June 2008
22 posts
Sawyer's Nickname Generator - ABC.com →
Sawyer would call me “Abacus”
Lostpedia!
merlin: Nicknames - Lostpedia Sawyer’s nicknames for people. Selected: Charlie: Amigo, Babynapper, Chuckie, Has-Been Pop Star, Jiminy Cricket, Little Limey Runt, Munchkin, Oliver Twist, A Reject From VH1 Has-Beens, Sport, Tattoo, Three Men & a Baby (with Hurley and Aaron - “I counted Hurley twice”) Hurley: Annoying, Avalanche, Barbar (mispronunciation of Babar), Gumby, Chicken Little,...
May 2008
26 posts
Numb nuts
kayteepee: Last night I watched a few minutes of the Scripts Spelling Bee, which I didn’t realize was so funny. This kid, Sameer Mishra who eventually went on to win the competition, was given the word ‘numnah’ to spell. But the way in which the announcer pronounced the word, it sounded like he said ‘numb nut.’ Sameer, with a confused and awkward look on his face, asked the announcer to...
“There’s an old saying about those who forget history. I don’t...”
– Stephen Colbert
Uncontacted Amazon tribe photographed →
Holy crap!! Tribes like this still exist?? And even more importantly, did the camera used to photograph them capture their souls?
Happy Memorial Day
It’s that time again - the last Monday in May. Time to enjoy a three-day weekend with family and friends, and spend time outside on this traditional first weekend of Summer. Put out the American flags, fire up the grill, put some beer on ice, and slash prices store-wide for unbelievable bargains… all to honor America’s war dead.
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“When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.”
– Henny Youngman
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Winemaking patriarch Robert Mondavi dies - Food... →
“The New York Times reported Thursday that the senator (Obama) had used the word...”
– Obama says he’s sorry for ‘sweetie’ comment - Barack Obama News- msnbc.com
John Edwards for Attorney General! →
Here’s some electoral math…. John Edwards: My first choice in 2004. Joe Biden: First choice, John Edwards second choice in 2008. Barack Obama third choice, but got my vote ahead of fourth choice Hillary. Second choice now supports third/only choice in 2008. Obama’s #1? Yes he is. Where does this leave Johnny? Too nice for VP… he’d have to be AG!
SS America Shipwreck - Google Maps →
Just a reminder of how cool Google Maps really is… here’s the wreck of the SS America.
Pirate Music, Lose Your House →
cubicle17: Los Angeles County just added a new category to the rule that allows it to declare property a public nuisance. Under this law… The county retains the right to shutter a property for up to a year for [engaging in music/video piracy] and also gives local authorities the right to bring a civil action to “temporarily restrain, preliminarily enjoin, and/or permanently enjoin the person...
How to decide who lives and who dies. →
They’ve decided, so you don’t have to!
“pedestrian traffic rules:
look, it’s really simple. walking on a NYC sidewalk...”
– CATSLOCK: on the Subject of cats and typography
Astronomy Picture of the Day →
Awesome site to see what’s out there.
