Daily Archives: July 10, 2008
And They Called it Kitty Love
Posted on July 10, 2008 26 Comments
Awwwww. Their publicists maintain Ghlaghghee and Zeus are “just good friends.” Possibly because at this point neither of them possess the plumbing to be anything else. Yes, that would put a damper on things, wouldn’t it.
I Coin This Word in the Name of Humanity, Part II: Puckerguard
Posted on July 10, 2008 23 Comments
Just checked with Google to see if the word exists out there, and it doesn’t, so today’s new word: Puckerguard. Definition: Well, think about what part of your body puckers. Now think about what guards it. There you go. Update: Some folks feel that the word works better in plural form (“puckerguards”). I think there’s […]
From the “People This Lacking in Self-Awareness Really Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Speak in Public Ever Again” Files
Posted on July 10, 2008 80 Comments
The following heart-stoppingly clueless comment, from this CNN article on Barack Obama: With Clinton’s debt yet to be paid off, some of her supporters are balking at the idea of donating to Obama — especially if he does not choose her to be his running mate. “I certainly know there are lots of people who […]
Sometime Around Midnight by The Airborne Toxic Event
Posted on July 10, 2008 20 Comments
If The Edge from U2 and Ian McCollough from Echo and the Bunnymen loved each other very much and had a baby, I think it would sound a little like this. Ah, so mopey and jangly. Here’s their MySpace page. Hat tip to Doselle Young for bringing these wacky kids to my attention.
Maybe They’re on a Book Deadline, Too
Posted on July 10, 2008 10 Comments
Iran appears to have Photoshopped a picture of missiles launching. Oops. I have nothing useful to say about this. It’s just that I Photoshop as a procrastinatory thing, so it makes me wonder if they do too. “Damn it it, I was supposed to have enriched this uranium six days ago! Oh, well. Hey, this […]
Vin Diesel and Downloadable Books
Posted on July 10, 2008
Another Thursday, another AMC science fiction movie column. In this one, I explain why The Chronicles of Riddick is a perfect example of how not to make a science fiction sequel. Yes, folks, the nerdgassery in this one will be mighty — but in the end you will have learned something for free that Universal […]
The Unbearable Ridiculousness of Bacon
Posted on July 10, 2008 27 Comments
It’s now official: Two of the top five days that Whatever has had in its entire near-decade run, unique visitorship-wise, have been because of entries concerning bacon. Seriously, here’s the top attendance figures, and the entries that motivated them: 1. Creation Museum Visit (72k) 2. Bacon Cat (66k) 3. Bacon Patient Zero (56k) 4. Wikipedia […]
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