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nomenclature
I've always noticed, sometimes with chagrin, how very often someone's name suits their profession.
There's the case of Dr. Fang, a dentist in Northridge; or John Force of racing fame. Actually, I originally thought, when I heard of John Force, that he made his name up because, seriously, how much more bullshit-macho can you get than to be called ( Read more... ) -
The Lying, the Bitch, and the Wardrobe
Back on movies, again. This time about one that I will never see.
http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2008/06/09/080609crci_cinema_lane/?currentPage=all
Oh, and superannuated means obsolete, or retired due to old age. I had to look it up, and I figured I'd spare you guys the same search. -
flicks
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls...
...sucked.
Seriously.
Now, with that outta the way - anyone wanna go see Iron Man? -
A BAG OF NAILS
Once upon a time there was a little boy with a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he should hammer a nail in the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. But gradually, the number of daily nails dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to ( Read more... ) -
BAH hahahahhah
Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer Inc., is a defense contractor ( Read more... ) -
Legalese for the forces of Good.
Ok, so I read boilerplate all the time. I read letters written by lawyers, I write letters to lawyers, and legal mumbo-jumbo is just part of my life. That's what made starting to read the letter at the following link easy. What made finishing the letter easy was the awesome content of it. The sheer "Fuck You; Bring it on!" spirit of the ( Read more... ) -
It's a goddamned BEAR, that's why!
Germany's celebrity polar bear Knut has triggered a new controversy by fishing out 10 live carp from his moat and killing them in front of visitors. Critics say Berlin Zoo should not have put live fish inside Knut's enclosure, but German media report that the carp were put there to eat up algae... and that Knut is a polar bear.
http://news.bbc ( Read more... ) -
A lie about gasoline.
Now, I say A lie because there are many. But this is one.
A couple choice quotes, then the link:
Gasoline reserves on hand are at the highest levels since the early 1990s, which is remarkable considering the nation's refineries have been cutting back on the production of gasoline because their margins have declined.
Moving on to the weak U.S. dollar ( Read more... )
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