29 May 08 | tags: humor, tech | 3 comments
A Handy Guide for Being the Worst Computer User Ever
From your friendly support technician.
4 February 08 | tags: humor | add a comment
Intro to Marketing
As you may have heard, Woolworth's pulled from their stores a bed designed for young girls called Lolita. They said they didn't know the term referred to the literary character of the same name, who was the subject of her stepfather's lust. crooked house suggests some other products they might want to look into selling, including a Medea line of maternity wear and Lady Macbeth gloves.
18 January 08 | tags: green, humor, sex | add a comment
My Favorite Headline of the Week
"Heidi Fleiss to Open Eco-brothel for Women".
Progress! It's a wonderful (and sometimes unintentionally humorous) thing.
5 December 07 | tags: humor | add a comment
Pretend To Be a Time Traveler Day
Pretend To Be a Time Traveler Day:
You must spend the entire day in costume and character. The only rule is that you cannot actually tell anyone that you are a time traveler. Other than that, anything’s game.
I hope some real time travelers use this as an opportunity to visit our time unnoticed. If anyone from the future needs a place to crash, let me know.
3 December 07 | tags: humor | add a comment
Five Hot Fictional Characters
Speaking of Marlowe, he got edged out of LitKicks' Five Hot Fictional Characters by other hardboiled literary detective Sam Spade. Sorry, Marlowe's still my top pick.
3 December 07 | tags: humor | add a comment
Well, It's About Time
28 November 07 | tags: blogs, humor | add a comment
Hats, People. Hats.
Over at Rifftrax, Michael J. Nelson now has a proper blog. He promises that hats are to be featured frequently.
28 November 07 | tags: humor, scifi | add a comment
The Oppression of Star Trek Fans
As you may have noticed, on the sidebar of my site is a badge from Amnesty International's Irrepressible campaign, which fights censorship worldwide. With each refresh, it displays a new quote from a censored piece of writing. Most of them, expectedly, refer to severe crises of censorship and violation of human rights.
However, there's one quote that keeps popping up that has me mystified:
Star Trek fans are being offered a [sic] "once in a lifetime" opportunity to buy models, props and sets from the show
Who censored this? Why does Amnesty International have to take up the cause of oppressed Star Trek fans who possibly were once denied the opportunity to buy costly bits of memorabilia? I'm very confused.
13 November 07 | tags: humor, religion, science | add a comment
T-Rexes Eating Coconuts
John Scalzi goes to the Creation Museum. Hilarity, naturally, ensues.
2 November 07 | tags: humor | add a comment
If Taglines Were Honest
Via Swissmiss, I discovered a very funny blog by a writer who also happens to post adorable baby pictures. And this - if taglines were honest:
Ikea: One day you’ll be able to afford real furniture.
Hummer: Get the attention you’ve always craved. While filling up the gas tank again.
PopTarts: Until you realize how disgusting they are, we’ll keep making them.
1 November 07 | tags: humor, scifi | add a comment
The 'Worst' of SciFi
Oh my. From Smart Bitches, the funniest thing I've seen all week: Top Worst Lines in SciFi Erotica.
It starts with: "She shivered as he ran his eyes over her. She was almost sorry when he retracted them back into his skull." - and pretty much goes downhill from there.
There's also a few other lists, such as the Top Cases on SciFi CourtTV, which includes: "Death Star v. R2D2: Socket-based sexual assault."
15 October 07 | tags: awesomeness, humor, politics | add a comment
I'm an Op-Ed Columnist (And So Can You!)
Might I suggest you start your morning with Stephen Colbert's guest column via Maureen Dowd's column in the NY Times?
30 September 07 | tags: humor, scifi | 2 comments
Star Wars Viewing Order
Kottke raised a very important question Friday for geek parents: in which order will you show your child the Star Wars movies? I've actually considered this at great length already. There are a lot of movies, books, and music important to me that I look forward to introducing to my daughter as she grows older, but Star Wars requires a game plan. For example, I intend to show her the episodes in original release order. Not only because the "first" episodes are barely watchable in the first place, but because whatever draw they do have is entirely based on their connections to the originals. However, I'm not going to split hairs about original versions vs. remastered versions. Some of the additions are pretty cool, and, sadly, my own cassettes have been lost to time.
I will, though, take pains to explain that in the real Star Wars, Han shoots first.
19 September 07 | tags: humor, politics | 2 comments
Is America Ready for a Woman President?
Priceless. I only wish they could have expanded it.
It's a question that deserves a good parody. I wonder if any of these women have anything to say about it?