June 29, 2011

             Perhaps I'm just not worldly enough, but I have
             yet to meet a rancher I would describe as "jolly."

 

Top of the Heap:   This is AWESOME!  Hardlywork.in converts your Facebook feed into an Excel format
     http://www.hardlywork.in/

A Different Look at Common Things
      http://funnyjpg.blogspot.com/2011/06/different-look-at-common-things-37-pics.html

Proof that we're pretty much close to Armageddon:  Deep Fried Kool-Aid Balls.
      http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2005694/Americas-hot-new-snack-deep-fried-Kool-Aid-balls.html

17 Fascinating Facts You Might Not Know about the TV Series Bonanza
      http://www.neatorama.com/2011/06/23/17-facts-you-might-not-know-about-bonanza/

Miss your hometown newspaper?  Odds are it's on the Newspaper Map
     http://newspapermap.com/

How to Eat When You're Really Broke
     http://money.msn.com/saving-money/how-to-eat-when-you-are-really-broke-weston.aspx

TSIA:  Animals Being Dicks  (silly .gifs of ... well, animals being dicks)
     http://animalsbeingdicks.com/

Five Movie Fan Theories That Make More Sense Than the Movie
     http://www.cracked.com/article_19266_5-movie-fan-theories-that-make-more-sense-than-movie.html

Actual News Headlines versus Fair and Balanced Fox News Headlines
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/actual-news-headlines-vs-fox-news-headlines

The Top 10 Most Extreme Substances
     http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread712249/pg1

I think I sat next to this guy on a plane once - the World's Smelliest Man
     http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2007220/Kailash-Singh-The-farm-worker-washed-37-years.html

Did you buy Rice Krispies or Coca Krispies between June 1, 2009 and March 1, 2010? Collect your $15
     http://consumerist.com/2011/06/get-15-in-rice-krispies-cereal-class-action.html

8 Easy Ways for "Two and a Half Men" to Kill off Charlie Sheen
     http://www.bestweekever.tv/2011-06-28/8-easy-ways-for-two-and-a-half-men-to-kill-off-charlie-sheen/

Go the F*ck to Sleep “not funny” says humorless person
     http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/06/27/zacharias.kid.book/

June 22, 2011

                                   I remember this one night in college...
                                The rest of it is pretty much a blur, though.

 

Top of the Heap:   Eldest Unmarried Son William has his high school commencement today.  In honor of that, here are some Debunked Commencement Clichés 
      http://www.martynemko.com/articles/commencement-clicheacutes-debunked_id1532

Another Top of the Heap:   In the market for a new gadget? Decide helps you decide whether to buy or wait
     http://www.decide.com/

In point of fact, *I* actually did a commencement speech - on cliches, no less.
     http://sites.google.com/site/skiptucker2/commencementspeech

Something's happening tomorrow in the Harry Potter universe.  Here's the Countdown Clock
     http://www.pottermore.com/
     http://www.youtube.com/user/JKRowlingAnnounces

Six Insane Discoveries That Science Can't Explain
     http://www.cracked.com/article_16871_6-insane-discoveries-that-science-cant-explain.html

40 Awesome iPad Apps for Science Students
     http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2011/06/15/40-most-awesome-ipad-apps-for-science-students/

Play with gravity... should keep you entertained for a few minutes...
     http://www.matthen.com/javascript/gravity.html

The 16 Most Baffling Pieces of Official Merchandise Ever
     http://www.cracked.com/article_19269_the-16-most-baffling-pieces-official-merchandise-ever.html

78 Photography Rules for Complete Idiots
     http://gawno.com/2009/05/78-photography-rules/

10 Ad Campaigns That Backfired
     http://www.businesspundit.com/10-ad-campaigns-that-backfired-badly/

The 10,000 Year Clock
     http://www.10000yearclock.net/learnmore.html

Oh, THIS should go over well with the Fear-of-Flying crowd - Airbus designs a See-Through Plane
            (SKIPNOTE:  This looks awesome!)
     http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/8572397/Plane-of-the-future-means-bedtime-stories-from-30000-feet.html

June 15, 2011

                                After exhaustive theological research culminating at
                                4am today, I have reached the confirmed conclusion
                                that there is a Special Hell reserved for those who
                                leave the hotel shower head on the "shoot-ice-water-
                                into-the-face-of-next-dude-in-this-room" setting.

Top of the Heap:   The Best Gadgets of 2011
     http://www.cool-story.com/story/177/Best-Gadgets-of-2011/

Mmmmm, bacon!  Denny's Bacon Cam
     http://www.dennys.com/en/baconalia/BaconCam

10 Ways Our Minds Warp Time
     http://www.spring.org.uk/2011/06/10-ways-our-minds-warp-time.php

Why I Love and Hate Having a Smart Phone
     http://theoatmeal.com/comics/smartphone

How to Screw with Car Salesmen (and Get a Better Deal).
     http://lifehacker.com/5811509/how-to-screw-with-car-salesmen-and-get-a-better-deal

Bus Stop Boogie Boy. This is how he waits for the bus, every day.
     http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=60720

Here's the cheesy anti-union video all Target employees have to watch
     http://gawker.com/5811371/heres-the-cheesy-anti+union-video-all-target-employees-must-endure

Here's the Best Free Anonymous Surfing Service
     http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-anonymous-surfing-service.htm

What to Say to Someone Who's Sick
     http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/12/fashion/what-to-say-to-someone-whos-sick-this-life.html?_r=1

How would you like to have a doll, er, action figure with your own face?
     http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/26119/Human+Cloning+in+Japan.html

June 8, 2011

                               Growing up, I had great difficulty
                            concentrating on saying the alphabet.
                          After special classes and several doctor
                         visits, I was diagnosed with ABCDADHD.

Top of the Heap:   50 Things Every Graphic Design Student Should Know (and most of 'em apply to all of us)
     http://www.jamiewieck.com/visual-essays/the-50-things-every-graphic-design-student-should-know/

Four "Facts" That Have Changed Since You Were in School
     http://www.neatorama.com/2011/06/01/4-%E2%80%9Cfacts%E2%80%9D-that-have-changed-since-you-were-in-school/

Photo Gallery - Passport vs. Reality
     http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1WScTX/flavorwire.com/184094/photo-gallery-passport-vs-reality

8 Animals With Wild Superpowers That Would Make Superman Jealous
     http://blastr.com/2011/06/8-jaw-dropping-superpower.php

The Sarah Palin Idiocy Tour Continues...
     http://wiscoprogressive.wordpress.com/2011/06/03/sarah-palins-paul-revere-gaffe-the-idiocy-tour-continues/

Related - Jon Stewart's Pizza Rant - I plotzed.
     http://youtu.be/MViQIhiFrPo

Still Related:  Margaret Thatcher to Sarah Palin: Don't Bother Dropping By
     http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/wintour-and-watt/2011/jun/07/margaretthatcher-sarahpalin

23 R-Rated Scenes Cut From Classic Kids Movies
     http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_208_25-r-rated-scenes-cut-from-classic-kids-movies/

Kristin Dunst vs. Her Parents.  Wow.  Just wow.
     http://youtu.be/Tb0-FdGwLM4

Some fun apps in 10 Ways to Tell if You're an iPhone Application Junkie
      http://www.phoneservice.org/blog/2011/10-ways-to-tell-you-are-an-iphone-application-junkie/

The 6 Most WTF Moments From Shakespeare Plays
     http://www.cracked.com/article_19245_the-6-most-wtf-moments-from-shakespeare-plays.html

Ninety Gaffes in Ninety Years - the Wit and Wisdom That is Prince Charles
     http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ninety-gaffes-in-ninety-years-2290148.html

Behind the Scenes of Classic Films
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/fjelstud/behind-the-scenes-of-classic-films

June 1, 2011

   I once shot an elephant in my pajamas.
   Unlike Groucho Marx, though, I know
   *exactly* what he was doing in my 
   pajamas.  However, under the numerous
   terms of the plea bargain, the circus 
   doesn't want me talking about it.
  

Top of the Heap:  10 Things You Ought to Know
     http://listverse.com/2011/05/27/10-things-you-ought-to-know/

The Top 10 Finalists in the Illusion of the Year Contest
     http://illusioncontest.neuralcorrelate.com/cat/top-10-finalists/2011/

Create and explore a virtual museum of yourself (through your Facebook profile) in The Museum of Me (Thanks, Melinder!)
     http://www.intel.com/museumofme/r/index.htm

Six Civil War Myths Everyone Believes (That Are Total S.S.)
      http://www.cracked.com/article_19223_6-civil-war-myths-everyone-believes-that-are-total-b.s..html

Creepy, Crusty, Crumbling: Illegal Tour of Abandoned Six Flags New Orleans  (Thanks, Jack!)
     http://www.lovethesepics.com/2011/05/creepy-crusty-crumbling-illegal-tour-of-abandoned-six-flags-new-orleans-75-pics/

Addicting (and most pointless) Game of the Week - Ball Droppings
     http://balldroppings.com/js/

Herschel, the Magnificent Jew   (Thanks, George!)
     http://holycannoli.posterous.com/herschel-the-magnificent-jew

7 of the most subtly depressing sitcom premises of all-time
      http://guyism.com/lifestyle/most-depressing-sitcom-premises-of-all-time.html

9 Road Signs for Life
     http://www.collegehumor.com/article/6495538/9-road-signs-for-life

7 Insane Easter Eggs Hidden in Movies and TV Shows
     http://www.cracked.com/article_19210_7-insane-easter-eggs-hidden-in-movies-tv-shows.html

The 6 Things Nobody Ever Tells You About Owning a Motorcycle
     http://www.cracked.com/article_19217_6-things-nobody-tells-you-about-owning-motorcycle.html

14 Facts You Might Not Know About The Addams Family
     http://www.neatorama.com/2011/05/25/14-facts-you-might-not-know-about-the-addams-family/

The Top 10 Myths About the Brain
     http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Top-Ten-Myths-About-the-Brain.html

The Most Complete 3D Map of the Universe.  So Far.
     http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2011/pr201116.html

Ninety Gaffes in Ninety Years - The Wit and Wisdom of Prince Phillip
     http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ninety-gaffes-in-ninety-years-2290148.html

The Hobbit release dates, titles announced
     http://collider.com/hobbit-release-dates-titles/93665/
    
Literally Unbelievable.  Stories from The Onion as interpreted by Facebook
     http://literallyunbelievable.org/

Noooooooooo!!! Hangover Part II writer hired to write Part III
      http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/craig-mazin-write-hangover-3-27827

    ...and finally...

Double the Fun? Coachella 2012 Will Span Two Weekends
     http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/05/31/double-the-fun-coachella-2012-will-span-two-weekends/