms
Have to go with the McCain brand myself. Trust my troops with it more and I have to pull out too early with the Obama brand.
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MichaelW on Jun 06 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Humor, Media, MichaelW's Page, Religion and theology
Perhaps the most interesting thing to come out of this (unbearably) long campaign season is the rare opportunity to witness deification in process. From Mark Morford, a San Francisco Gate columnist:
Is Obama an enlightened being?
Spiritual wise ones say: This sure ain’t no ordinary politician. You buying it?
I find I’m having this discussion, this weird [...]
MichaelW on Jun 04 2008 | Filed under: Humor, MichaelW's Page, science
Guess what part of your brain is not primarily for storing information about a two gyrating hippos on a camping trip.
The right parahippocampal gyrus. Much to your (and my) surprise, that part of the brain is used to detect sarcasm. Because apparently there is not enough info about gyrating hippos to fill up [...]
ChrisB on May 23 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
But he still gives a great speech.
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MichaelW on May 13 2008 | Filed under: Humor, MichaelW's Page, Notes on the war
Both via Major John at Miserable Donuts, a milblog. First, a joke as told by an Iraqi Army captain:
President Jalal Talibani summoned the leaders of the Iraqi parliament to his office for a meeting. In the middle of the meeting his wife calls him and says, “Jalal, there is a thief in our house!” [...]
Lance on May 01 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Health Care, Humor, Lance's Page
Yet another reason to read Steve Newton, you discover blogs with stuff like this on it:
But the secret reason why all white people love socialized medicine is that they all love the idea of receiving health care without having a full-time job. This would allow them to work as a freelance designer/consultant/copywriter/photographer/blogger, open their own [...]
Lance on Apr 19 2008 | Filed under: Humor, Lance's Page, Music, Religion and theology
Heh, a response to Richard Dawkins and the unbelievers amongst us. Right or wrong, arrogant condescension does not go unpunished.
Hat tip: D.A. Ridgely
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MichaelW on Apr 10 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Humor, MichaelW's Page
I have no idea who’s going to win the election this year, but as I attempt to handicap the race I’m drawn to the old saw that the person with whom most people would rather sit down at a local watering hole and knock back a few tall cold ones with will be the eventual [...]
ChrisB on Apr 04 2008 | Filed under: Chris' Page, Environment, Humor
Pirates Take French Cruise Ship and Gobal Temperatures to ‘Decrease’
It seems we have more correlation between pirates and global warming now. It may be time to update this graph with a downward and backward turn.
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ChrisB on Apr 01 2008 | Filed under: Chris' Page, Humor
Man they had some great skits on that show. I miss it.
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MichaelW on Mar 20 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
No, it’s not about a farting midget at a basketball game. So I guess in that sense the headline is sort of false advertising.
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MichaelW on Feb 13 2008 | Filed under: Humor, MichaelW's Page, Music
My first thought was something along the lines of that soliloquy from The Commitments where Jimmy Rabbitte encourages his erstwhile band to internalize the thought “I’m black, and I’m proud.”
Do you not get it, lads? The Irish are the blacks of Europe. And Dubliners are the blacks of Ireland. And the Northside Dubliners are the [...]
Lee on Feb 12 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
I am really enjoying the cinematic PETA ads depicting KFC’s Colonel Sanders as an evil prison warden abusing anthropomorphic chicken men. This one in particular is hilarious. The premise and message is too ridiculous to take seriously as any kind of political message, thus it transcends its purpose to become genuine entertainment. One wonders [...]
Lee on Feb 11 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
Never tease a camel: Video.
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Lee on Jan 17 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
Brian Ledbetter thinks he may have found the elusive Cuban despot in Cairo.
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ChrisB on Jan 16 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
A look at some possible constitutional changes Huckabee would make if he becomes president. Heh.
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