June 2009
97 posts
The Muppets “Mahna Mahna”
When my...
“I’ve always dabbled. I’ve always nearly written a book, I’ve...”
– Ricky Gervais, interviewed by the Onion A.V. Club, January 2007
Now playing: Mos Def “Twilite...
What Are The World's Weirdest Hangover Cures? →
Featuring: rabbit droppings, armpit lemons, deep-fried canary, and more.
“The only way you can write the truth is to assume that what you set down will...”
– Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin
“And every book is a period piece now— since years or even weeks in America...”
– from Kurt Vonnegut’s “Oversexed in Indianapolis” — an essay within Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons (Opinions)
Method Man & Redman “Father’s...
Guardian Council: Over 100% voted in 50 cities →
“Iran’s Guardian Council has suggested that the number of votes collected in 50 cities surpass the number of the people eligible to cast ballot in those areas.”
(via AnnCurry who notes Presstv is funded by Iran)
Claims of vote-rigging in Iran backed by British... →
“Loneliness is the human condition. Cultivate it. The way it tunnels into you...”
– Janet Fitch, White Oleander
Revisiting: “Modern Mystery” Someone...
A Top Ten List of the Nerd-Friendliest Coffee... →
Famous last meal requests
According to Wikipedia:
Adolf Eichmann: He declined a special meal, preferring a bottle of Carmel, a dry red Israeli wine. He drank about half of it.
Aileen Wuornos: She declined a special meal, but had a hamburger and other snack food from the prison’s canteen. Later, she drank a cup of coffee.
Allen Lee Davis: 350-pound “Tiny” Davis had the following last meal: one...
“In my opinion, most women made one basic mistake: they expected their husbands...”
– Margaret Atwood, Lady Oracle
“Why is it we want so badly to memorialize ourselves? Even while we’re...”
– Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin