September 2010
"A thief broke into my car... →
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“…I used Craigslist, a dating site, MySpace and a fast food joint to track him down.”
"The bra is, of course, meant to be taken off... →
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“Once removed, it separates into two masks which, when placed over the nose and mouth, filter out particles that were found to be as harmful as radiation in Chernobyl.
“There is also some noise of a “counterpart device for men” in the works, though the precise shape it will take has yet to be revealed.”
Advertising to be placed in CAPTCHAS. →
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“What if, instead of typing a non sequitur, you typed “Just do it,” the Nike slogan?”
Actually, on the basis that this is two irritations combined into one, I’m provisionally all for it.
30 Days of Star Wars - Day 2
2. Favourite member of the Rebellion:
Tempted to pick Han Solo, but I never think of him as part of the Rebellion. He provides the roguish charm and cynicism that the original trilogy needed (and that the prequels sorely lacked). Yet, there’s a part of him that seems to be sticking with the Rebellion because it’s a hell of a lot of fun, and that’s where the princess is.
So, yeah - Han Solo.
“…once we have our gramophone, or iPad, or locomotive, we become that which has the gramophone, the iPad, or the locomotive, and thereby, are instantly incapable of recognizing what just happened to us, as I believe we’re incapable of understanding what broadcast television, or the radio, or telephony did to us.”
—William Gibson (interviewed here).
"Netflix has had to apologize... →
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…after it was revealed that the “enthusiastic customers” talking to the press at its Canadian launch were actors hired for the occasion, reciting lines from a prepared script.”
I Heart Chaos: EAT SHIT BILLY MITCHELL... Weibe is the King of Kong once more →
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Weibe has done it again. Steve Weibe, all American fan favorite and star of 2007′s King of Kong, is king again after shattering rival Billy Mitchell’s record. It’s been and exciting battle over the past 6 months for the Donkey Kong record title. Newcomer Hank Chien shocked the World when he…
