Unimportant but Mildly Amusing
Reason #2669….
…not to ever get a tattoo.
This Sort Of Thing Only Happens In Los Angeles
Chewbacca fondles Marilyn Monroe at Harry Potter movie premiere. I wonder how the police sketch artist is going to handle that one. “I realize he was quite hairy. Were there any other distinguishing characteristics, ma’am?”
Chef Sues Sous Chef
It’s not my own headline, but I couldn’t possibly have improved on it. And it’s 100% accurate. Seems that a sous chef for a high-end seafood restaurant in New York copied, ingredient for ingredient and technique for technique, all of… Continue Reading
It Looks Like This
When you leave an unopened can of soda in a sealed car, in the desert, in the middle of June, for hours at a time, and then don’t attend to it until late in the day, this is what happens:… Continue Reading
Second-Guessing the Sopranos
On the subject of the end of The Sopranos, one expert has said: “You can’t second-guess the artist.” Well, of course you can. He’s saying that you shouldn’t. Different words, different meanings. Get it right!
It Was New Jersey
I have a confession to make: I’m doing an unbelievably dorky thing and saving state quarters. There’s no reason for it or expectation of value, it’s just something I’m doing for my own amusement. The Wife humors me and lets… Continue Reading
Plinko Will Never Be The Same
A surprisingly poignant article about Bob Barker retiring from The Price is Right. A taste: Like most good teachers, he made the lesson as painless as possible. Here was this exceptionally bright man, who knew exactly how silly the games… Continue Reading
TV Gone Bad
The BBC has a list of horrifically bad reality TV show pitches, only some of which were nixed before they were ever broadcast. It’s good to know that there are limits. Astonishingly slack limits, true, but limits nonetheless. It’s really… Continue Reading
Lolcats
After seeing some fun examples of this particular art form, I thought I’d give it a try. UPDATE: And then FARK did it … with Presidents! It’s teh funny!