I like to be up on the newest technology, even if it’s just a twinkle in some lonely inventor’s eye. But most gadgets are pretty frivolous. They’re way too expensive and impractical. They usually sound cool at first, but then the novelty wears off and you have an expensive paperweight that isn’t […]
Archive for January, 2005
You must watch this Flash movie commissioned by the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation.
Sorry, you’ll never get those 4 minutes of your life back. But the song’s damn catchy right? Worthless, but catchy.
Actually, I wouldn’t be surprised if this were the brainchild of a parent whose child was horribly disfigured in a tragic, avoidable, […]
Anyone who’s ever lived near 14th Street in Manhattan or Williamsburg in Brooklyn knows that the L is a cruel mistress. She’s never there when you want her to be, she arrives late, and she will run right past and snub you. She won’t explain to you why she does what she does. […]
If you can’t laugh at this, then the terrorists have truly won.
[via Misadventures of Jer]
Well, it’s been a wild ride. Fitness Celebrity John Basedow is allegedly alive and well and has never even been to Thailand. For some of you it’s been a troubling time, for others nothing could have made us you happier. I’d like to share some of the more poignant thoughts other people […]
Okay, the fact that this is a crock is not surprising. I see these all the time in the train, but this onedoes stand out. And I’m going to ignore the poor grammar, but suffice it to say this was clearly done on a computer, and spell checkers are automatic these days. […]
I’d like to share an interesting coincidence that happened this weekend, but first I’d like to talk about coincidences in general. I think coincidences happen a lot more often than we know, or would happen if people paid more attention to the world around them. Since I have a tricked-out photographic memory, I […]
The United States Air Force at one point considered researching using powerful aphrodisiacs to adversely affect discipline and morale in enemy units.
You read right. Aphrodisiacs.
What were they gonna do, lob Spanish Fly grenades at enemy strongholds? The actual quote reads: “One distasteful but completely non-lethal example would be strong aphrodisiacs, especially […]
I love this take on religion.
Let me tell you a story. The other day I went to the Bagel Store in Williamsburg and ordered a bagel and coffee. The bagel was delicious, but the coffee was too hot so I barely put a dent in it. In the display was a beautiful chocolate chip muffin, so I […]
