April 2010
“Tween girls are fonts of resentment and fascist control impulses.”
– Alex Balk: Don’t let the “American Idol” part scare you away, this is IMPORTANT.
Finally: There's A Show About Having Teen Angst... →
“I’m in a Chinese restaurant in L.A. and my server is wearing a yarmulke....”
– @hannibalburess
“Even our loftiest thoughts and aspirations are mere byproducts of neural...”
– DNA co-founder Francis Crick (Ahhh!) (via the Stuff You Should Know podcast “Are There People Who Feel Others’ Pain?”)
Music Appreciation
John: yeah, I've always been pretty terrible at following lyrics too, so I don't feel like I'm missing out on much when music doesn't have any vocals - especially when I have to do work that involves thinking verbally
Jordan: I mean, I still appreciate voice quality and all that. But Thom Yorke proves it best, it doesn't matter whatsoever what they're singing about.
John: yeah. I've never understood a single word that guy has uttered. They could be a Christian rock band for all I know
Jordan: I think they're actually all Kosher recipes. Radiohead is a covert Hasidic band. "That's right, then add one part lemon. That's right, then add one part lemon."
(via http: //generaltau.tumblr.com/)
“Consider that the proponents of right-wing ‘freedom’ are not even slightly...”
– Matt Yglesias (via savingpaper) (Feeling especially political today, sorry about that.)
Oklahoma Backs Abortion Restrictions →
The Oklahoma Legislature voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to override vetoes of two highly restrictive abortion measures, one making it a law that women undergo an ultrasound and listen to a detailed description of the fetus before having an abortion.
Though other states have passed similar measures forcing women to have ultrasounds, Oklahoma’s law goes further, requiring a doctor or technician to...
“None of us want to see the borders open. None of us want to see drugs and...”
– Oh snap, Al Sharpton
“The year was 19-dickity-2, we had to say dickity because the Kaiser stole the...”
– Abe Simpson (via eyeonspringfield)
“This “article” was awful. I don’t think the author should...”
– The greatest story ever told: Indiana University’s Little 500 party coverage
(H/T: Laura K.)
No. Let ME reach out to YOU. →
Arrested Development References To Its Actors'... →
(via markarms, inothernews, onemoretimewithfeeling)
“Humans may crave absolute certainty; they may aspire to it; they may pretend, as...”
– Carl Sagan (via tmblg, markn)
“The acidity of the tomatoes pairs perfectly with the goat cheese and shrimp,...”
– My friends made a pizza — vote for it!
“The nation’s interior is supposedly a place of rugged individualists, unlike the...”
– A Red-Blue Terror Alert - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com (via peterwknox)
British Airspace To Open Tomorrow →
Man charged with intentionally vomiting on girl at... →
(via kevindwire)
“Why did the white guy have four beers?
Because it was Friday evening and he...”
– MaxFunJokes
“How do you wake Lady Gaga up from a nap?
Poker Face”
– MaxFunJokes
“What is a ghost’s favorite kind of pie?
Probably whatever kind it liked...”
– MaxFunJokes
“How do you get down off a goose? What are you doing up on a goose in the first...”
– Jokes and jokes and jokes …
“Where is Engagement, Ohio?
It’s between Dayton and Marion.”
– Midwest-based Dumb jokes that you like anyway.
“What did the fish say when it ran into a wall?
Dam!”
– Max Fun Forum: Dumb jokes that you like anyway.
WatchUrlesque’s Cat Chat
(via urlesque, soupsoup, kellyreeves)
Yahoo! Challenging Ruling That Allows Gov't To... →
Len - “Steal My Sunshine”
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“There is a sky scraper on LaSalle with a gigantic mosaic of Icarus over the...”
– @AlexReplied
Cilantro Haters, It’s Not Your Fault →