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Earthquake rocks the east coast

Brian — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:31:55 +0000

Been listening to the news turn into their full, 24-hour crisis coverage with regards to the 5.4 (really?) quake that rocked the entire east coast. But really, words don’t tell the story. Pics of the devastation say everything.

Yelling at White People

Brian — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:50:50 +0000

This blog was presented to me as a guy “just him yelling at white people.” That seems about right.

Friday Links

Brian — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:27:51 +0000

The very best of the internet, as decided by me after 15 minutes of casual browsing.

One way to Cut the Debt

In honor of Passover: The story behind Moses

In honor of Easter: TGIF

All White B-Ball

Smoking Warnings for Girls

Utah parent tells school: “F@ck Democracy”

Valentine’s Breakup (in honor of April I guess)

Justin Bieber Steals from Raaaaandy

Friday Links

Brian — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:36:46 +0000

Some are saying the internet is in a slump right now, and it’s true that the last few weeks have been below the high standards the web has set. Maybe it’s time to admit that February 2003, also known as the BEST MONTH EVER for the internet is not coming back. Let’s just enjoy what we have and move on…

Where SuperBowl Ads go to Die

Target Shoppers Mock Wal-Mart Shoppers

(while poor Kmart shoppers no longer exist)

Stewart on “:Fair and Balanced”

Ghosts of Presidents Past

I knew this happened

Wizard! You shall not pass!

(just was thinking of this classic scene from Extras)

Muzak Attacks Oregon DMV employees

Friday Links

Brian — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:07:12 +0000

Today is this blog’s 50^th anniversary. Happy Birthday Blog! It honor of that, here is the first joke that kicked off this blog’s life (though, keep in mind, in 1960 when it first appeared, few people read it since the blog was relatively new and home computers hadn’t even been invented yet!):

It looks like Joanne Woodward is up to her old tricks again. After getting the first star on the Hollywood walk of fame, she reportedly said to the press, “Now I’ll have more guys walking on me than Myrna Loy at a UNESCO convention.”

Amazingly, the humor still stands up. Now for some links:

Can anyone win the Super Bowl?

Corporations for president?

(I’m not sure we’d notice the difference)

Mario meets Sonic

Football head-painter explains himself

The blogs must be crazy?

I think the word you’re looking for is asshole

Uncomfortably sexual Go-Bot moments

Toyota Recall Updates

Friday Links: Aziz Edition

Brian — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:05:36 +0000

Is Aziz Ansari the funniest Minor TV Celebrity working today? No, that title goes to John Hodgman, who pretty much invented the category of minor TV celebrity.

Is he the funniest Indian American on TV today? My friend Ari is actually from India and he’s pretty funny, but he’s also not on TV as far as I know, so then yes, he is.

In any case, whatever he is, he’s pretty funny and with his new comedy special out, he’s all over the place now. Could this minor TV celebrity be making the transformation to major TV celebrity?

Probably not. He’s too short and he has a beard and he’s some race that’s not white or black. We don’t do undersized, unshaved, nuanced racial politics very well in this country (see Margaret Cho). Still, he’s funny, so he’ll always have that. Unless he goes the Robin Williams route with his career.

Anyways, with that in mind, a special Aziz Ansari Friday Links edition:

Aziz takes on Linens

Going to an R. Kelly Concert

Racism Lesson from Flight of the Conchords

With Jimmy Kimmel, on Kayne West

Raaaaaaaady part 1, part 2, and part 3

From Human Giant: Why rollerblading is hard

Friday Links

Brian — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:24:56 +0000

We start off this special Friday Links section with a question: What’s black and red and red all over? Now, onto the links:

No hitter on LSD?

(This may be the greatest sports story ever!)

David home from the dentist

(why I’m just finding this now, I don’t know)

Surprise Kitten

Poor, poor Dubai

Just for the record, I totally predicted this would happen

Tiger Woods Case Pretty F#cked up says Onion

What will the Egg Lobby think of next?

Strange Goodwill donations

Racist Microwaves on Cragislist

(honestly, this is my favorite site ever)

Friday Links

Brian — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:16:47 +0000

If all the internet could be reduced to eight links, then first of all, it wouldn’t be that useful, and second of all, there probably would be other, better links besides these, but there you have it.

Defending the imagined constitution

(here area man also equals cable news host)

Daily Show correspondent covers the buzz over Sarah Palin in NY

Palin on Oprah on Conan

(somehow she is much more coherent this way)

Telephone vs. the telegraph, a classic debate

Honest HBO Warnings

From Homestarrunner: Wedding Videographer Ideas

A classic: Big Lebowski as He Man

911 Emergency: Parents steal kid’s Xbox

Friday Links

Brian — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:28:19 +0000

Friday Links is back! Blame the economy, rising commodity prices, healthcare reform, international strife, and the refusal of certain local grocery stores to ever have an adequate selection of produce when all you really want is a kiwi for its absence. Now, revel—revel I say—in its glorious return. Or at least click on a few of the links.

Ford Unveils New Car for 2010, From 1993

Victim of Car Accident not Glen Beck

Literary Comics

Social Hierarchy Through the Years

(this is just primed for a Marxist reading, but who has the time?)

This won’t help Blockbuster’s Recruitment Efforts

Jon Stewart on that Damn Healthcare Bill

(so do Republicans hate health care or reading?)

Modern Romance