Worldwide Interweb Hobo Stew

Worldwide Interweb Hobo Stew

(null)Created 22 Apr 2002 at 08:34 UTC by pedro, last modified 22 Apr 2002 at 08:39 UTC by pedro.

URL: that's the point, yes

Notes:

Ok, so Wagner said that we should have a spot for posting urls. This is now the official spot.

Here's a quick lesson in html hyperlinks. If you just write the address, like this:

http://tastytronic.net/

it's not going to "light up" for people to click on it. But, if you write them like this:

<a href="http://tastytronic.net/">Tastytronic Industries</a>

The word Tastytronic Industries will show up as the link to the address in side the "a" (for anchor) tag, and be clickable. This is the preferred method, since it's easier for everyone else (except maybe you).

Ponder this mystery, and see if you don't understand, my young grasshoppers.


first non-kelsey link, posted 22 Apr 2002 at 08:42 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Rock Star

This is fun!, posted 22 Apr 2002 at 09:38 UTC by sneakums » (Fixture)

Hobo.

sausage links, posted 22 Apr 2002 at 09:38 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

funny cartoon

i did it like you said, it better work

yum, posted 22 Apr 2002 at 10:28 UTC by crackmonkey » (Fixture)

This here mulligan stew shore is tasty!

extra cheese pleeze, posted 22 Apr 2002 at 14:02 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

ok so i am bored, and was doing searches for the names of people i know, and i decided to post some of the interesting results. everyone i have searched for has had a bunch of links. but these are the best/most interesting ones for the attention-span deprived...

this is somebody with the same name as me but he's in a chicago death metal band called Broken Hope

Peter Carlson

Erik Anderson

Phil Kuhl

momma jokes

AND YES, IT IS DEATH METAL!! WE DID NOT SELL OUT ON THE NEW SH*T!! , posted 22 Apr 2002 at 15:22 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Whew! Sigh of relief.

You forgot this one:, posted 22 Apr 2002 at 15:39 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

THIS IS PHIL KUHL

Still one of my favorites, posted 22 Apr 2002 at 22:41 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

Keeping an Eye on Big Brother

Let's all do our part...

Crap, posted 22 Apr 2002 at 22:42 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

I don't think mine worked....

the problem is:, posted 22 Apr 2002 at 22:43 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

YOu wrote html:// instead of http://

Try again.

Second Attempt, posted 23 Apr 2002 at 14:24 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

Keeping an Eye on Big Brother

You Too Can Be a Hobbit and Not Just Philbo Baggins, posted 23 Apr 2002 at 18:32 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

The Hobbit Name Generator

re: death metal vs. selling out, posted 24 Apr 2002 at 03:49 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

yeah, as if there was a chance they were gonna go R&B or form an ever- so-popular 'boy band'...

Just in case you wanted to know....., posted 24 Apr 2002 at 13:04 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

FYI

Hobbits everywhere, posted 25 Apr 2002 at 23:03 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

George W. Bush: Ponto Chubb-Baggins.

i don't get it..., posted 26 Apr 2002 at 00:35 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

What's the deal with the Belen, NM thing?

Sorry, I was amusing myself, posted 26 Apr 2002 at 00:39 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

I may move to Belen, NM this summer. Big news to break so nochalantly over the web (only about 6 people know I am considering this, but not anymore obviously...) My folks live out that way, and I may take a teaching position in their school. Big decision.... The site- I was looking for info on the town and came across that page, I thought it was funny.

reet!, posted 26 Apr 2002 at 00:43 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

That's cool! That's a long ways away, but close to family is (hopefully) a good thing, in my book, anyway.

Ha!! i tricked the hobbit name generator, posted 26 Apr 2002 at 01:48 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

i typed in 'Rosy Cotton' which we all know is an actual hobbit name. the name generator spit out: 'Myrtle Knotwise of Michel Delving'

i tricked it. frod baggins comes out frodo baggins.

also, 'Samwise Gamgee' comes out: Podo Danderfluff of Willowbottom. But so does 'Al Gore'. something weird there.

'Bob Dylan' comes out: Mongo Hardbottle

check this out..., posted 26 Apr 2002 at 06:10 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

so i was searching mp3.com for a band called veronica. i got a bunch of different returns on my search, and this was one of them. i didn't actually listen to the tracks yet. i might.

wait just a new york minute!, posted 26 Apr 2002 at 08:18 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

I thought "beauty and lyrics" were YOUR special weapons...

jeremy, posted 26 Apr 2002 at 08:52 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

you're status is hot and dangerous

jeremy, posted 26 Apr 2002 at 08:52 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

you're status is hot and dangerous

no, but my age is unknown, posted 26 Apr 2002 at 09:29 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

she's hot... and she spits heat!! did you see that?

id say that's pretty darn hot.

forget the book club, posted 26 Apr 2002 at 11:51 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

Oprah's Direct-to-Video Erotic Thriller Club

here's one for your stew, posted 26 Apr 2002 at 15:51 UTC by crackmonkey » (Fixture)

"They will enjoy it instead of Coke," he said.

You know, I really don't find the dog-part of this story all that disgusting. I mean, it would be just as much of a bizarre story if it were cow or chicken, really.

But imagine the interaction:

"I'd like a coke please"

"Sure thing... yoink!"

"They will enjoy it instead of Coke," he said. , posted 26 Apr 2002 at 16:00 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

i'd personally rather have a dog burger than a glass of 'dog meat juice' or 'dog meat tonic'. i mean, given the third option of:

C: neither

id go with C. but if i had to choose between a fido sandwich or a nice warm pint o' puppy juice, id go with the burger. i mean, at least its not THAT far away from the meat i normally eat. whereas i don't ever drink anything that comes from animal meat. (at least i hope not...)

"all that disgusting", posted 26 Apr 2002 at 16:05 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Yeah, I mean, the fact that it is "meat juice" in a can is the worst part, but at least like, I'm used to consuming chicken and cow juice, albeit in more modest quantities. I'm familiar with the taste of those things, and I'm not particularly opposed to eating those animals.

Which is not to say that I'm philosophically opposed to eating dog, but the idea that this can of fluid was once a dog, running around -- the images that conjures up is what's weird. I mean like, take an animal that no cultures eat, say like, the platypus. If you went to a place, that had both chicken juice and platypus juice on tap, wouldn't you think that platypus juice is a little more bizarre?

I guess what I'm trying to say, is that I acknowledge that the species of the animal is only weird because of cultural familiarity. In general, people from the West don't eat dogmeat. But I'm not afraid to say that since I'm not used to eating dog, it is definitely more bizarre for me to imagine drinking a frosty can of dog juice.

this is kind of gross, posted 26 Apr 2002 at 16:32 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

but very funny...

a film series that focuses less on complex themes of seduction and betrayal and more on ass-cramming.

dog burger, posted 26 Apr 2002 at 16:58 UTC by crackmonkey » (Fixture)

See, I'd eat a dog burger, and think nothing of it. I'd try bugs etc, since I don't really see any particular kind of meat as being any more disgusting than any other.

I meant to say that I'd find it JUST AS BIZARRE if they had been serving cow juice. Like, I just don't think of animals as drink material.

Souper, posted 26 Apr 2002 at 17:06 UTC by nutella » (Fixture)

Serve it hot and in a bowl and it becomes a meal rather than a drink.

for you collectors out there, posted 29 Apr 2002 at 14:21 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Biblical Plague Snow Domes

a guy from a poker bbs posts funny stuff. , posted 30 Apr 2002 at 19:31 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

i thought you'd all enjoy the Evil Plan Generator

this was my evil plan (cut+pasted straight from the generator), posted 30 Apr 2002 at 19:36 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

Your objective is simple: Destroy the Earth.

Your motive is a little bit more complex: Love (Yes, it works)

Stage One To begin your plan, you must first kidnap a rock star. This will cause the world to sit up and take notice, stunned by your arrival. Who is this unholy menace? Where did they come from? And why do they look so good in a robotic exoskeleton?

Stage Two Next, you will destroy the Internet. This will cause countless hordes of mutant race to flock to you, begging to do your every bidding. Your name will become synonymous with metal, as lesser men whisper your name in terror.

Stage Three Finally, you will unleash your armies of destruction, bringing about something that\'s really metal. This will all be done from a Obsidian Citadel, an excellent choice if we might say.

These three deeds will herald the end, and the citizens of this planet will have no choice but to elect you their new god.

Trust us, it'll all come together in the end.

And for the mean-spirited...., posted 30 Apr 2002 at 20:32 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

Say It Mean

This one is fun.

for a fun experiment, , posted 30 Apr 2002 at 21:26 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

take the results from Evil Plan Generator and then cut and paste the results into Say It Mean .

re: for a fun experiment, posted 30 Apr 2002 at 21:36 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

wow...that comes out really really bad

extra bold tags, posted 1 May 2002 at 08:59 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

Hopefully this will clear up those extra tags. </b></b> Now that I've tried to fix the extra <b> tags I should offer a link to the stew. I give you the pet shop boys, with a love song for eminem.

nevemind then, posted 1 May 2002 at 09:02 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

Well that doesn't work very well. Stupid XML parser. So here's a another link for the stew: hypercolor cclothing!!

fixed., posted 1 May 2002 at 11:01 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

it's all... in... the wrists.

homestarrunner -- we love you!, posted 2 May 2002 at 00:20 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

So, there are these guys, The Brothers Chaps, and they have a great website full of cartoons of some characters they invented. Homestarrunner is the protagonist, a good guy (but not the brightest), and there are all kinds of crazy crap there. It's really funny, although it will be a pretty stiff download on a modem, I think. But you should still try to check it out. I'd recommend watching the Halloween Cartoons first, and then maybe the Jumping Jack contest, or the King of Town Special Edition DVDs. And here is the link to Homestarrunner and Friends.

DELETED!

in joke, posted 2 May 2002 at 00:21 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Ok, the DELETED! thing was an in joke -- it's not deleted or anything liek that. If you want ot see the reason for the in joke, read the Strong Bad's email thing about "spring cleaning".

Hahaha. Hmm, and now, what should I do with this post? I guess I'll sign it,

DELETED!

Strong Bad is dope, posted 2 May 2002 at 02:40 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

'who is the guy that wins all the contests... except one of the contests... or more than one of the contests...' great stuff.

strong bad's emails..., posted 2 May 2002 at 09:29 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Watch the "I am a vampire" one, that one still makes me laugh.

link , posted 3 May 2002 at 23:23 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

this dude is unemployed and made a bunch of cartoons about it, and a whole website that has grown out of control. or just moved away from the whole unemployment thing to other stuff. check it out.

strong bad's emails., posted 3 May 2002 at 23:25 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

they are hilarious. i like the one about band names. this website is so freaking funny. i have watched all the stuff except a couple of the kick the can episodes. marzipan's answering machine is pretty funny too. i think when i get $$ i am going to get a strong bad tshirt. cause thats cool.

if you email strong bad, posted 4 May 2002 at 12:20 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

they send you a reply, and a link to this 'behind the scenes footage' of Strong Bad, Strong Mad and the Cheat in the email processing center.

funny kevin smith short, posted 8 May 2002 at 02:06 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

they aired it on the Leno Show.

I'm Super Thanks for Asking..., posted 8 May 2002 at 20:06 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

Design YOUR Superhero Self

i'm totally crushed, posted 13 May 2002 at 16:45 UTC by moonboots » (Fixture)

if this story was a rush lyric it would be "shatter the illusion of integrity", which, i'm thinking, is a really not the lyric at all. from tom sawyer maybe? i think it's "integrity" i'm getting wrong...

anyhoo, i'm totally crushed.

uh-oh, posted 13 May 2002 at 16:50 UTC by moonboots » (Fixture)

in case anyone was thinking about trying to sneak a block of weed through customs any time soon, i thought i'd let y'all know that even the bees are against us. and against those nasty terrorists too, which is nice.

damn you, psychologists!, posted 13 May 2002 at 17:01 UTC by moonboots » (Fixture)

sometimes i'd rather not know that the emperor is nekkid. snooty wine connoisseurs beware - red #5 be all up in yo grill.

rush, posted 14 May 2002 at 08:44 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

Shatter the illusion of integrity is a Rush lyric from the song The Spirit of Radio. Take off to the great white north.

crotchety old puckerfaces nackering at each other about god, posted 14 May 2002 at 18:21 UTC by moonboots » (Fixture)

i used to dig this stuff quite a bit. now it seems like chess to me, just a little more involved and a lot less fun. still, this here article, at least the first part about probability statistics and resurrection, reminds me of that goofy don-quixotic spirit that seduced me into philosophy in the first place - finding satisfaction in proofs of what you already believe so you can say "so there!" to all the people who scoffed at you before you knew the vocabulary to shut them up, if only they would take the bother to pay attention to you, which of course they won't. and why should they? the big question that no one seems to have much energy for after all the fighting about proofs and givens is, "so what?" stupid philosophers.

sorry, it's a new york times article so you have to sign in to get it, so if you don't want to and are jonesing to know what the probability of jesus' resurrection is according to bayes' theorem, i'll just tell you it's 97%.

bayes' theorem, posted 15 May 2002 at 01:41 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

lots of poker guys talk abou bayes' theorem. i haven't gotten that rigorous on the math of it all yet...

Heh., posted 15 May 2002 at 04:02 UTC by Zen » (Fixture)

Bayes' Theorem! I have that in my notes somewhere around here. I'm taking Mama Stats right now.

is it something simple?, posted 15 May 2002 at 04:41 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

like something you could post on here? i've always been curious, but i've never actually needed it for poker. now im super curious.

mama google, posted 17 May 2002 at 09:11 UTC by crackmonkey » (Fixture)

Do your own research

Yes, Barry Dennis, you are crazy., posted 17 May 2002 at 12:56 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Am I crazy or what? I love spam!

Yeesh!, posted 17 May 2002 at 13:16 UTC by nutella » (Fixture)

There is someone; a) with waaaay too much time on their hands, b) who is very easily amused, c) who does not have to pay connection charges, file storage charges and cannot have a mailbox size limit, and d) who has a really awful picture.

and..., posted 17 May 2002 at 14:47 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Notice his profession:

about the writer
Barry Dennis is president of Netweb, an Internet and offline marketing and public relations agency.

He's a spammer!

is haribo a threat to national security?, posted 17 May 2002 at 20:03 UTC by moonboots » (Fixture)

that's a somewhat misleading title, but it's still an interesting article: gummi thumb - the ultimate spyweapon. or: biometrics are for crap

thank you, good people, posted 17 May 2002 at 23:07 UTC by moonboots » (Fixture)

for suggesting i discover the hilarity that is strongbad's emails. i just watched "brianrietta" and "i love you" and i'm crying. but maybe that's just because i'm drunk and alone.

strong bad's emails., posted 18 May 2002 at 03:55 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

he is the dopeshit.

SPAM quote from that site. "My spam is important to me. In this new age of the Internet, I need the information and opportunities that e-mail marketing provides. " what kind of person needs to be force fed marketing? who can't find the stuff they need by looking for it? what a system-driven android who is programmed to need what is marketed to him. this guy is crazy. i don't want any more adverts for enlarging my penis, a *free* dvd player, or hot anal sex in my email inbox. too bad that won't happen.

strongbad's emails, posted 20 May 2002 at 08:28 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

moonboots, see "trevor the vampire" and "spring cleaning", also "band name" and uh... I dunno. those ones are the best.

culture!, posted 22 May 2002 at 19:29 UTC by moonboots » (Fixture)

would you like to learn some dope new dance steps? "yersss!"

would you like to finally find out what is funny to the middle-class of japan? "yerrrs!"

trust me (if you dare) - you will be satisfied, and you will be educated.

culture!

wtf!, posted 22 May 2002 at 22:16 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

i haven't downloaded the whole thing yet but, that japan movie is wrong! what the f*&%!!!!

fun game, posted 30 May 2002 at 01:54 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

this is pretty funny...

man, posted 30 May 2002 at 05:37 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

i almost fell off my chair for that japanese one. cracked me up, niggaz!!

soccer boots, posted 30 May 2002 at 08:08 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

get your World Cup scorecard to help combat ugly american syndrome.

Brunching Shuttlecocks, posted 31 May 2002 at 11:46 UTC by alaric » (Fixture)

Okay, it's about time someone posted a Brunching Shuttlecocks link in this entree... So, it's time for everyone to play Porn Star or My Little Pony? I got 8 of 12 right, see how you do.

well, shit., posted 31 May 2002 at 12:24 UTC by moonboots » (Fixture)

i got 3 of 12, and even though that's an ignorance to be proud of, i feel terrible.

john darnielle is a scholar and a gentleman, posted 31 May 2002 at 18:37 UTC by moonboots » (Fixture)

can't believe i've forgotten to check out last plane to jakarta for so long. oddly loquatious music reviews from john darnielle, who is the mountain goats (this is a pretty crappy site, but their mp3 page has two live versions of jam eater blues on it, so it's worth a link). he has a thing for death metal (and other metals as well), which he ranted about for months and months. the archive is chock-full of enthusiastic blather that gets me all excited about music i never otherwise would have considered worth my time, and also a fantastic set of delirious fever-dreams obsessing over each song on amnesiac.

from wisdom to hate, posted 31 May 2002 at 20:52 UTC by moonboots » (Fixture)

i would like to bring to your attention an exceptional piece of writing - i know nothing about metal and will probably never hear the album mentioned, but john darnielle's gorguts review is the best piece of writing i have read in many moons. i promise you've never read a more imaginative or more finely crafted record review.

if i remember correctly,, posted 1 Jun 2002 at 04:34 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

oldpossumus knows and/or really digs Gorguts. i've never heard their music.

another funny flash site..., posted 3 Jun 2002 at 05:21 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

go here

link to Ravinia's site, posted 4 Jun 2002 at 11:13 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

go here to check out the goings on at ravinia.

zombo.com, posted 4 Jun 2002 at 17:11 UTC by welcome » (Fixture)

welcome. . .to zombocom!

In other news, I got 4 out of 12. Ruby Lips indeed.

David Foster Wallace , posted 8 Jun 2002 at 02:30 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

here's a link somebody gave me to an article in Harper's from DFW.

Creepy., posted 10 Jun 2002 at 04:33 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

You too can have your very own Digital Angel watching over you... with red beady eyes and a scythe.

Is it apparent I can't sleep?, posted 10 Jun 2002 at 04:44 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

The Suburbs are 50 Years Old.

Strong Bad, posted 11 Jun 2002 at 04:13 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

i think we should all email StrongBad until he answers one of our emails...

Steven Seagal -- Mob Target, posted 12 Jun 2002 at 10:30 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Steven Seagal was threatened by the mob!.

You may have to "register" to read this. I think I made a user, named "zootboot", password, "zootboot".

sounds like somebody needs some publicity, posted 12 Jun 2002 at 14:23 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

maybe for his next movie - Witness Protection, or something equally as lame...

The Hendon Mob, posted 12 Jun 2002 at 14:28 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

These guys are a gang of british poker players who have sort of stepped into the limelight over there. they are making the poker world look glamorous (at least a little bit) and fun. they've also been a huge part in a television show called Late Night Poker which is in its 5th season now. its a show with a bunch of people playing high stakes poker and telling funny gambling stories, and such. i haven't seen it, but it has been a big hit in europe (not sure just which parts of europe...) this site will have some things of interest to you even if you don't play poker.

Intertainment, posted 30 Jul 2002 at 11:11 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

Sometimes it's good to have a job where you get paid to work on the web... sometimes it can be distracting.

I suddenly feel lik an amature. If I knew about this site in high school the area around Plato Center Illinois would have been a lot different.

only Sysadmins and webmasters can really appreciate this one.

This might be a little hard to get. Just click on it and check the address bar.

And last but not least... I know some of you have to be into words.

YOU ARE GETTING VERY SLEEPY, posted 4 Aug 2002 at 23:57 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

This is an awesome illusion. Focus on the black dot and move your head towards and away from the screen. This isn't one of those jokes with the screaming face or anything like that -- just a good ol' down home optical illusion, provided by Douglas R. Winslow III.

Crow Infestation, posted 5 Aug 2002 at 11:31 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Drat that clever crow!

Crow Vs. Raven, posted 5 Aug 2002 at 11:37 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

What's the different between a crow and a raven?

Another Great Webpage About Crows, posted 5 Aug 2002 at 11:50 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Learn the fascinating story of the creation of crows.

Man the Chicago Tribune rocks today..., posted 5 Aug 2002 at 11:59 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Uncle "Ant" Milton and his fabulous Ant Farm

Breakfast in San Francisco, posted 5 Aug 2002 at 14:00 UTC by crackmonkey » (Fixture)

Check out this breathtaking road trip journal from 1937!

Expenditures

Item Amount Price
Gas 229 gallons 40.02
Oil 8 qt 2.00
Cabins 9.25
Food-Miscellaneous 19.21
Films 6 @ .30 1.80
Developed 1.50
Cigarettes 1.25
Total 75.03

optical fun, posted 5 Aug 2002 at 22:03 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

Neale has a whole bunch of optical illusions in his picture gallery.

Tolkien Tour, posted 11 Aug 2002 at 21:24 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

a site has been put up as a part of the Oxford Virtual Tour. It's called TolkienTour and it offers loads of information about The Professor, and about his life in Oxford. But the coolest part are the 360 panoramic views of the most important places in Tolkien's life! They are amazing - if you ever wanted to see where he was buried, now you can, but you can see much more, for these interactive pieces are astonishingly detailed. There are also views of all the places Tolkien lived at, or frequented.

JRR Tolkien's Oxford

funny little clip, posted 25 Aug 2002 at 02:06 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

ouch!! watch this

Metal and Tolkien, posted 25 Aug 2002 at 16:18 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

this is for erik and wags

nice., posted 26 Aug 2002 at 03:53 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

very nice. i knew he had an impact, for sure. but there are some very obscure bands and references in that article that just bring to light the vast impact JRRT had over metal as a concept. i think he doesn't have to be just metal though. i've always toyed with the idea of doing an album that was not at all metal, but had a very direct Tolkien influence. the name of the 'Artist' would be something like Nenya (which is the name of Galadriel's ring). and it would have songs about being a woman of power (which i know little about, and would have to recruit some people to help write), being susceptible to the darker powers of middles earth (One Ring, et al), her home, Laurelindorinen (or Lothlorien, as you may recognize better), the passing of the age of Elven influences and the subsequent need to travel to the Gray Havens, her buddy Gandalf, etc. i think it would be a cool concept to immerse oneself in. but, i do not have the time or resources readily available as of late. perhaps someday.

actually, thinking about it now, i realized that Nenya sounds too much like Enya. so maybe scrap that. go with Narya which is the name of Gandalf's ring. then do songs inspired by the character Gandalf (It Ain't Easy Bein a Wizard, Brandywine Blues, Saruman the Blue, Balrog on my Trail, Sweet Home Gondor, Goin Down to Moria, etc.).

Tolkien does have a lot of material that lends itself very easily to metal, though. Terech Ungol would be a cool name for a band, song, or album. (that's the name of Shelob's Lair, though i'm not sure if i spelled it right)

i would give anything, posted 26 Aug 2002 at 15:06 UTC by oldpossumus » (Fixture)

to hear the songs 'Balrog on my Trail' and 'Sweet Home Gondor'. That and hear your song about being "a woman of power". Wags, you are you are!

I enjoyed the article, though I was disappointed that it didn't trace the reasons a little more. Metal tends to draw on the elements of LOTR's darkness and its nordic tradition (you're not going to see the band 'Burzum' - which is darkness in Ork tongue, and whose founding member is Count Grishnthlack or whatever - you won't see them dressing up like Tom Bombadil and building stage sets of the Prancing Pony).

Again, Jeremy, please write a song about being a woman of power.

STANDING OFFER, posted 26 Aug 2002 at 15:40 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Jeremy, if you write the music, redvinegar will be your backing band and will produce your 4-track album and release it on Tastytronic Records.

hmm, posted 27 Aug 2002 at 02:18 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

that sounds tempting. i will let you know. i do think i will work on that. like i said, i know very little about being a woman of power, so i'd have to recruit help on that one. i think that i will keep that as a project/goal in mind, something to direct my musical output for a while. i'd love to hear the finished product, esp. w/ redvinegar backing it up.

yellow snow, posted 4 Sep 2002 at 09:25 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

Tastytronic Dinner

oh my god, posted 9 Sep 2002 at 00:28 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

dudes, check this site of the awesomest metal ever!!!!

its for a band called SATANICIDE

this is for my good friends zombay, eimloch, and... what was erik's alternative name, anyway?, posted 9 Sep 2002 at 09:29 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Indie-rock Pete Hits Indie-rock Bottom.

american cheese, posted 10 Sep 2002 at 13:18 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

Click me

great article amy, posted 10 Sep 2002 at 14:15 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

cheese is definitely what it is.

100 albulms to get rid of?, posted 10 Sep 2002 at 19:04 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

you'll get a kick out of this

I liked the list, mostly., posted 11 Sep 2002 at 02:28 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

I even sent them an email. here it is:

I want to commend you, first of all, on taking on such an innocuous-yet-controversial, thankless, thought-provoking task of compiling this list. I did agree with many of the entries. And I was impressed with the thought that went into making the list. Pat yourselves on the back. Then fade back to toiling away at tongue-in- cheek altruism in your corner of the internet. You do it well. I seriously dig a lot of what this list had to say.

But, I also disagree with a few of the entries:

"U2 - The Joshua Tree Oh, to be earnest, politically correct, Christian, and filthy rich. It's been 15 years since the birth of this critical and popular favorite, and U2-worship still hasn't been eradicated. When will it stop? When you do the right thing and retire this pompous collection of religious rock songs, that's when. "

I disagree with the sentiment behind this choice. Sure, U2 has become a bloated Stones-like Monstrosity, an icon of what they used to be, even though they were too smart to let us believe their big fat wallets were a result of 'selling out'. But, is that a reason to give this album the boot? Also, perhaps you disagree with Christianity. Nothing wrong with that. But, again, when musicians write songs that flow from where their hearts are (wherever that may be), is that so bad? Does the Christianity so inherent on this album offend you? Are the ideals and hopes and dreams that U2 (or Bono anyway) espouse so far removed from the ideals of your enlightened list-makers? I don't think so. I also don't think that nixing this album is justified just because it was overplayed, got way too much adoration, and caused so many to define themselves by the words and music. Sure, the album is SO nostalgic of 'when U2 was really good', but maybe that's a good thing. While I can understand the point you're trying to get at, I would still disagree with this choice. I still listen to the album often. And I don't feel like a loser-cliche U2 fan. To each his own.

"Nirvana - Nevermind Yeah, yeah - I realize that this is the one that broke grunge's doors wide open and made Seattle a place to be reckoned with. Are we sure that's good? At best, Nevermind is an overrated Pixies tribute album that was blasted from every goddamn dorm room I skulked past in college (instead of the Pixies). Not to mention the fact that alt-rawk stations have bled this album of any magic it might have had by overplaying it. Fair to middling at best, but not the Second Coming. And "Smells Like Teen Spirit" IS the "Stairway to Heaven" of our generation, folks. This is the record you will embarrass your children with."

Yeah, Yeah - I realize that some songs from this album got really overplayed. But why throw out the baby with the bathwater? By the same rationale that one or two good songs don't justify buying or keeping an album, one or two overplayed songs don't justify trading this one in for a pack of smokes, either. Later in your list, you make an analogy about INXS, and how after a few big hits, the people in the room will request a disc change. I don't think this is the case with this album. Sure, its not one of those albums that we keep in our CD player for a month at a time. But, the times we do pop it in, we listen to the whole thing, smiling and shouting/singing along the whole time. And we're glad we still own it. I remember about a year ago, I didn't own the album, and a friend had it in the car stereo while driving to the beach. I remember loving every second of that drive, and thinking how much I had forgotten the raw energy and recklessness that Nirvana had, and how much that had an effect on me when the album first came out (I was in 8th grade, and still listening to radio hip-hop. I didn't know any better. I had just started listening to guitar-driven rock music, and was blown away by this album). Maybe its just a personal, sentimental thing. Maybe I'm too young to know the Pixies, or to care about them. Maybe I'm just right and you're wrong on this one. Either way, I disagree.

"Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti The primary inspiration for This Is Spinal Tap, and that's not a compliment. All the years of Quaaludes and teenage groupies culminated in this plodding, faux-blues double LP. The moronic "Kashmir" is ten minutes of pure torture and is symbolic of the entire affair. Albums like this helped usher in the 70s punk explosion, though, so I guess it's not a total disaster. "

OK, I'll admit that Kashmir has lost its initial appeal (especially after Jimmy Page re-recorded the guitar tracks and let Puff Daddy have his way with them for the 'Godzilla' Soundtrack). But Physical Graffiti is still a great album. Maybe I disagree because I'm such a big Zep fan. Maybe if you're not a big Zep fan, this album can be done without. However, I love it. Even though Bob Dylan's version was more raw, In My Time of Dying is still a great song, and Zep gives it a truly grand, unique treatment. Custard Pie, The Rover, Houses of the Holy, In The Light, Bron Yr Aur, Night Flight, Wanton Song, and Black Country Woman are all great songs. They justfiy the album (not to mention the rest of the tracks are pretty dang decent). Anyway, if you're anything of a serious Zep fan, you know in your heart you gotta have this one. So, I guess this entry is excusable if you really don't like Led Zeppelin. Otherwise, it is a must have.

"Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine Since you've updated your collection with Marilyn Manson albums, are you really going to pull this one out? And if so, are you also going to put on your sister's old black tights that you ripped full of holes just to wear to the concert back in 1995? Probably not, because by the time the second song is over, you will be ill with memories of Doc Martens and bad dye jobs. "

Well, since I hate Marilyn Manson, am I excused for keeping this one? Sure, Trent Reznor isn't far behind Manson as far as pretense, and bad high-school-angst lyrics, but that was Pretty Hate Machine. Sure, strip clubs now play Closer for their dance numbers. But, again, is one song reason to purge this album from your collection? I submit that Mr. Self Destruct, March of the Pigs, The Becoming, Big Man With a Gun, A Warm Place, Eraser, Reptile, The Downward Spiral, and even the overplayed Hurt justify hanging onto this, despite the lower points contained in the rest of the album. There are a lot of really great sounds on this album. Reznor (and his excellent choice and implementation of guest musicians) really created a lot of musical depth (if not much lyrical depth) with this one. Call soundscapes cliche or overrated, but an album that contains a song created with such a feel as A Warm Place has without verbal suggestion (I would contend that the title of the song does nothing to aid or hinder the feel of the song) definitely deserves to be pulled out with a fair amount of frequency and experienced again. Maybe this is another of those that were significant in shaping the sound of my high school years, and is thus a personal difference. But, I think that The Downward Spiral is worth keeping in your car for a good listen every once in a while.

To end on a high note, the entries that I especially agreed with were: The Prodigy, Violent Femmes, Sublime, Grateful Dead, Wallflowers, Offspring, Counting Crows, Sarah McLachlan, Green Day, Rancid, No Doubt, Arrested Development, Hole, Helmet, Beck, Pearl Jam, Oasis, and The Clash. I'm proud to say I never owned any of these albums. In fact, I only owned a handful of albums from any of the artists on the list besides the aformentioned, and none of them were mentioned in the list.

Thanks for your thoughtful list. Lots of props to you for having the balls to put some of this stuff on here. I'm just so glad you didn't put any Guns N Roses on the list. I mean, sure, the local Record Swap has about 27 copies of The Spaghetti Incident (rightly so). But, you already knew we weren't THAT stupid to still have it if we ever bought it.

Jeremy Wagner

Chicago, Illinois



Any opinions on this email?

nitpick://pretty.hate.machine/marchofthepigs.song, posted 11 Sep 2002 at 08:31 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

404

The requested song /marchofthepigs.song was not found on this server.

Reznor/1.3.26 Server at pretty.hate.machine Port ROCK

All of Picasso's Cubist Works were just Remakes of His Other Cubist Works, posted 11 Sep 2002 at 08:41 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

I think you're thinking of "Piggy".

But anyway, yeah, I pretty much agree with what you said in your email, and I was personally ticked taht they put Tom Waits' Mule Variations on the list. Sure it's not as groundbreaking as Swordfishtrombones or Rain Dogs, but Waits' fans ought to realize that there was a time (a whole decade called "The Seventies") when Tom was putting out lots of albums that were great but were not a.) all that different from each other or b.) very "groundbreaking" (whatever that's supposed to mean).

Does an album suck if it's not as revolutionary as the most revolutionary thing an artist ever did? No. Is Mule Variations a song-by-song "remake" of those albums?

No!

Ripping up Mule Variations for being a remake of those two albums would be like ripping Train Song for being a remake of Anywhere I Lay My Head or Kentucky Avenue for being a remake of Ruby's Arms, or Step Right Up for being a remake of Diamonds on my Windshield, any song with hobos for being a remake of any other song with hobos, or to hit them specifically where they live, calling Big Black Mariah a remake of Sixteen Shells from a Thirty-Aught Six. It's called a style, people. Artists have them!

As Uncle Howard says..., posted 11 Sep 2002 at 17:27 UTC by captain » (Fixture)

Lighten up, Nancy!

As your dad says..., posted 11 Sep 2002 at 18:11 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Geez, Howard!

Re: 100 albums to get rid of, posted 11 Sep 2002 at 20:02 UTC by captain » (Fixture)

Wow! I didn't even know that the Beastie Boys had that many albums.

re: Beastie Boys, posted 12 Sep 2002 at 01:58 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

yep, they sure do. in fact, they have more than were mentioned in the list. at least they didn't say License To Ill should be done away with.

and no, im not thinking of 'Piggy'. im actually not a big fan of 'Piggy'. 'March of the Pigs' is track 4 on The Downward Spiral. 'Piggy' is track 2. I've actually been listening to this album a bit lately. my CD player busted in my car (though i do have it on CD), and i was borrowing some tapes from L.Carlson. one of which is TDS. the other 2 are some Nirvana live and rare stuff, and her GNR mix. kick ass!! (on a GNR note, i saw a really dope Appetite for Destruction shirt at the bowling alley tonight. and this dude we bowled with tonight, who i hadn't met before, had a reallllly dope GNFNR BELT BUCKLE!!! HIS DAD GAVE IT TO HIM!!!!!)

<caps lock: off>

m.o.t.p., posted 12 Sep 2002 at 08:10 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Sorry, I thought you were saying that m.o.t.p. was on pretty hate machine. I really dig the beat and time signatures of m.o.t.p. probably my favorite NIN song for that reason.

Re: Nine Inch Nails, posted 12 Sep 2002 at 08:38 UTC by inkblot » (Fixture)

I'd put Further Down the Spiral on their list before Pretty Hate Machine. This is not because I have any particular affection for Pretty Hate Machine (I don't own it and really can't remember what it sounds like), but god damn if you pick on Nine Inch Nails without picking on Further Down the Spiral... which I do own.

baldwin=crazy, posted 12 Sep 2002 at 09:09 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

i knew he rubbed me the wrong way

well..., posted 12 Sep 2002 at 12:14 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

I think he's got a couple good points, Phil. I think he is ugly and annoying maybe, but not stupid.

I agree..., posted 12 Sep 2002 at 13:30 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

He does make good points, even if the anaolgy is a bit inappropriate.

really?, posted 12 Sep 2002 at 18:31 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

wait, does everyone think that the bush vs. gore presidential election damaged democracy as badly as the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks hurt the nation? do you think we had a disaster in democracy?

i guess i don't feel that we did. i'm not saying that i like bush or anything but, to me i think that what happend in florida was more helpfull to prove to the country that every vote counts. i would just assume that that would be good for democracy.

but, then again. i didn't vote, i hate politics, i was kicked out of school for my grades, and don't think of myself as a smart person, so what do i know. i think alec baldwin plays the same part in(other than ) narrating)in all of his movies. and comparing sept. 11th and the florida voting/ballot problems is crazy.

but, thats just me.

a lot of crazy stuff has happened in american politics in 226 years..., posted 12 Sep 2002 at 18:49 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

...I really don't think that what happened in the election is really that big of a blow for democracy. Even if what happened was staged by the brothers bush, that kind of thing cannot happen on a regular basis without election reform happening. So even if it WAS crooked (regardless of how you feel about the candidates) the election was infinitesimally close -- america will move on. Hopefully we move on in part by doing things to insure that a race that close doesn't happen again, or that our voting equipment is unmistakably clear. But like i said, lots of crazy stuff has happened in american politics in our history. elections are full of crazy stuff like that, but america has survived. so we work to ensure that it doesn't happen again.

but to say that it's worse for america than september 11th...? the WORST single attack on american soil (by a foreign enemy), ever? With thousands of civilian casualties and billions of dollars in physical not to mention economical damage? with pushing the country onto the brink of a new war/revenge mindset? with the added heat brought to the situation in the middle east? I personally think that mr. baldwin has his priorities out of order.

not because the election was trivial -- it wasn't, it shouldn't have happened, and we should ensure that it never happens again. but to say or imply that the election was a greater blow to america... to me that sounds like using the disaster of 9-11 to preach to the choir of people who are still bitter about the election. whether that's to motivate them, or solicit their donations, or whatever... i think it's ultimately using 9-11 for propaganda.

why not just say something like, "a disaster ALMOST as great as 9-11" or anything. I mean, whatever. i'm rambling. don't let the length of this make it sound like i'm mad or something. but i definitely think that 9-11 and it's aftermath (which is in part decided by bush, if you want to blame him for something) is a far more serious and historically significant and yes, damaging event in america's history. 9-11 will be remembered forever, whereas 80 years from now, only the nerds in high school civics classes will know about this election. they'll say, "did you know..." and giggle about how crazy it is that that kind of thing could have happened. But people will still be stunned into silence about the destruction and the audacity of 9-11. (Unless other things happen that make 9-11 look small, God please forbid.)

That's my 65 cents, anyway.

also..., posted 12 Sep 2002 at 20:08 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

I think there is another question that should be asked:

"Would Alec Baldwin be saying that it was a tragedy worse than 9-11 if Al Gore had won under similar circumstances?"

I doubt it. I realize that's the oldest non-sequitur in two-party politics, but I seriously question that he would be making the same statements if the tables were turned. That doesn't actually shed any light, logically speaking, on whether it actually was a greater tragedy, but it does illuminate the possible motives for making such a statement.

That too is a good point..., posted 12 Sep 2002 at 21:54 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

If Gore won, I doubt that Baldwin would be having a problem with it.

But I do feel it was a thwarting of democracy. Partially, this is because I'm a democrat (though you'd be surprised how much I'm leaning towards the middle now that I've had a baby. I may even vote republican someday.) But mostly it is because I see that it was calculated that the votes of many people shouldn't count. I'd have been upset with either outcome. I'm an optimist. I vote. I like to think it's important that voices be heard, be counted, even if the drawbacks of the electoral college system are part of the big problem. Was the election as big a tragedy for democracy as 9-11 was for the American people? Hell no. I don't agree with his statement that it was a bigger tragedy, but I can see where it WAS... gosh. I can't use the word tragedy, that's for cataclysmic events, but it was a thwarting that just shouldn't have happened, and it shouldn't be forgotten until the problems are dealt with and resolved.

Just explaining my viewpoint more fully. With the field I worked in Pre-Anna, politics has become a pet topic of mine. I also get really mad at the redistricting here in VA that lessens the power of democratic districts... but that's another story all together.

this is what i got back from that '100 CD's' website..., posted 13 Sep 2002 at 02:40 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

Hi Jeremy,

Thank you so much for writing back with your comments. It's very nice, and refreshing, to receive feedback on the "100 CD" list which is intelligent, coherent, and even-keeled. I know that the 25 contributors had a fun time working on the list, and that some of the entries were straight-up, while some were simply meant to provoke people to write in and submit their own material to Jaguaro.

You clearly know your shit, and you're exactly the type of person that we hoped to reach by publishing this article. Do you have any interest in contributing something to us (music reviews, essays, ?)?

Thanks again for writing -

Peter

I told them I'd be interested. Think they're serious? I think it'd be cool.

man! I love you guys!, posted 13 Sep 2002 at 08:06 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Dex: Yeah. It was a huge thwarting, and clearly a "republican victory" even if they didn't stuff the ballot boxes themselves. If real evidence ever comes out about that, it will be bigger than Watergate ever was -- because it really would have been truly a stolen presidency. And that's totally against the grain of what American Democracy is supposed to be about... so yeah, it is a huge thwarting, or like, a shame. A great shame, that the people we entrust with our nation would take such a great crap on democracy just to hold the job. To twist groucho marx' words: "I'd never elect someone president who was willing to take the job."

Baggins: They sound totally serious to me. As the administrator of a few websites, it's pretty easy to tell the people who have worthwhile things to say versus the people who don't, and this guy is clearly not being sarcastic, especially with this:

" You clearly know your shit, and you're exactly the type of person that we hoped to reach by publishing this article. Do you have any interest in contributing something to us (music reviews, essays, ?)? "

That's totally genuine. You should take them up on the offer! That is super r0x0r!

yowza, posted 13 Sep 2002 at 09:26 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

There's just too much in here to keep up with but I'm keeping my Take Five and my Giant Steps and you can kiss off. Also, it's politics season around here with DC Mayor Williams winning the democratic AND the GOP primary! Dex, I thought I heard on the rdaio this morning that the VA redistricting was unconstitutional? Oh wait nevermind, it's going to VA supreme court. And for damage to deomcracy, the AP wire had a story about damages to civil liberties since a year ago. I grabbed it from tapped, and they don't link to the original. Consider this post as a touch of seasoning in the stew. One of these days I'll add some chunks of meat or a tomato or something. Or potatos. Hobo stew definitely needs potatos. Lots and lots of potatos.

well, and not to be picky, posted 13 Sep 2002 at 11:36 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

but politics should probably pick up over in the apple pie entree.

Score: -1 OFFTOPIC, posted 13 Sep 2002 at 13:46 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

Oops sorry. Here's a zany link of britney spears found-art to make up for it.
britneyunderground.com

have you seen this pedro?, posted 14 Sep 2002 at 14:18 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

heat vision and jack

heat vision and jack, posted 14 Sep 2002 at 20:34 UTC by inkblot » (Fixture)

dogmanphil, it's been around on #tron so it's well-known to anyone who's been hanging around in there for a while, but I don't think it's very widely known in general. I highly recommend it. Hilarity neverending.

my new tele, posted 16 Sep 2002 at 19:06 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

this is thje guy i'm getting my new guitar from: John Covach

CHECK OUT THE MP3S!!

TAKE TWO!, posted 16 Sep 2002 at 19:09 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

sorry about that! i know, preview is our friend. here is the right link:
John Covach

this guy looks like a total quack, posted 16 Sep 2002 at 23:53 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

No credibility whatsoever. If I were you Phil, I'd back out of the deal rather than get a guitar from this guy. It's probably made out of styrofoam and duct tape. By "American" He means SOUTH AMERICAN -- it's an Bolivian-made Fender! Aieeeeeeeeee!

i wanna take aclass with him, posted 17 Sep 2002 at 10:04 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

he teaches a class on the beatles and a class on the history of rock. i thought npu's contemporary, american, 20th century, pop class was fun!

guest speaker, posted 17 Sep 2002 at 11:31 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Yeah, didn't you have some famous Chicagoan rock star come in and give a talk about songwriting or something? What was his name, Pedro Pedroson?

i think so, posted 17 Sep 2002 at 16:47 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

i'm not for sure i think i skipped that day.

"oh... they call you brak?", posted 19 Sep 2002 at 14:46 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

this for all you guys that would come over and watch space ghost. "those brians their out there."

Help Brak

photo album, posted 19 Sep 2002 at 14:50 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

can someone please re-post that lady's photo album site. i don't know the address and i want to look at it again.

thanks

pedro?, posted 25 Sep 2002 at 23:16 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

any way we can get that old photo album link back up?

what photo album?, posted 26 Sep 2002 at 10:02 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

I'm not sure what you're talking about...?

photo album, posted 1 Oct 2002 at 09:34 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

someone put a link up here awhile ago that was some album someone found. a few girls from the 1920-30's road trip.

i saw this on conan, posted 4 Oct 2002 at 09:38 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

jesus plays sports!
catholic supply

i like this one.
silly kid you can't tackle jesus.

and this one.
jesus is playing keep away.

Truly Tasteless and nothing to do at work, posted 4 Oct 2002 at 12:11 UTC by WilfareLine » (Fixture)

This...and more

I'll assume you didn't mean for that to be linked..., posted 4 Oct 2002 at 13:19 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

I don't think your "this" link is what you meant it to be, so I eliminated it. Please be careful about what you link to.

Link-o-cide, posted 8 Oct 2002 at 15:24 UTC by WilfareLine » (Fixture)

Hmmm... I'm really curious what I linked to in order to have it removed.

Bizarro.

new SDRE/TFT pics, posted 9 Oct 2002 at 01:30 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

more news on the new album by The Fire Theft is up here.

TFT is comprised of members of Sunny Day Real Estate, if you're wondering.

for ake, posted 13 Oct 2002 at 11:09 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

here ake.
here is the trialer for TWO TOWERS!

howling at the sniper, posted 23 Oct 2002 at 21:22 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

A good critique of the news coverage the sniper has received:

http://dailyhowler.com/dh102302.shtml

fhgwgads, posted 29 Oct 2002 at 14:30 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

no new strong bad email makes for a very disgruntled web of netfreaks nationwide... who knows what kind of damage this will cause. of course, there WAS a new 'toon. and its pretty good. with some stinkin hilarious costumes, and a few cool hidden things... angus young's suite was more of a navy blue, usually. though i have seen the brown that homestar was sportin.

homestar and coach z., posted 29 Oct 2002 at 14:39 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

'coach z, are you a poseww?'

'nah, man. im down.'

'down with last place. diIIing...'

check this out, posted 30 Oct 2002 at 02:26 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

go to this site.

its pretty funny.

i recommend the foloowing settings:
adam on drum loop 3
tommy on key loop 3
GJBeeJay on dj loop 5
Rachel on bass loop 1
Kristi on key loop 2.

Harry Anderson, posted 30 Oct 2002 at 08:17 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Man, I used to love Night Court.

RHEINHOLD? What kind of a person would name their kid RHEINHOLD???

funny site, posted 30 Oct 2002 at 23:54 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

grady told me about

black people love us

very nice site. , posted 31 Oct 2002 at 20:24 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

great responses on the email page. shows the depth of stupidity in this world.

hey, I have a black friend, posted 1 Nov 2002 at 11:36 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

Hey, I have a black friend. I should totally be on that website.... (PS- Has anyone even seen my home-boy Jamahl lately?)

We smell like a wet dog after a rain?????, posted 1 Nov 2002 at 17:20 UTC by captain » (Fixture)

Must be a cultural thing, cause one summer I asked a Korean exchange student at North Park's ESL classes what us white people smelled like, and he said 'sour milk'. Course, maybe he meant us Americans.

can you believe this?, posted 1 Nov 2002 at 23:53 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

there is a petition online to change the name of 'The Two Towers', due to its insensitive similarity to the events of 11.09.01.

Some one needs to get a clue, posted 2 Nov 2002 at 21:25 UTC by ake » (Fixture)

yet it's ok for letterman and leno to frequently make jokes about death tolls in other countries that dwarf september 11... because that's entertainment!

YHBT, posted 5 Nov 2002 at 08:45 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

Haha. It's a joke! Laugh!

translation:, posted 5 Nov 2002 at 08:53 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

[flynn(~)] dict yhbt

From Jargon File (4.3.0, 30 APR 2001) [jargon]:

YHBT // [Usenet: very common] Abbreviation: You Have Been Trolled (see {troll}, sense 1). Especially used in "YHBT. YHL. HAND.", which is widely understood to expand to "You Have Been Trolled. You Have Lost. Have A Nice Day". You are quite likely to see this if you respond incautiously to a flame-provoking post that was obviously floated as sucker bait.

[flynn(~)]

That said, I'm not calling any of you suckers.

Re: translation, posted 5 Nov 2002 at 09:17 UTC by sneakums » (Fixture)

That's okay, Eric S. Raymond and his army of super-monkeys did it for you.

rejected, posted 6 Nov 2002 at 00:53 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

The Rejection Hotline

ladies... memorize this one.

MUGSHOTS, posted 6 Nov 2002 at 10:31 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

Ulimate Flash Face

show us your mug-shot.

couldnt find a female version... maybe i'm just stupid.

upload mine under the filename "gradydillenger"

moogshot, posted 7 Nov 2002 at 11:57 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

ok, the features are adaptable for women and men. the facial hair threw me. i made a portrait of my roomate and saved it as "ohtom"

i know its a joke lukas, posted 8 Nov 2002 at 18:35 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

but some of the people that signed the thing were serious. im sure. they have to be.

take the quiz, posted 13 Nov 2002 at 16:30 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

Whi ch Trainspotting Character Are You?

i'm spud.

A Long Time in Coming..., posted 14 Nov 2002 at 19:15 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

MAD's Parody of the Onion.

Only some of the jokes don't work very well because the folks at MAD can't use the F-word. Not that I'm complaining.

FOTF, posted 15 Nov 2002 at 14:50 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

take the "do you spank your children" quiz. holy smokes thats so funny its scary. or so scary its funny....

The Nations You Didn't Learn About In High School, posted 19 Nov 2002 at 12:23 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Footnotes to History

quick!!! , posted 20 Nov 2002 at 02:17 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

go here!

MMMMM Hobo Stew, posted 20 Nov 2002 at 10:25 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

I think that that sight is while not the funniest thing I have ever seen, definitely not crap either, I liked the sex part, huh-huh-huh. Who wants to go to the Admiral?

An interesting conversation starter..., posted 20 Nov 2002 at 17:51 UTC by anna » (Fixture)

This is a site my roommate got as an assignment for her Humor Seminar. Check out the article first. Article

Black People Love Us

Tom Waits Lyrics Dictionary, posted 20 Nov 2002 at 18:59 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

See "potter's field" or "murder in the red barn"

oh my god., posted 21 Nov 2002 at 01:22 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

oh my god oh my god oh my god please say it aint so oh my god.

maybe when greg gets in for thanksgiving..., posted 21 Nov 2002 at 02:31 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

...we can go to the admiral.

go to the 'quote of the week' part., posted 21 Nov 2002 at 03:18 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

just slide the mouse over the 'quote of the week' part on the top of this page, and you will see a funny pic. (bet it gets changed in a week, though. so act fast...)

haha, posted 21 Nov 2002 at 08:33 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

I thought that link said ham reduction and I'm thinking, why would anyone want to reduce their ham intake?

no such thing as too much, posted 21 Nov 2002 at 09:58 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

Can never get enough ham right lukas?

alright, I know I have a little more than an average amount of apocalyptic nut in my blood, but..., posted 21 Nov 2002 at 11:58 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

When Are We Going To Stop The Scientists????

weird science, posted 21 Nov 2002 at 12:12 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

didn't anthony michael hall already do this?

yes,, posted 21 Nov 2002 at 12:23 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

and the new super-organism covered the earth and infected the urethras of all the animals on the planet.

pedro,, posted 21 Nov 2002 at 14:29 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

...sorry. im just snickering at the phrase 'apocalyptic nut'. *teehee*

TFT in LA?, posted 22 Nov 2002 at 03:44 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

road trip anybody????

TFT in LA?, posted 22 Nov 2002 at 03:46 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

nevermind that. i guess i can't post a link to the page for some reason. basically what it is is the bbs at The Fire Theft's page. somebody posted that they have a show at The Troubadour listed on Ticketmaster for Jan. 23. is anybody interested in a road trip then? that would so way cool awesome dope fantastic. seeing Laura and Kelsey, AND TFT!!! who's with me?

i can post this link though., posted 22 Nov 2002 at 03:54 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

show listing

funny site, posted 26 Nov 2002 at 11:52 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

id like a t shirt from this site...

funny site, posted 26 Nov 2002 at 13:04 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

hey wags, that is funny. i myself have a "stolenpicture" colection. whenever i end up at big parties and i dont know the people who live at the house (this is usually in az) i try and steal the funniest picture i can find on the 'fridge. i have quite a collection going. there's some stolen ones from friends as well as ones i find on the street.

funny site, posted 26 Nov 2002 at 13:06 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

hey wags, that is funny. i myself have a "stolenpicture" colection. whenever i end up at big parties and i dont know the people who live at the house (this is usually in az) i try and steal the funniest picture i can find on the 'fridge. i have quite a collection going. there's some stolen ones from friends as well as ones i find on the street.

very nice g., posted 26 Nov 2002 at 16:14 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

maybe i will start adding to your collection. i don't go to too many parties though. at least not parties where i would steal from the people. i mean, im not taking a picture off kerry and jack's fridge. come to think of it, i don't think they have pictures on their fridge.

name game, posted 28 Nov 2002 at 03:54 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

name game

it says i punch like a girl.

it said this about me..., posted 28 Nov 2002 at 04:19 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

JEREMY MICHAEL WAGNER

------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- From the Ancient Egyptian root meaning "Licker of Toads" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- Characteristics jeremy michael wagner does terrible things to small animals with staplers. Personality jeremy michael wagner should never baby-sit.

Natural jeremy michael wagner collects body-parts.

Emotional jeremy michael wagner detests happy people.

Character jeremy michael wagner isn't fond of thinking.

Physical jeremy michael wagner punches like a little girl.

Mental jeremy michael wagner shouldn't be left alone with animals.

Motivation jeremy michael wagner will do anything for sex

a little scary..., posted 28 Nov 2002 at 06:57 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

Little Brother?

I met the guy they talk about, Steve Mann, kinda creepy.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, posted 28 Nov 2002 at 10:38 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

ok ok ok i know youv'e probably already watched way too many animated turkey e-cards, but this right here is by far the best thanksgiving flash EVER

humor, posted 29 Nov 2002 at 01:30 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

its only funny if you hate him as much as some people do. i don't. that's as far as i go re: talking about politics.

but..., posted 29 Nov 2002 at 02:41 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

wether you hate him or not... the part where the explosions come and the part where he winks are soooo good.

check it out, posted 5 Dec 2002 at 13:12 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

http://charlotte49ers.ocsn.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/mandic_ivana00.html

ok so I'm no good at this spiffy make it a link stuff, but cut and paste this link into your browser for the best damn sports name ever!!

i almost peed my pants, posted 7 Dec 2002 at 04:58 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

wow

also, go here

johanna's email list, posted 9 Dec 2002 at 11:07 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

If you're not getting Johanna's mass list mailings, you should go here.

nice, posted 9 Dec 2002 at 13:08 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

I need to get a website set up so I can get a girlfriend. Baggins you should try that. :)

an idea, posted 9 Dec 2002 at 13:34 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Baggins, when I get my digital camera, we'll set you up with a spoof website like that kids -- and record a little mp3 greeting that will play when people load the site. You should wear your aviators and have a cigarette hanging out of your mouth.

good medicine, posted 9 Dec 2002 at 15:25 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

If this doesn't brighten your day, you're dead.

Re: good medicine, posted 9 Dec 2002 at 16:59 UTC by sneakums » (Fixture)

All I got was a puzzle piece :<

yeah, posted 9 Dec 2002 at 17:22 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

It's one of those "Single White Female" files.

Okay Pedro..., posted 10 Dec 2002 at 07:18 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

You certainly made Anna's day. Sht thinks that's hysterical (and so do I). What the heck IS a swf file anyway?

macromedia, posted 10 Dec 2002 at 09:12 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

shockwave flash

*THUMB* haha, posted 10 Dec 2002 at 20:58 UTC by welcome » (Fixture)

No, I am not on the FBI's most wanted list. (not for anything listed there anyway)

:), posted 11 Dec 2002 at 08:25 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

I was meaning to call you and tell you to give those kids back, but keep forgeting, it was either that or see if I could get you arrested for a few days.

hello my future girlfriend.this is what i sound like., posted 16 Dec 2002 at 12:59 UTC by abaddon » (Fixture)

wow, dude! that was crazy! how the hell did you find michael, baggins?

it was from, posted 16 Dec 2002 at 14:30 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

it was from mulletsgalore.com. holy funny batman. hey, abaddon. when are we gonna get together and jam? i've been playing more recently. just rocked the bass til my carpal tunnel set in.

, posted 16 Dec 2002 at 14:32 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

"If you are going to be my girlfriend please don't dump me after I like you. " -- this quote rules. also, if you click play on the thing on the page, you can get his recording going in like a round fashion... pretty dope.

how come , posted 16 Dec 2002 at 14:42 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

i cant get into homestar!!! im going crazy. i want ... ok. it works now.

dont know if this has been posted on here or not already, but..., posted 18 Dec 2002 at 17:00 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

BLARG! BLARG! BLARG!

(offensive...? with out a doubt! funny...? sadly, i must admit... yes.)

bro, posted 18 Dec 2002 at 19:09 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

i am really excited to see my youngest brother this weekend.

here is a really cool article my hometown paper did on him and how he is a musical genius. notice the mis-spelling of radiohead as "Radio Head."

band name, posted 19 Dec 2002 at 03:22 UTC by sneakums » (Fixture)

Well, Radiohead took its name from the Talking Heads song "Radio Head", so it's not such an unforgiveable mistake.

amusing, posted 19 Dec 2002 at 08:21 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

I find it very amusing that I can rarely link to the posts on here because I only get online at school and they have massive filters. Ulyssess last post was blocked by the "tasteless" wizard.

blvd, posted 19 Dec 2002 at 10:34 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

i am hoping you are referring to www.fatchicksinpartyhats.com and not my hometown newspaper's cute lil' story on my brother....

Check this out!, posted 21 Dec 2002 at 13:15 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

The Art-o-Mat

baggins, posted 23 Dec 2002 at 14:51 UTC by nunnybun » (Fixture)

i think that this would crack you up tissuesan

Be VERY afraid of.., posted 24 Dec 2002 at 14:02 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

Yatta

splatter my spam!, posted 26 Dec 2002 at 14:20 UTC by nunnybun » (Fixture)

this is fun. you can crush and recycle your spammail here. potatoland

GYBE, posted 9 Jan 2003 at 09:05 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

A review and mp3 download on salon.

free book, posted 9 Jan 2003 at 09:55 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

Cory Doctorow, writer and publisher of boingboing has released his new novel under the creative commons license. This means you can get it for free in several different formats and read it and print and give it away to your friends. The novel is called Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom and I have no idea if it's any good. I did like his story 0wnz0red and he's also got some stuff published on scifi.com.

william gibson, posted 9 Jan 2003 at 10:00 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

William Gibson has a blog. It has been linked to by about eight million other sites by now, so I figured, why not one more.

keepin it unreal, posted 9 Jan 2003 at 12:45 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

DC, the fake city.

oh my, posted 10 Jan 2003 at 17:00 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

"nipple scarfs"

this is awesome, posted 13 Jan 2003 at 05:18 UTC by welcome » (Fixture)

Online Rubik's Cube

Unfortunately you can't peel the stickers off, you'll have to go with the Optimal Rubik's Cube Solver

let's all go get botox injections, posted 14 Jan 2003 at 11:29 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

woot

Money back guarantee...., posted 14 Jan 2003 at 16:50 UTC by jkf » (Fixture)

from the manufacturer if these don't work. I wonder if I can figure out how to diagram my city's exit off I-90?

EarthBoundDog

woah., posted 15 Jan 2003 at 01:23 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

wags-

this weeks strong bad e-mail could quite possibly be the best ever.

someone needs to ger erik anderson's ass in front of a computer post- haste.

peter jackson interview, posted 16 Jan 2003 at 10:55 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

An interview with peter jackson et al where he talks about TTT and some of the changes made to the storyline.

My students play with this all the time....cause the other games are blocked..., posted 17 Jan 2003 at 16:03 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

Lemonade Stand

This is great, posted 17 Jan 2003 at 16:04 UTC by alaric » (Fixture)

Can a computer read your mind?

wow, posted 17 Jan 2003 at 22:58 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

I used to play Lemonade Stand on an Apple II (lo-res graphics baybee) for HOURS ON END. That and Snack Attack.

wow, yeah! lemonade stand!, posted 18 Jan 2003 at 11:06 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

I used to play a lot of Taipan on the Apple ][... and Conan, and Skyfox... and DUNG BEETLES. Why isn't there a Free Software implementation of Dung Beetles?

poke the bunny, posted 18 Jan 2003 at 14:58 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

keep on poking the bunny

another forum, posted 19 Jan 2003 at 17:24 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

it looked cool, so i registered.

if you like games then check it out!, posted 19 Jan 2003 at 23:30 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

cool games

card esp, posted 20 Jan 2003 at 11:00 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

duh- he removed all of the cards... easy to win that way. Stupid cheating computer

lol, posted 20 Jan 2003 at 19:10 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

yeah, amy. did you read all the replies from the morons who said he got it right less than 100%? or thought there was some device that tracked pupil dilation, or something. lol... monitors as input devices... what will the morons hope for next?

the only good part of my otherwise crappy day:, posted 21 Jan 2003 at 00:36 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

the many uses of the word "FUCK." (dont click on it if you're not a fan of the word "FUCK.")

Kim Jong-il's fanboy homepage, posted 21 Jan 2003 at 14:39 UTC by alaric » (Fixture)

I can't believe this is what passes for the North Korean government's official hompage.

You can read more about the site and its maintainer here.

crappy stick figures, posted 23 Jan 2003 at 17:11 UTC by welcome » (Fixture)

explodingdog

The maintainer takes various "titles" from vistors and draws a picture based on how he interprets it. Some people may think it's stupid; I suppose it depends on whether or not you like the drawing style and sometimes crude humor (which I do).

Some of my favorites:
i want to know you more
sometimes i stay up really late being bored
city could not stop
yesterday it was just a box
it looks like rain

Check it out.

shirt, posted 23 Jan 2003 at 18:47 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

i used to have an explodingdog shirt. but I lost it.

Draw me a picture of THAT!

the ultimate &quointerweb hobo stew&quo, posted 23 Jan 2003 at 19:12 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

web collage

its almost creepy.

more on web collage, posted 24 Jan 2003 at 02:49 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

from the web collage website:

"This is what the Internet looks like.

WebCollage is a program that creates collages out of random images found on the Web. More images are being added to the collage about once a minute, so this page will reload itself periodically. Clicking on one of the images in the collage will take you to the page on which it was found.

It finds the images by feeding random words into various search engines, and pulling images (or sections of images) out of the pages returned."

crrrrrrrrazy.

ulysssess00, posted 24 Jan 2003 at 16:07 UTC by inkblot » (Fixture)

There's actually a web collage screensaver for linux. It's written by the same guy as that webpage, JWZ (Jamie W. Zawinski).

right now... there's a party going on somewhere in asia that you're not invited to., posted 25 Jan 2003 at 15:40 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

they look like a fun bunch.

I think I posted this here before, posted 28 Jan 2003 at 12:23 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

But I can't remember: The Prejudice Against Country People

oh lord..., posted 28 Jan 2003 at 13:29 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

you may find this distasteful....

but the Mammonet is what the internet needs more of.

i honestly have not laughed that hard in months....

oh boy...

i can remember freshman year, posted 28 Jan 2003 at 22:05 UTC by neoacerbitas » (Fixture)

when i found HELL.com it used to be the greatest thing in the world, it was a portal to some of the most creative web sites that i had ever seen, now they sell webmail.

julie/julia, posted 30 Jan 2003 at 10:24 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

this woman is crazy! Probably only interesting to those who love to cook, but still, 536 recipes in 365 days!

Pong, posted 31 Jan 2003 at 12:43 UTC by Fook » (Fixture)

Brilliant:

Pong Video

hell yeah, posted 31 Jan 2003 at 15:33 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

PONG RULES!!

imagination at work, posted 3 Feb 2003 at 12:51 UTC by welcome » (Fixture)

oh my! (shockwave flash required)

HOLY SMOKES!, posted 6 Feb 2003 at 01:29 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

baggins, mercurymouth, raskol, oldpossumus, barefootjumper, dangersheep and i cant remember who the hell else and i all had a GRAND OLD TIME one evening at this bizzare little place called DRY GULCH RANCH.

the porn ranch..., posted 6 Feb 2003 at 02:28 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

that place was bizarre. but a blast, nonetheless. the poker game was a blast. and the drive home with whoever was least stoned at the wheel... fun party though.

lol, posted 8 Feb 2003 at 01:02 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

funny t shirts

holy shit, posted 13 Feb 2003 at 02:44 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

this site is funny as hell. download Lord of the Rhymes track its too funny, and well done. im listening to it right now and laughing my ass off.

also, look for the profile of waggins on makeoutclub.com (its me)

svenska, posted 18 Feb 2003 at 01:15 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

anyone know a good swedish web text translator?

google has spanish, german, french, itallian... no swedish.

Silly swede...., posted 18 Feb 2003 at 09:13 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

http://www.freedict.com/onldict/swe.html

This site has some more good links...

http://dictionary.reference.com/others/Translation/S/Swedish/

Also... More proof the people I went to college with are insane.

fucking assholes, posted 18 Feb 2003 at 23:27 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

damn this site

cool drawings, posted 26 Feb 2003 at 17:05 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

50's coffee shops, which reminds me that I need to do something with greasyspoon.net

hmm, posted 26 Feb 2003 at 23:51 UTC by neoacerbitas » (Fixture)

that's quite possibly that damndest thing i've ever seen on the internet, like, the email about how microsoft made a new way to take pictures through the monitor, and then it's shows the picture and it's of a monkey.

yeah, posted 27 Feb 2003 at 02:17 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

i've seen that one. i also saw another one which had you staring closely at a picture to find out what's wrong with it, so to speak. after you are good and intensely searching a perfectly normal picture, it does the same as the link above. i fell out of my chair the first time i saw it. i was lucky enough to be visiting my sister at Judson College a day after i sent it to her. she was checking her email, and i suggested she check out the link i sent her. man was it awesome to see her jump out of her chair like that!! good times!!

Design chosen for WTC site, posted 27 Feb 2003 at 07:51 UTC by neoacerbitas » (Fixture)

this story tells about the design plan for the World Trade Center site, created by german designer Daniel Libeskind.

four held over diamond heist, posted 27 Feb 2003 at 07:54 UTC by neoacerbitas » (Fixture)

obviously the didn't go to george clooney's school of robbery, i think that if I were to pull something like this, i'd at least get the Ef outta dodge before they come for me.

goddamnit, posted 27 Feb 2003 at 07:54 UTC by neoacerbitas » (Fixture)

goddamnit

interesting site..., posted 27 Feb 2003 at 12:53 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Silva Rhetoricae -- from gary's NewsBruiser notes...

which makes me want to post:

Common Logical Fallacies

new WTC buildings, posted 27 Feb 2003 at 13:18 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

The mockup looks strangely like superman's fortress of solitude.

mr. rogers, posted 28 Feb 2003 at 09:01 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

There is a Mr. Rogers segment in a This American Life broadcast on neighbors.

APOD, posted 12 Mar 2003 at 16:26 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

If you guys haven't checked out NASA's Astronomy Picture Of the Day, you totally should. It rocks.

I especially like this one.

grizzly bears: what to do, precautions, posted 13 Mar 2003 at 17:46 UTC by welcome » (Fixture)

insaniquarium (flash)

All the fun of feeding fish and destroying aliens finally together in one online game!

Standing Ready...., posted 22 Mar 2003 at 13:00 UTC by jkf » (Fixture)

The US Department of Homeland Security has developed new signs to help US citizens in the case of a terrorist attack. Go to http://www.ready.gov/get_informed.html if you want to view these new signs. Then go to http://www.titaniumcounter.com/temp/emergency/ to find out the true meaning behind the sings.

apologies in advance...., posted 22 Mar 2003 at 13:03 UTC by jkf » (Fixture)

serves me right, i guess, for not reading my previous post all the way through. not all of the humor is "clean". Be forewarned....

corndogs, posted 27 Mar 2003 at 15:53 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

reason to own a deep fryer

cordogs, addtl., posted 27 Mar 2003 at 16:50 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

The best corndog I have ever had was in a roadside foodcourt along a freeway in South Korea. They were so good I had two even though I wasn't hungry.

godspeed, posted 31 Mar 2003 at 01:38 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

link to godspeedyoublackemperor.com. in the upper left corner its hard to see, but its a link to download a new song, which i believe they played at their show here, if anybody can confirm that. anyway, its good. check it out.

gybe, posted 31 Mar 2003 at 09:49 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

baggins, not sure which abbey show you were at, but you can see what they played here

lukas, posted 31 Mar 2003 at 14:35 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

if that site is accurate, then they didn't play albanian. however, it sure sounded a lot like the first song they played. but, their songs have a lot in common with each other, so i can always be wrong. but, thanks for the cool link.

or, posted 31 Mar 2003 at 14:36 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

they played it on the 2 nights i wasn't there. but not the show i was at.

also, posted 1 Apr 2003 at 12:14 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

it could be that the lists are incorrect, i'm not sure how accurate those are.

NEW! The E-Leash!, posted 9 Apr 2003 at 15:03 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

GET IT!

awesome, posted 14 Apr 2003 at 12:04 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

coolest honda commercial ever

WOAH!, posted 14 Apr 2003 at 13:54 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

thats so rad!

Trunk Monkey, posted 14 Apr 2003 at 15:35 UTC by jkf » (Fixture)

More automotive humor:

http://www.thedierks.com/allowe/video/TrunkMonkey.mpeg

nice, posted 14 Apr 2003 at 15:55 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

that honda ad is great, that all must have been resting very carefully.

wow, posted 14 Apr 2003 at 16:46 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

god bless rube goldberg and mad magazine.

ha ha neal pollack, posted 15 Apr 2003 at 11:49 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

you can't be syria

nealpollack.com

im looking, posted 17 Apr 2003 at 06:08 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

im looking for music for a specific song. i cannot seem to find it, though i spent about an hour searching the internet, through various search engines, and various sheet music sites. can anybody help?

i suppose i can just figure it out... but its not as fun then...

wow, posted 17 Apr 2003 at 06:08 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

i

forgot

to put in the html tags in that last post for breaks... but it still did it...

blorp, posted 17 Apr 2003 at 06:11 UTC by sneakums » (Fixture)

test

blorp

gar, posted 17 Apr 2003 at 06:12 UTC by sneakums » (Fixture)

I meant to hit preview there. It seems that if you separate your paragraphs with a single blank line, virgule assumes you are starting a new paragraph.

www.ratemyprofessors.com, posted 18 Apr 2003 at 11:02 UTC by jkf » (Fixture)

this is a funny site.

NPU professors can be found here

best dave barry article I've seen in a while, posted 21 Apr 2003 at 10:57 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

dateline, duluth MN

and to think , posted 22 Apr 2003 at 08:51 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

that Dave Berry has an account at the diner....

WMD, posted 22 Apr 2003 at 10:14 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

well...sort of

unbelievable, posted 22 Apr 2003 at 12:39 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

cool art site, posted 29 Apr 2003 at 15:02 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

check this place out.

really cool artist's site..., posted 3 May 2003 at 21:28 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

check it..

M@d0nn@, posted 5 May 2003 at 02:26 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

apparently, the queen of pop, in an attempt to thwart bad, illegal music pirates, flooded P2P servers with files labeled with song titles from her new album. instead of getting the songs, however, they got an audio file of M@d0nn@ herself saying 'What the F*ck do you think you're doing?'. needless to say, she took a lot flack for this, including having her website hacked... some people decided to remix the audio samples of her, and they are documented at this site

zookeeper, posted 15 May 2003 at 15:25 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

It's hard to hate Flash when things like this come around...

check this out, posted 16 May 2003 at 15:49 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

ok so I can't do the HTML code thing to make this an active link, I'm just not good at these things, but here's a link to the new self-erasing DVD that Disney is going to use as a rental system, kinda cool.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030516/tc_nm/media_disney_dvds_dc

I've said it before..., posted 19 May 2003 at 10:02 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

and I'll say it again. If I can watch a movie or play a song, I can reproduce it. If the recording industry put all the money they're putting into encryption and "security" into lowering the price of cd's I might actually buy one... An act I haven't done (with some rare exceptions to help artists) since the mid 90's.

true Smax, posted 19 May 2003 at 11:47 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

they never claim that the DVD is copy proof, not by any means. It's just that the disc begins to oxidize as soon as you open the box, and after 2-3 days is rendered unreadable by your DVD player. There's nothing to stop you from opening the box and then immediately copying it onto your hardive and burning it. However, this way they can "sell" rental movies at Best Buy, or the grocery store, for like $3.00 and you can buy the movie for 2-3 days. After three days you own a blackened unreadable DVD.

hmmm, posted 19 May 2003 at 12:32 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

the oxidation takes place of the coating and not the actual reflective surface. So it seems to me that you just need to find a solvent that will clean the oxidation off and leave the reflective material intact and then your 3 day 'rental' last as long as you want. The engineers who designed this probably thought this through so it's probably not that easy, but I'm sure there will be lots of busy chem labs on college campuses as people try to figure it out.

interesting, posted 19 May 2003 at 14:35 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

I think it will be an interesting little endeavor, and will result in me taking stuff to work and trying to chemically alter my oxidized DVD's. Good thing I have a complete chem lab at my disposal.

i think, posted 25 May 2003 at 11:16 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

It's a huge waste of plastic just to make more money. Lame. We rent reuseable things because they are reuseable but we don't want to buy them. Renting things that break themselves in 3 days is just YET ANOTHER example of our throwaway society.

Read "Motel of the Mysteries" and substitute "paper" for "eraseable DVDs."

pedro stated..., posted 27 May 2003 at 06:45 UTC by chester » (Fixture)

...what I've been thinking for the past week. I guess I was too chicken to yank the conversation away from the tech side.

yank away, posted 27 May 2003 at 10:16 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

I never said it was a good idea, just that's it's kind of cool. Oxidation reactions are very powerful and capable of doing some cool things. Take all those hot and cold pack where all you have to do is open them up to the air and then apply them to your skin, now that's nifty!

so i found this website, posted 29 May 2003 at 14:22 UTC by neoacerbitas » (Fixture)

something "internerd" or whatever, no url included and so he has this list of latin "sayings" or whatever and one of them is:
Vidi Vici Veni
now, does that seem right to you guys? no it doesn't shouldn't it be "Vini vidi vici"? Sombody quick, check your pack or marlboros (marl meaning shit, boro meaning too lazy to write burro)
of course right after this he gives the english translation " I saw, I conquered, I came"
HELLO! internerd! internuthin'. How could he miss that? Now I have to go a check the quote that i took for my email sig. dammit!

um, tom, posted 29 May 2003 at 14:32 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

i think you missed his joke.

this guy doesn't make jokes, posted 29 May 2003 at 18:58 UTC by neoacerbitas » (Fixture)

i think i'm catching your drift, and that does makes sense, don't get me wrong but, out of all the others why would this be the only one he changed? I mean, they're all common sayings, but this isn't, he'd totally be blowing his cover as a nerd. I mean, the guy has five different programs on his site to list pi, his mind doesn't function like that, or perhaps it's just that my mind doesn't function like that...


ed. not edited, read at your own risk

airport codes, posted 30 May 2003 at 10:43 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

ever wonder how come O'Hare is ORD? Well then you should read the airport code ABC's.

Clock, posted 3 Jun 2003 at 20:12 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

I like this clock.

youngest FBI instructors ever, posted 4 Jun 2003 at 14:54 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

``They, like, don't know anything,'' said Mary, 14, giggling.

g2g, cuties, posted 10 Jun 2003 at 15:57 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

[16:50:13] <jeff> side note: If anyone here has any interests that depend on State Farm's IT infrastructure remaining stable... remove those dependencies now.

bye bye miss american pie, posted 30 Jun 2003 at 17:01 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

The key to unlocking the hidden prophecy of 'American Pie, is the Bible.'

oh boy, posted 30 Jun 2003 at 19:02 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

there is nothing about the song itself on the whole page! everything is derived from the one little imprint on the original 45 of the song, and proceeds to throw EndTimes Prophecy at us left and right and then just lists verses from Revelation. with no explanation whatsoever. this site isn't even making an attempt. its just mincing words and preaching doom and gloom. i'm ashamed of people like this.

har har har, posted 3 Jul 2003 at 19:44 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

google the phrase "weapons of mass destruction" (with quotes around it) and hit "i'm feeling lucky."

wow, posted 3 Jul 2003 at 22:33 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

that's hilarious man. how did you find that one? just the way you told us to? or did somebody tip you off?

a very special someone tipped me off...., posted 4 Jul 2003 at 02:00 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

ah, the joys of those first e-mails from a crush....

very nice, posted 4 Jul 2003 at 02:13 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

if anybody needs to get more obsessed with Homestar Runner, check out homestarrunner.net. i know, kinda obvious, but...

hmmm, posted 4 Jul 2003 at 03:14 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

what do you think?

I think it's not surprising., posted 4 Jul 2003 at 10:44 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

People are almost always more complex on the inside than they appear on the outside. I'm not necessarily what that does say about Strom though.. that he was a hypocrite? Maybe. That he did some foolish things? Definitely. That he appeared to love or at the least take care of his daughter? That's at least respectable. I don't really have much of a positive opinion about Thurmond, because the media's whole shtick about him is all the bad things he is, or was. I recognize all those things as being legitimately troubling (ultraconservative) or at the worst, disgusting (racism), but I also recognize that he's probably not as terrible as they make him out. (I suppose he could be worse.) There I go trying to redeem Thurmond.

Anyway, what I really think happened is that one day, on lunch break from the senate, Thurmond and Thomas Jefferson were out for a walk, and Jefferson's situation sounded so good, Strom thought he should give it a try...

Ridiculous, posted 9 Jul 2003 at 14:01 UTC by alaric » (Fixture)

Maybe I'm just a simple minded country boy, but I think this is appalling: Baby Ink Tattoo

What?, posted 9 Jul 2003 at 15:40 UTC by Cinnamongirl » (Fixture)

That totally can't be real. The kid tattoos, I mean. It HAS to be illegal, right? I don't like tattoos to begin with, but putting them on a CHILD who isn't old enough to make such a decision? Really, really sick.

And no offense to tattooed people--I think they are cool if you like them, and I like them on other people, but I could never do something that permanent to my body. Let me state a for-instance. I was on vacation with this guy I was dating, and on a whim we decided to get tattoos together (no, not "X loves Y" or anything really stupid, but we each were going to pick out one we liked and just get it at the same time). I decided at the last minute that it was not my thing to mar the landscape of my skin permanently. Thank GOODNESS I didn't, because it would now just serve as a reminder of a defunct relationship. Think long and hard about it is all I have to say. And DON'T do it to kids.

wow, posted 9 Jul 2003 at 16:11 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

I don't have a prblem with tattoos. In fact, I think I would like to have at least one. I just haven't found anything i want on my body permanently. i've got some ideas, but i haven't thought long and hard about them yet, as i have not been able to afford one, so there's no point in thinking about a tattoo.

but to put one on a kid? that is lame. the site said something about 'you're never too young to express yourself through body art...' and that is something i disagree with. it's why God gave us parents. because for certain periods of our lives we ARE too young to make decisions that are permanent and effect the rest of our lives. It's one thing to turn 18 and finally go and get that tattoo you've always wanted. it's another thing to take your 2year old and make THEM express YOU through THEIR body art. it's cruel, and sick. Think about these poor kids when they hit puberty or so. sure, they were the hit of the playground with that Winnie The Pooh Tat that mom let them pick out. but now, the jokes in the locker room will never end. the years of endless torment from peers for that kinda stuff will make them HATE their parents forever. this is scary.

Hoax, posted 9 Jul 2003 at 16:49 UTC by alaric » (Fixture)

I looked around and found out that site was an April Fools joke. Oh well. It doesn't make the idea any less appalling though, as I'm sure there are parents who let their kids get tattooed at what I would consider to be far too young an age. Eh. Whatever.

HA!, posted 9 Jul 2003 at 18:11 UTC by Cinnamongirl » (Fixture)

I knew it couldn't be real, but it was really convincing--I wasn't quite sure. I think I am THE most gullible person in the world, for a million reasons, but this one sticks out in my mind b/c it hapenned just a few days ago. A guy called my work and registered for a class. "What is your name?" (let's call him Jon) "Jon," he said. "Last name?" "I don't have one." "REALLY? I've never heard of anyone without a last name!" "Okay, actually I do have a last name. It's Jon. I'm Jon Jon." I had this joker registered as "Jon Jon" for five minutes into the conversation when he told me his real last name. And I fell for it all hook, line, and sinker.

I'm not sure what sick pleasure he got out of fooling me, the jacka$$.

Baggins, I agree that tattoos are cool if tasteful and done well, like any art form (you are someone I can totally picture having some bitchin' tattoos). My sister has two very (small) cool tattoos. I don't necessarily adhere to the Leviticus laws against tattoos, but some part of my soul cries out that they are just wrong and unnatural. At least for me. I think of the Holocaust survivors I see at the synagogue with the numbers tattooed into their arms, and it freaks me out. And CERTAINLY not for children who have no choice in the matter. But I guess that site is fake anyway, so whatever.

hilarious, posted 9 Jul 2003 at 21:42 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

don't copy that floppy -- Windows media player video -- about 10minutes.

Funny, posted 11 Jul 2003 at 14:41 UTC by alaric » (Fixture)

Bush and Blair music video. With suprisingly good editing.

The State online, posted 17 Jul 2003 at 15:26 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

statemedia.net

Dig it.

wow. , posted 18 Jul 2003 at 06:29 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

totally rad, pedro.

New research on the blindness and hairy palms theory., posted 18 Jul 2003 at 15:46 UTC by alaric » (Fixture)

According to research by Australia's Cancer Council Victoria "frequent masturbation may be really good for you."

Nintendocore, posted 25 Jul 2003 at 00:44 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

this is mostly for welcome, but some of y'all might dig it.

download 'bunnies'.

Middle East Geography, posted 28 Jul 2003 at 15:36 UTC by alaric » (Fixture)

Test your Middle East geography skills.

I had some troubles with the *stans and western Africa (except for Morocco, thanks to Casablanca), but other that that I did pretty well.

It's funny 'cause it's not me., posted 4 Aug 2003 at 16:28 UTC by alaric » (Fixture)

Fun at the pool

metafilter discussion on crying, posted 14 Aug 2003 at 09:31 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

do not read this page unless you are comfortable with crying

a little self promotion, posted 14 Aug 2003 at 10:33 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

bottom left of the page check it out!!

nice!, posted 14 Aug 2003 at 14:04 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

those are some great shots. i like the pic of jen. its got magic in it.

all of you now!, posted 20 Aug 2003 at 14:21 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

Quick, go to www.jedimaster.net and download the Star Wars Kid videos, you will laugh until you realize that it could be you!

Which Cool Evil Guy Are You?, posted 22 Aug 2003 at 08:28 UTC by jkf » (Fixture)

http://quizilla.com/users/anglepoiselamp/quizzes/Which%20Cool%20Evil%20Guy%20Are%20You%3F/. I'm Severous Snape.

ok, posted 22 Aug 2003 at 08:58 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

I'm Mr. Teatime, but have no idea who that is, maybe I should have chosen to be sephiroth instead, I pretty much new most of the others from the clues, good times though.

open source bathroom design?, posted 22 Aug 2003 at 10:37 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

houseinprogress.net

Mister Teatime, posted 22 Aug 2003 at 11:09 UTC by nutella » (Fixture)

He is a villain from the infamous Discworld.

"You only had to look into Teatime's mismatched eyes to know one thing, which was this: if Teatime wanted to find you he would not look everywhere. He'd look in only one place, which would be the place where you were hiding."

ha, posted 22 Aug 2003 at 14:20 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

i was Grima Wormtongue.

well, posted 25 Aug 2003 at 15:59 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

I was going to take the cool evil guy test, but was frustrated out of the endeavor by the obvious "male" orientation of all of the questions (complete absence of gender inclusion makes me a little sad sometimes). I guess my cool evil guy identity will remain hidden forever.

well..., posted 25 Aug 2003 at 16:13 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

it is the cool evil guy test. perhaps there is a cool evil girl test somewhere? probably not. but you could always make one.

it's probably cause,, posted 25 Aug 2003 at 19:02 UTC by neoacerbitas » (Fixture)

there aren't that many evil girls. I mean, "Alotta Fagina, Xenia Onatopp" to name a few from the movies, and they're only eye candy. Search google, for "evil women" and you get titles like "the evil that women do" and further down the list you get evil women comic book characters, i'm sure, which is just more eye candy. I mean, there's Aids Mary and stuff, but i don't think that would make it.

Brides Mom Attacks Stripper, posted 27 Aug 2003 at 12:09 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

...but not for the reasons you'd expect.

that's crazy, posted 27 Aug 2003 at 14:23 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

i'm glad i'm not a stripper...

no, posted 27 Aug 2003 at 15:47 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

what's crazy is the $2500 hospital bill for some scratches...and why a CAT scan?

i think, posted 27 Aug 2003 at 16:03 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

it was probably the beer bottle upside the head...maybe

mandolins, posted 3 Sep 2003 at 04:47 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

i found this cool site.

ASCII Matrix Movie, posted 5 Sep 2003 at 09:07 UTC by jkf » (Fixture)

I got this as an e-mail attachment, and posted this on my site, but I didn't create it. Pretty cool.
It takes about 30 seconds to load on a fast pipe.

more, posted 5 Sep 2003 at 09:13 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

ascii movies

Doomsday postponed, posted 5 Sep 2003 at 09:31 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

Doomsday postponed
I'm glad they decided to hold off.

Torino Scale, posted 5 Sep 2003 at 11:10 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

I love the language in steps 8, 9, & 10. Destruction becomes Devastation becomes Catastrophe.... I think I should get that in poster size and hang it on my classroom wall.

Top 25 Censored Stories of 2003, posted 11 Sep 2003 at 14:49 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

I haven't read these yet, and I'm sure that some of them will be inflammatory, but anyway, it should be interesting. Too bad none of us have a full time job surfing the net. Here's the list.

I apologize in advance..., posted 11 Sep 2003 at 17:37 UTC by JT » (Fixture)

...for doing this to you:

Badger badger badger badger mushroom mushroom

Badgers?, posted 11 Sep 2003 at 21:08 UTC by Octal » (Fixture)

We don't need no steenkin' badgers.

conan, posted 12 Sep 2003 at 14:58 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

hilarious harvard commencement speech by conan o'brien

if only, posted 12 Sep 2003 at 16:26 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

that had been my commencement address, that would have kicked ass!

great article about johnny, posted 12 Sep 2003 at 16:45 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

MSN's article on Johnny

food for tughoht, posted 15 Sep 2003 at 17:27 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

wstibee

Weird to read, posted 16 Sep 2003 at 06:39 UTC by chester » (Fixture)

Reminds me of that 3D artwork that was famous in the mid '90s. I worked so hard to get my eyes to go out of focus to be able to see the images that eventually my eyes would go out of focus when I didn't want them to. I stopped looking at the art after that. Also reminds me of a Schizophrenia workshop a friend of mine went to (he worked at Thresholds in Chicago). They had them listen to walkmans with recordings of progressively more pervasive negative comments. Things like "you can't do anything right" and "what's wrong with you" etc. Anyhow, after 45 minutes they all had a better understanding of what it was like to have the condition. Especially since the voices were actually only recorded on the first 10 minutes of the tapes and they all reported hearing them for the full 45 minutes.

I wouldn't want to be this guy., posted 16 Sep 2003 at 18:35 UTC by alaric » (Fixture)

And you thought your job was bad.

more bad jobs, posted 17 Sep 2003 at 11:35 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

worst jobs in science

thanks lukas, posted 17 Sep 2003 at 12:41 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

that article was good, and I love that the symbol they use for psychological torture is Barney.

today is talk like a pirate day, posted 19 Sep 2003 at 14:30 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

http://www.talklikeapirate.com/

man, posted 19 Sep 2003 at 16:05 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

If I'd known earlier, my students would have had a good laugh....

Mark the Prophet, posted 22 Sep 2003 at 10:30 UTC by alaric » (Fixture)

A humorous correction appearing in Slate:

Correction, Sept. 17, 2003: This article originally stated that Mark's Gospel was written around 70 B.C.E. It was written around A.D. 70.

i like, posted 22 Sep 2003 at 11:06 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

that it was BCE first, but then they changed it to AD... why not CE?

Another amusing correction, posted 23 Sep 2003 at 15:46 UTC by alaric » (Fixture)

From the Washington Post this time:

A Sept. 21 item in the Metro in Brief column about a woman fatally shot in Prince George's County and a child who was wounded incorrectly reported the woman's age, the child's sex, the child's location at the time of the shooting, and the street on which the shooting occurred.

But other than that, the story was accurate.

ha ha, posted 26 Sep 2003 at 12:22 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Man Steals ID of Registered Sex Offender

very cool, posted 1 Oct 2003 at 14:52 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Amateur snaps pic of meteor fireball.

i think i just found something for , posted 2 Oct 2003 at 11:06 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

4ke Larson to do!

dude , posted 3 Oct 2003 at 10:34 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

those are some damn funny pictures

how to tell when a relationship is over, posted 6 Oct 2003 at 16:18 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Quicktime

Your life, too, can be all Skittles and Beer, posted 15 Oct 2003 at 07:57 UTC by jkf » (Fixture)

The Skittlebrau project

Sweeeeet Desktop Background, posted 15 Oct 2003 at 07:58 UTC by jkf » (Fixture)

Mad Props to M.C. Escher here

verily, posted 15 Oct 2003 at 16:41 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

it's all greek to me.

and the inspiration for the above, posted 15 Oct 2003 at 16:45 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

is right here, verily.

emad does dre and snoop, posted 15 Oct 2003 at 16:49 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

This is nothing but a matter relevant to gangsters

interesting -- stereoscopic photos on movie sets, posted 22 Oct 2003 at 11:12 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

links

watch your back, posted 30 Oct 2003 at 02:39 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

the most dangerous intersections in illinois

who wants to write a novel?, posted 31 Oct 2003 at 10:29 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

It's National Novel Writing Month!!

say it ain't so, posted 31 Oct 2003 at 11:57 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

minikiss

dangerous intersection, posted 31 Oct 2003 at 13:37 UTC by chester » (Fixture)

That's funny. I drive through the most dangerous intersection in IL twice a day.

peta matrix parody, posted 7 Nov 2003 at 10:47 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

What is the Meatrix?

hahaha, posted 7 Nov 2003 at 11:02 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Chester and I think that's pretty clever. In the Meatrix Reloaded, Moopheus and his friends release a warehouse of lab animals into the wild.

seriously though, posted 7 Nov 2003 at 11:02 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

that's pretty clever.

record store review, posted 11 Nov 2003 at 02:34 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

i found this cool site the other day. man i have a record buyin jones that's bigger than my poker playin jones.

Jeremy Enigk interview..., posted 17 Nov 2003 at 04:03 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

this site has some cool record reviews and interviews. most notably, the interview with Jeremy Enigk of Sunny Day Real Estate/The Fire Theft notoriety.

Today's Email, posted 17 Nov 2003 at 15:03 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

a relink for those who have forgotten: www.homestarrunner.com

the strong bad email today is really good. be sure to click on the little muscle-arm at the end, and keep clicking the thing that pops up...

I hope this link works... it's fantastic, posted 18 Nov 2003 at 17:00 UTC by Warggle » (Regular)

Tastytronic Industries

*blushing*, posted 18 Nov 2003 at 17:01 UTC by Warggle » (Regular)

OK, that link was for a genius Jon Stewart clip, not Tastytronic. Sorry, I'm learning!

The Brick Testament, posted 21 Nov 2003 at 17:09 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

i take no responsibility for what is herein

I adore it!, posted 21 Nov 2003 at 19:32 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

That *ruled.* It's so clever and amusing, while telling the stories at the same time. Really cool link, Pedro - wherever did you find it???

Brick TastyMint, posted 22 Nov 2003 at 20:39 UTC by Octal » (Fixture)

I would have to say that the part in the Law section about false prophets is among the best.

crackmonkey, posted 23 Nov 2003 at 00:53 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

on irc posted it.

Yet another productivity killer, posted 26 Nov 2003 at 11:17 UTC by JT » (Fixture)

Relive your childhood ant-burning days

visiting the DMZ from the North Korean side..., posted 28 Nov 2003 at 23:55 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

fascinating.

DMZ, posted 29 Nov 2003 at 03:40 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

reminds me of Infinite Jest...

wow, posted 1 Dec 2003 at 16:28 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

catfish as big as a bear

That's nothing, posted 1 Dec 2003 at 21:30 UTC by Octal » (Fixture)

I caught a catfish twice that size once, but I was doing catch and release and the photo developers lost my film somehow.

fartiste, posted 2 Dec 2003 at 17:51 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

french

very b3n b3ckstrom -- where is that admissions essay anyway, posted 3 Dec 2003 at 12:04 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

funny

awesome., posted 3 Dec 2003 at 12:23 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

wtf did you get this?

i have my sources, posted 3 Dec 2003 at 12:28 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

(from some friends online)

dude, posted 3 Dec 2003 at 15:41 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

those are so funny I almost wet myself! Are they real or just someone writing silly stuff and pretending it's from a student or something?

unknown, posted 3 Dec 2003 at 15:52 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

I think they're probably real.

I hope they are, posted 3 Dec 2003 at 16:09 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

it adds to the funny, but also makes the person really dumb, but I'm guessing they were done tongue in cheek, even for him.

note the score, posted 3 Dec 2003 at 18:16 UTC by inkblot » (Fixture)

those essays, despite their incoherence, received a "10" from the teacher. both of them. the essays. what does this mean? are they a "10" out of "10"? we may never know. but if they are, they we know this, the teacher must have liked them too. because they're funny. the essays.

lord.., posted 3 Dec 2003 at 19:03 UTC by instantcofi » (Fixture)

Jeremy Lavine is the next great literary genuis....You heard it here first. He will be the destructive power, a power powerful enough to kill people, and knock down burning trees that people stand next to so they can be killed!

i know., posted 4 Dec 2003 at 02:15 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Jeremy, his genius, is overwhelming. In this work-a-day world where genius rains down like cats and dogs, his stands head and shoulders above all others. Even above El Niño's. Or above the scientists who invented the iconoclastic buoys.

kite photography, posted 4 Dec 2003 at 09:41 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

this is really really cool

funny comic, posted 6 Dec 2003 at 02:50 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

i believe i have posted a link to this online comic strip before. but it's pretty funny. you techies and gamers should appreciate it.

this one in particular is pretty funny. it's actually an ongoing plotline, so click forward after reading and go to the next day's strip.

Okay, posted 7 Dec 2003 at 13:08 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

Hours and hours of diversion

Some shadow, posted 9 Dec 2003 at 15:41 UTC by alaric » (Fixture)

No comment.

Attention Old School Modemers!, posted 9 Dec 2003 at 23:49 UTC by Fook » (Fixture)

While yahoo-ing it up, looking for paris hilton's home videos, i accidently pressed "d-dial" in search. I was putzing around a few links for a while when i came to www.bbsmates.com
ALL of the old bbs'es and ddials that i used to call were listed. I even found out my favorite one was still alive. (Omega BBS: Amiga-based CNET software with files/message boards/chatrooms). This is a great day. Good for nostalgia as well.

yeah!, posted 10 Dec 2003 at 00:01 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Okay..., posted 10 Dec 2003 at 10:16 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

What to do in the event of a terrorist attack. Or...

I can share this link now that I have stopped laughing.

dex, posted 10 Dec 2003 at 13:08 UTC by chester » (Fixture)

That's one of the funniest things I've seen in awhile! I sent the link to some friends and here are the responses: "They all made me laugh. I had some big wig in front of my desk when I was reading them and I could barely control my laughter." "Dude, I had to shut it off because I was laughing so hard. I got to the one with the guy with the deformed hand and lost it. I'm not kidding. I started writing this like 5 minutes ago, but kept cracking up just thinking about it. My neighbors thought I was crying." "Holy sh_t!!! This is the funniest thing I have seen in a long time. I can't stop laughing. Thanks!"

OMG, posted 10 Dec 2003 at 14:23 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

i am crying. literally, tears of laughter have been shed. thank you dex.

Ahhh, now that's what I like to hear, posted 10 Dec 2003 at 16:49 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

Tears of laughter. Glad to spread joy today. I'm cracking up just thinking about it. Jay hasn't seen it yet - he just got home from work and I can't wait to share it with him.

ambiguous headline watch, posted 12 Dec 2003 at 13:15 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Singer BObby Brown Charged With Battery

Don't read this if you like words, posted 17 Dec 2003 at 15:46 UTC by JT » (Fixture)

This may be the most bizarre site I've ever seen.

that guy, posted 17 Dec 2003 at 17:08 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

...and frank chu should sit down to coffee.

better make that decaf, posted 17 Dec 2003 at 17:08 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

haha, posted 14 Jan 2004 at 01:07 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

application for minionhood

funny, posted 14 Jan 2004 at 11:06 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

but who are zodon and von fogg?

i don't know, posted 14 Jan 2004 at 11:11 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

it came from a website for an online comic strip called PS238. It's about a secret school for the children of SuperHeroes who have super powers. I guess it's not that far off from Professor Xavier's school for gifted children in X-Men. but its kinda funny. I'm not sure if Zodon and Von Fogg are characters they intend to present in that strip (its a new strip...) or just something funny they came up with to add to the whole website...

English 22/7, posted 16 Jan 2004 at 13:52 UTC by JT » (Fixture)

This may be the most amazing piece of writing I've ever seen. It is simultaneously lyrical, literary and mathematical. It is written according to a precise constraint, which I won't reveal here, but the author provides the answer if you follow the link at the bottom of the page.

After reading the explanation, posted 16 Jan 2004 at 22:18 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

that is astonishing.

impressive, posted 18 Jan 2004 at 00:32 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

though i didn't read the whole thing. i will when i have the time...

check this story out., posted 20 Jan 2004 at 15:50 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

Couple charged in possible exorcism death

that is totally bizarre, posted 20 Jan 2004 at 15:57 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

...

great article, posted 21 Jan 2004 at 17:18 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

mickey mouse... still in the clink

(from crummy of a year ago)

Smack the Pingu, posted 23 Jan 2004 at 15:32 UTC by jkf » (Fixture)

Take your aggressions out here

578.1, posted 23 Jan 2004 at 16:43 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

I got him to skid. That's a fun little link!

nice distance dex, posted 23 Jan 2004 at 18:04 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

I coulodn't get him to go past 540 pretty funny though

Go save the , posted 29 Jan 2004 at 22:37 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

http://www.savethehubble.com/

more info for Dex's link, posted 29 Jan 2004 at 23:02 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

Why Should I Save the Hubble?

did you know, posted 29 Jan 2004 at 23:54 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

That NASA is still planning on putting a bigger, better 'scope at the L2 point called the James Webb SOmeething Telescope? I'm sad that the Hubble will probably not be in the Smithsonian -- but spacecraft really only have a finite lifespan (see Columbia).

I'd still like to see money come from somewhere and save the Hubble, but I think it's probably a lower priority than other NASA missions right now.

I feel old, posted 30 Jan 2004 at 00:26 UTC by nutella » (Fixture)

I am old enough to remember Skylab.

there's been a new petition,, posted 30 Jan 2004 at 16:23 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

senetors from Maryland are rallying support to hav them not scrap the hubble, and it is being reconsidered by NASA.

That's good, posted 30 Jan 2004 at 18:33 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

I mean, it would be so sad... to just crash it into the ocean.

IMHO, posted 30 Jan 2004 at 18:44 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

The Hubble photos are some of the most beautiful ones I've ever seen... Unfortunately, its my understanding that the nifty new telescope that they are making doesn't photograph using regular light- so the pictures will not be in color.

well, posted 30 Jan 2004 at 19:52 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

most of the hubble images you see are colorized or shifted into the visible spectrum. Some of the fantastic Hubble images you see were actually captured by the near infrared camera onboard the telescope. The images that are captured with the ACS camera are color composites generated by passing the light through different polarizartion filters and renderign the resulting "channels" in rgb. The really far away stuff is so redshifted that it looks nothing like those published images.

oh, posted 30 Jan 2004 at 19:58 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

that makes me sad lukas.

where's sean connery and catherine zeta jones when you need them?, posted 31 Jan 2004 at 18:55 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

entrapment

The court finds the witness beautiful, posted 1 Feb 2004 at 02:18 UTC by Octal » (Fixture)

I still think the best part of that is that the attractiveness of the undercover officer is now a matter of public record.

Here we go again, posted 2 Feb 2004 at 22:54 UTC by nutella » (Fixture)

This sounds like the debate that ensued after the Dinosaur Comic strip generated so much of a buzz.

The counrt officially finds nutella a pedantic killjoy...

this is so baggins, posted 5 Feb 2004 at 03:15 UTC by inkblot » (Fixture)

http://www.lilgnr.com/

I'm speechless., posted 5 Feb 2004 at 08:14 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

that's the coolest thing ever. thanks Nate.

casa bonita, posted 5 Feb 2004 at 15:17 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

i'm sure Cin will remember this place. Cliff divers, caves, arcade games, mexican food...how could you go wrong. We used to stop at casa bonita coming back from gymnastics meets in the denver area. and sometimes coming back from youth group activites. what great memories... official site

wow, posted 9 Feb 2004 at 18:08 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

just watch %20&f_id=681">this with your volume on.

wow, posted 9 Feb 2004 at 18:09 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

sorry, something about the link won't let me post it right, and i have no idea how to fix it. here is the link - cut and paste it.

http://www.hugi.is/hahradi/bigboxes.php?box_id=51208&f_id=681>%20&f_id=681

the bi-line confused me, posted 9 Feb 2004 at 18:12 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

The Faith-filled Skies?

that's awesome,, posted 9 Feb 2004 at 18:16 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

my coworkers comment was, now that's a dude with too much time on his hands.

Jon Stewart's razor-sharp commentary..., posted 13 Feb 2004 at 08:58 UTC by JT » (Fixture)

...on that American Airlines pilot:

"A religious zealot at the controls of an airplane? What could go wrong?"

OUCH!, posted 13 Feb 2004 at 09:42 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Yet another subpopulation with a porn problem, posted 13 Feb 2004 at 13:06 UTC by JT » (Fixture)

Honestly, does anyone NOT look at this stuff?

Mini escape puzzle, posted 14 Feb 2004 at 14:16 UTC by JT » (Fixture)

Clickey

The Three Screams and Five Penis Wine. (Originally posted by pimpjuice.), posted 15 Feb 2004 at 01:11 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Live China Meal. Food and drink. Today special from Tsinghua University, Department of IT and Medicine.

One scream come from baby mouse you pick up and squeeze with chopstick. Second scream come when dip in baby mouse sauce. Last scream come when you bite down on little head.

Very nice to drink with wine made from genital of ox, snake, sheep, deer and dog. Taste like chicken. Keep your yang up.

Why you think I lying? You going to look on Google and searching for "three screams, Chinese delicacy". You even can link here or here. Call me liar. I get you.

this is neat, posted 16 Feb 2004 at 17:36 UTC by welcome » (Fixture)

Play 20 questions against a computer

dude, posted 17 Feb 2004 at 10:21 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

that thing is very fun, it guessed I was thinking of an ocelot in like 14 quetions, it's very logical and methodic, I bet it can get about 80% of the items guessed correct.

i won!, posted 17 Feb 2004 at 10:30 UTC by inkblot » (Fixture)

i was thinking of a potato eye, and it gave up after 26 questions. i won!

Infinite questions, posted 17 Feb 2004 at 10:37 UTC by nutella » (Fixture)

When bored, the group of students I shared a house with used to play a version where there was no limit on the number of questions but no constraints upon the target, e.g. "Are you an elementary particle". We were very persistent. James was the first to beat us all with "the reflection of the moon in a werewolf's eye". Bastard.

my favorite twenty-questions stumper is, posted 17 Feb 2004 at 11:16 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

"The mason-dixon line."

i won, posted 17 Feb 2004 at 11:31 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

several times. it couldn't get 'a fret'. i also played 5 times with the object being 'a guitar capo'. it went 30 questions in each of the first 4 tries before giving up. it learned as it went along and got it on the 5th try.

it guessed 'shoe' in like 15 tries.

Lukas, posted 17 Feb 2004 at 12:28 UTC by Cinnamongirl » (Fixture)

I can't believe I missed your Casa Bonita post last week. Awesome! For those who don't know, it is like a Mexican Chuck E. Cheese, but 1000x cooler. I grew up/my dad still lives literally two blocks from there--you can see the pink tower from my front yard (I'm from Lakewood, but I say "Denver" because more people know what that means). It was a regular weekend outing for us. We were there just over Christmas, with my little brother. Hernando ordered the "Gringo plate"--which NO ONE orders there, it's like chicken and some old green beans--which I thought particularly humorous, given that he is Latino. He also refused to eat the sopapillas, which are the ONLY edible thing there (they are delicious, warm & with some honey--yum). An urban legend while we were growing up is that dog food cans were found in their dumpster. I actually believe that...Anyway, Jacob is 7 and for the first time was not afraid of the cave. It made me kind of sad. He is growing up so quickly. We skee-balled our nargas off and got about 200 tickets (which means $20 spent on 50 cents worth of cheap plastic toys).

My dad works with computer systems at a large mutual funds company and just sent me this, posted 17 Feb 2004 at 12:31 UTC by Cinnamongirl » (Fixture)

"Erik in Emerging Technology has just informed me of an e-mail scam involving E-cards which has not yet hit the press.

Do not open any E-Cards from someone at 123greetings.com. The file contains a number of very interesting strings, which make it quite obvious that this program attempts to hijack the user's personal login information as they log in to various popular Internet banking services.

Erik has relayed this info to management, but wanted me to give everyone a heads up."

Thanks again for the suh-weet memories of House Pretty, Lukas. I love that damn place.

i got an ecard, posted 17 Feb 2004 at 12:34 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

and it worked fine. no problems.

note the "123greetings" thing, posted 17 Feb 2004 at 12:44 UTC by Cinnamongirl » (Fixture)

This really isn't like a "forward this e-mail to 10 people, and Bill G@tes will pay you $500!" I know NOTHING about computers, but just wanted to put it out there. I assume these guys know what they're talking about.

Holy hell., posted 17 Feb 2004 at 16:19 UTC by Warggle » (Regular)

Do you think this guy is for real? I think he might be...

Lomography and unfreeness, posted 17 Feb 2004 at 16:41 UTC by nutella » (Fixture)

Aieee, I had no idea that lomography was such a proprietary, locked-in, unfree form of photography. No wonder crackmonkey approves.

holy crap, posted 17 Feb 2004 at 16:47 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

I think he is serious.

wow, posted 17 Feb 2004 at 17:53 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

Some of my strengths are -

Have never had a cavity, Am in good condition, and Am healthy.

what a weirdo.

nutella, posted 17 Feb 2004 at 17:59 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

what is the big deal about those cameras? why are they so special?

Lomography, posted 17 Feb 2004 at 18:18 UTC by nutella » (Fixture)

crackmonkey would definitely be the better person to ask about LOMOs (and I was only jesting about a preference for a proprietary format). He has some very nice examples of pictures taken with the camera. The description in his online gallery reads;

The LOMO LC-A is a compact iron camera from St. Petersburg. LOMO stands for "Leningradskoje Optiko Mechanitscheskoje Objedinienie". The LC-A has a little 1" minitar lens, shoots with the aperture wide open, and has a nice auto-exposure light meter. You just focus roughly and hold down the shutter until the camera decides it got enough light and clicks shut again. It's got a pretty bad vignetting problem, but in many ways that's part of its soft-focus charm (no, I don't make excuses for the camera's faults, but I do enjoy learning about photography by working around them). I usually use fuji 100 fillum, so I get rather long exposures with really rich color. There's a bit of a cult surrounding this camera, which is a bit silly, but it makes purdy pikchurz.

The "special" question is largely answered by the "bit of a cult" comment.

thanks, posted 17 Feb 2004 at 18:25 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

i'll have to research it when i have more time, now that im interested.

James Eliot Fukawa, posted 18 Feb 2004 at 00:40 UTC by Fook » (Fixture)

JEF is now on a webpage. My better half decided to try to do a webpage of some sort, though she knows nothing about computer-related stuff. Right now, you can go to this page to view 1 1/2ish images worth of my son. She got the stills from her digital camera, and i have no idea what format they're in. Whatever they are, Im going to convert them to something less space-consuming so it doesnt take 5 million years for the page to load in the future. James in happier poses will appear sooner or later

cute, posted 18 Feb 2004 at 12:04 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

James Eliot (Iha) Fook = 1 cool kid!

WTF?, posted 18 Feb 2004 at 13:02 UTC by Cinnamongirl » (Fixture)

responding to the man with the (family) plan...again, WTF???

Dude. My favorite part is that he thinks that photo is "flattering." There are some stuh-RANGE people in the world, and the Internet gives them a forum on which to publicize their strangeness.

Fear the Wrath of Rumsfeld :), posted 19 Feb 2004 at 13:32 UTC by jkf » (Fixture)

The Rumsfeld Fighting Technique

The Viper Fang is coming out in a meeting this afternoon. I can feel it. :)

all the honey info that's fit to print, posted 23 Feb 2004 at 09:28 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

http://www.honey.com/

good grief, posted 23 Feb 2004 at 11:12 UTC by Cinnamongirl » (Fixture)

Honey fanatics, anyone? I like honey in my tea, and my late great Uncle Bill kept bees up in Oregon. Anyone who keeps bees is insane in my opinion. Bees are the devil, even if they make nice honey.

It seems to me someone on the Diner is a beekeeper, so no offence. It's a cool hobby, but not for me.

I STILL can't stop thinking about that man...the one Warrgle posted the link to. I don't know why he is so fascinating to me--is anyone else intrigued by this (but no worries, despite my recent posts bemoaning wedding planning--I have no intention of running off to join his "plan").

cinn, posted 23 Feb 2004 at 12:16 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

the family proposal is going away... poor bill.

wow, posted 23 Feb 2004 at 15:50 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

He really thinks that his ideas are/were going to have an impact on society; thereby, making it disfunctional? Good thing he has a strong sense of social responsibility, and I can sleep easy at night knowing that monogomy is still safe.

hey -- , posted 23 Feb 2004 at 17:39 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

... I smell a REALITY TV SHOW!

yeah, but..., posted 24 Feb 2004 at 02:35 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

"I went into this so focused upon my dreams that I neglected to take a significant portion of reality into consideration."

no shit.

Per Bill, posted 24 Feb 2004 at 09:08 UTC by Cinnamongirl » (Fixture)

Pedro, good thinking! This would be the PERFECT reality show. However, due to his many ``phobias,'' I imagine appearing on TV would not be within the realm of possibility for this guy. Also, I'd probably be glued to it. I don't even like TV, but as I said, this guy fascinates me for some reason...I'm sad his website is going away. It was the entertainment highlight of my day. I need to send the link to my dad's girlfriend while we can still access it. This is the sort of thing which will intrigue her, too.

"Initially, I wanted to bring this site to the attention of females at universities - primarily single faculty and graduate students - and one or two other audiences. I sort of vaguely, yet seriously, thought I could target these by way of the internet.

In my mind's eye were certain scenarios. For instance, I saw female faculty and graduate students learning of my site, going to the site, and reading through it; then sedately considering it and discussing it with friends and colleagues, carefully weighing its pros and cons. A few would like my ideas. For the most part however, they would disagree with these ideas, but would acknowledge that there were points here and there that were of interest. The site would would receive widespread attention within the targeted audiences, with knowledge of it remaining largely within these groups.

Imaginings and actualities do not necessarily coincide."

What sort of well-educated, sensible college "faculty or graduate student" would go along with this???

well, there are a lot of weirdos out there, posted 24 Feb 2004 at 10:16 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Enough weirdos to go around for everybody. But yeah, the population of Spaceship Earth probably isn't big enough right now for this one to work too well.

Admission, posted 24 Feb 2004 at 11:58 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

Ok. So, I didn't really give Bill much of a chance. But, going back and reading the plan with new eyes....

no no no, posted 24 Feb 2004 at 12:10 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

you read it right the first time, Amy. the guy's wacked out. his ideas may sound like he really has an academic, altruistic approach to child-rearing and mating issues. but, really, he's just looking to have sex with a lot of women.

Ha ha Baggins, posted 24 Feb 2004 at 14:22 UTC by Cinnamongirl » (Fixture)

straight from the male horse's mouth. NOT AT ALL saying that that's something you would be into, or any normal male, but I think it took a male perspective to figure that out. That part never crossed my mind.

Honestly, when I read the things he has written, I don't think of him as an affectionate or sexual being. I think the very reason I am so fascinated with him is due to the robotic, inhuman vibe he puts forth when writing about this whole thing. I feel like I'm reading something an android wrote. Anyway, I did forward the link to my dad's girlfriend, and this is what she wrote back (I tried to send it to her last week but didn't have her e-mail address correct, but apparently my dad forwarded to it to her, bless him): ``Your dad sent that to me last week and I am totally fascinated with that guy. Almost to obsession. I think it is the most interesting sociological phenomenon. I don't know why I find that kind of thing so interesting. For such a boring, conventional person, I have always been fascinated by aberrations. So I wonder if he's had any responses. I forwarded it to Cheryl (one of her best friends). I talked to her last night for the first time in weeks. She has a ton going on in her life, but I didn't care--that's all I wanted to talk about.''

Obviously, this has occupied WAY too much of both of our brains' space, but I just can't help it! It is too much! I'm not going to write about it anymore, though, because I don't want you guys to think I'm a bigger freak than him.

As a disclaimer, posted 24 Feb 2004 at 14:39 UTC by Cinnamongirl » (Fixture)

I'd like to point out that due to 3/4 of my student workers being ill, I have not had lunch breaks for the past wo days. So the time I've spent on the Diner (and marvelling over Bill Miller) has been justified. Really!

lol, posted 24 Feb 2004 at 15:37 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

yeah. personally, I don't think I could handle a sustained sexual relationship with more than one woman. and i certainly am not into one-night stands. if i'm into somebody, I'm into them all the way -- emotionally, psychologically, spiritually... monogamy is really the only way my brain and my heart could handle that kinda thing. but some guys, well, they wouldn't mind having a justified sexual relationship with several women who were all in on the arrangement. some guys would be into it, but only if they felt like they were getting away with something. in any case, a common male fantasy involves sex with multiple partners (consecutive or simultaneous). not every guy is into it, but it seems to me that this guy has spent way too much time on this whole project as really a way to defend and justify this fantasy. plus, I suspect that the only way this guy is going to have that sort of relationship at this point in his life is by soliciting women to be part of a sociological experiment. kinky, but it seems to be the case.

anyway, i think the guy is just a creepy dude. i would mock any woman who decided to go along with this guy's plans...

Well, posted 25 Feb 2004 at 08:03 UTC by Cinnamongirl » (Fixture)

he does say he has 15 interested responses at this point.

I agree; I can't even fathom dating two people at once, let alone being intimately involved with more than one. In addition to being (in my line of thinking) wrong, it would also be just be plain exhausting.

I really think a large part of his plan is wanting to propogate and have future geenrations of his offsrping running around. He really does seem concerned with that. I'm not sure if it's all a ploy for sex.

Okay, shut up, Heidi. I said I'd stop talking about this...

yeah heidi, posted 25 Feb 2004 at 09:08 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

I agree with you and Jeremy. I don't think it's just about sex, because I think he really is concerned about intimacy and having kids. He's clearly concnerned about both. So why he needs multiple partners I don't exactly get... maybe because he doesn't want to be completely committed to just one person? I also agree with Jeremy -- I think the multiple partners thing is also definitely tied into his desire to just get a lot of action, and I think he's right, it's a common fantasy (not one of mine)... I guess I think though that for him the multiple partners thing is less about living out some fantasy and more about rejecting (for some reason) monogamous intimacy. Would he turn down one super-compatible lady because there wasn't a second one for their little party? I don't know, obviously, but it almost sounds like he would.

I suspect..., posted 25 Feb 2004 at 09:56 UTC by Warggle » (Regular)

he may have been burned by a woman in the past, and is leery to commit himself to any one person. Maybe he thinks that by having 2+ partners, there's always someone there & he's never alone. If that's the case, I feel sorry for him.

Pedro, posted 25 Feb 2004 at 10:36 UTC by Cinnamongirl » (Fixture)

I have the answer right here--(no, this is not from memory, I cut & pasted, but it IS scary how well I know this website). Given that his top preference is 2-5 females I think he does want to get a lot of action. But you see monogamous partner is also high on the list. Superfreak, he's super-freaky. (And I feel this adds to my theory that he is an android--just the tone he takes when discussing these things). can you imagine having Bill for an "uncle?"

LIKING FOR CERTAIN SITUATIONS

How Much I Would Like Various Situations

Here, I rate how much I'd like certain situations, with 10 being most liked and 1 being least liked.

A. Closely associated with 2 to 5 females of my special type - highly compatible with me and with one another - 10 B. A monogamous marriage with someone highly compatible - 9 C. Being a bachelor - 7 D. A monogamous marriage with someone not completely compatible - 3 E. Association with 2 to 5 females not completely compatible with me and not very compatible with one another - 1

Another Situation I Would Like

Another situation I would like, given certain conditions, would be one in which I would father one or more children with a married woman whose husband were infertile. This situation would be approved by the husband and desired by the wife and would be carried out in a positive, thoughtful manner.

I would want a couple I were involved with in this to be responsible, healthy professionals, who would give the child or children a solid, loving home. I would also want them to be people I liked and with whom I got along well.

The children would be completely theirs, but I would ask to have a role in the lives of the children as an 'uncle'. The children might be told that I were their biological father, but not much of an issue would be made of this. I would want them to see their rearing father as their real father.

This would be an excellent situation if I were a bachelor or were in situation A. It would be a win-win situation for everyone that could be handled with complete discretion. The couple would have children, I would have biological descendants, and the children would have a fine home.

I hate to even say this, but some might ask if I would expect to be paid for this. The answer: Of course not.

so yeah, posted 25 Feb 2004 at 11:03 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

He specifically wants multiple partners more than one partner. That's a little fishy to me... why specifically multiple partners... i agree with baggs, I don't think I could love more than one person the wya they deserve to be loved. Heck, I probably can't love one person the way they deserve to be loved. It's like bands -- nobody really pulls off being in two bands full time -- one is always a side-project. And nobody wants to be the travelling wilburys.

does his tone frustrate anyone else?, posted 25 Feb 2004 at 12:29 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

He is trying so hard to separate emotion from what clearly are emotional issues and his vocabulary & style are so pseudo-intellectual- he drives me nuts!

yes, posted 25 Feb 2004 at 12:48 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

My favorite line from his whole website is:

"Closely associated with 2 to 5 females of my special type..."

"my special type" ... I mean, we are all beautiful and unique snowflakes... but that just makes me boggle.

yes yes, posted 25 Feb 2004 at 13:21 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

i agree, Amy. his style comes off as emotionally distant. and his vocabulary concerning the whole thing is verypseudo-intellectual. which makes him come off like he's trying to sound like his approach to the whole thing is intellectual, but really, he hasn't thought it out as well as he'd like you to think, and is masking the whole 'project' in flowery speech (which fails miserably on both levels).

I do agree with pedro, his plan is probably not just about sex. I'm sure he truly desires intimacy and a social relationship and the opportunity to raise his children. but it's just weird.

you guys ever read about the weird religious cults that spring up? a lot of them come from one father-figure guy leading a group of people who all believe in some wacked out version of how society should work, and the leader-dude usually ends up sleeping with half the women and fathering a buttload of children by them. i get the same feeling hearing about cults like this as i get from reading this guy's website.

hmm, posted 25 Feb 2004 at 13:51 UTC by Cinnamongirl » (Fixture)

I never thought about the cult aspect, but it actually makes a lot of sense. He mentions things like how they will enlarge their farm where their children and then grandchildren (or "descendants") will stay...it's like some sort of cult-commune. And he also mentioned that he's working on a science fiction novel. OO-wee-OO...

Things go from bad to worse. So my dad's girlfriend finally convinced her friend to check this out. The friend feels after reading it all that he's being "persecuted" (I guess by society, since he's such a weirdo), and she wrote him an e-mail encouraging him to keep his dream alive and keep his site up! The woman is single and lives in Colorado (though Bill is in the Southwest part of the state and she's in Denver) so one never knows...although I know my dad's girlfriend really well and she'd never hang out with someone who'd do such a crazy thing. Plus she's past his ideal optimal child-bearing age, so I doubt she'd make the cut.

not to break up this conversation..., posted 25 Feb 2004 at 14:17 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

but this is a really funny commercial. watch it.

no, no, posted 25 Feb 2004 at 14:22 UTC by Cinnamongirl » (Fixture)

the conversation needed broken up long ago. i'm sorry i'm so obsessed with it. but unfortunately my computer won't let me watch the commercial.

won't let me watch either, posted 25 Feb 2004 at 14:37 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

funny, it just loads a screen with no image in the center of the background.

did you wait?, posted 25 Feb 2004 at 16:38 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

i had to wait a second. i wonder why?

e-mail search, posted 27 Feb 2004 at 13:18 UTC by ConeyIsland81 » (Fixture)

Silly question: Does anyone know how to search Hotmail's directory?

don't know how, posted 27 Feb 2004 at 13:36 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

"not so hot" mail, posted 27 Feb 2004 at 14:24 UTC by ConeyIsland81 » (Fixture)

Well, Infospace.com picked up some good results. The Hotmail directory seems to include MSN members. I remember that a year ago, Hotmail did have a directory search which enabled users to mail eachother without their addresses being displayed for privacy. Seems that they got rid of that feature.

bike-fu, posted 27 Feb 2004 at 22:40 UTC by inkblot » (Fixture)

these guys are AWESOME:

couch bike

canoeing by bike

funyuns, posted 9 Mar 2004 at 09:24 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

Funyuns are what got me here, Jenkins, and I'm not going to turn my back on them, numbers be damned!

interesting story about beer quality and freshness, posted 10 Mar 2004 at 11:49 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

trib

Funyuns, posted 10 Mar 2004 at 13:01 UTC by ConeyIsland81 » (Fixture)

"POST-FUNYUN FUNK" I've enjoyed Funyuns on many occasions...I don't think they're that bad of product...just horribly misunderstood. Great article.

I remember that Frito Lay used to make a product called "Deli-Lays" or "Lays Deli Style" which were a slightly thicker, less salty, and not as greasy version of original Lays potato chips. In the summer of 1998, every sandwich I ate was accompanied by these wonders. They are now discontinued or they don't sell them in my area. Either way, I haven't had them since. They probably didn't do to well market-wise in our locale.

I also talked to guy who had never heard of "Taco" Doritos. Hmmm.

best frito lay product ever, posted 10 Mar 2004 at 14:16 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

munchos! greasy, salty, mouth-shredding goodness

Wisconsin / UP, posted 10 Mar 2004 at 15:13 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

Nicolet article...
http://www.elpc.org/forest/ChequamegonNicoletsummary.htm

Max, posted 11 Mar 2004 at 16:08 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

Thanks for posting that article. It has me worked up and frustrated, but at least I feel informed.....

cool toy, posted 17 Mar 2004 at 10:04 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

roller coaster kit

Ever since I was a wee lad I wanted a marble roller coaster. They used to sell the part sin the Edmund Scientific catalog that I would pore over every month. But this Dragon kit looks amazing! Way too expensive but I feel like a littel kid again lusting after the ultimate toy.

iSpec, posted 17 Mar 2004 at 10:05 UTC by jkf » (Fixture)

This is really cool, especially if you like Kubrick. You might need QuickTime for it, but I don't think it's required....

Dragon, posted 18 Mar 2004 at 07:54 UTC by ConeyIsland81 » (Fixture)

Very cool roller coaster indeed! Reminds me a bit of the Iron Wolf at Great America, only the Iron Wolf is of the stand-up type.

1984 meets Wil Vinton, posted 18 Mar 2004 at 14:52 UTC by JT » (Fixture)

I found this short film haunting.

I'm a little behind here, posted 19 Mar 2004 at 08:33 UTC by Cinnamongirl » (Fixture)

I wanted to say, first of all: I LOVE Funyuns. That article was hilarious--thanks for sharing. I don't know why, because they are sort of nasty. But in a good way. If I buy the 99 cent bag I'll sometimes end up eating them all in a sitting or two, which is plain gluttony. They are oddly addictive.

Also, thanks for the article on beer. My dad always gets irritated if we buy cold beer and then put just put a few in the fridge at a time. "You can't let cold beer get warm or it'll taste skunky!" I always thought it was an urban legend he grew with in that wacky Nebraska, but maybe it is in fact true.

Funyuns, posted 19 Mar 2004 at 09:20 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

Are the best.

Commercial, posted 25 Mar 2004 at 13:33 UTC by ConeyIsland81 » (Fixture)

!!!!!!

Poor Bill, posted 31 Mar 2004 at 10:01 UTC by Cinnamongirl » (Fixture)

Maybe some of you have forgotten about this guy, but I'm still way too interested:

http://www.fypl.info/blinddate.html

http://www.fypl.info/disappointments.html

haha!, posted 31 Mar 2004 at 10:13 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

That "blind date" story is awesome!

Yeah. "Show tunes and popular ditties" at a gay bar, posted 31 Mar 2004 at 10:30 UTC by Cinnamongirl » (Fixture)

He is just too bizarre for words, the phrases he uses and such. But I still feel bad for him. He seems like a nice (albeit rather crazy) guy. I'm glad he could have a sense of humor over the whole thing.

You know..., posted 31 Mar 2004 at 10:52 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

That story makes me like him a whole lot more. He seemed like a nutter to me before, but... you know... it's a damn admirable quality to be able to laugh at ones self, and see the humor in a situation like that.

His bio, posted 31 Mar 2004 at 12:50 UTC by ConeyIsland81 » (Fixture)

He seems level headed to me after skimming through his bio. But every other link on his site catches me a little off guard.

I wonder, posted 5 Apr 2004 at 10:37 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

If he found our discussion of him here.... I found those stories rather sad.

I have a dream...., posted 6 Apr 2004 at 13:21 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

Hazzard County

that sounds..., posted 6 Apr 2004 at 14:19 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

like a parody of Bilbo or maybe one of the elves talking of the Grey Havens...

go mom!, posted 7 Apr 2004 at 08:25 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

wow

Odd Couple Buddy Movie, posted 7 Apr 2004 at 14:37 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

LIMBAUGH AND THE ACLU -- IN BED TOGETHER!

You think YOU are tough?, posted 8 Apr 2004 at 15:32 UTC by JT » (Fixture)

Do It Yourself Surgery

Okay, I'm officially a dork, posted 9 Apr 2004 at 10:31 UTC by JT » (Fixture)

And I humbly apologize for posting the same link Pedro did. I'm still wondering how I didn't notice that.

for gary, posted 9 Apr 2004 at 15:45 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

kanji tattoos (l/p: anonymous/anonymous)

movement..., posted 10 Apr 2004 at 10:21 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

If I'm ever arrested I hope it involves something like this. Take a look at the rest of the site.

blort, posted 13 Apr 2004 at 14:46 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

anatomy

Bored?, posted 13 Apr 2004 at 19:51 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

Order this chicken around

Jumping jacks was the funniest.

Whoa, posted 15 Apr 2004 at 09:34 UTC by Cinnamongirl » (Fixture)

they have everything there. I asked it to play air guitar, and it did. It's actually sort of freaky to me.

apparently, posted 15 Apr 2004 at 09:37 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

there used to be some censored moves that somebody reverse engineered and posted links too. They caught on pretty quickly so now he just waggles his finger at you when you tell it do anything dirty.

i tried to get it to take off his mask, posted 15 Apr 2004 at 11:04 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

he wouldn't. he did bang his head against the wall though.

like strange photography?, posted 19 Apr 2004 at 10:49 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

This is some of the most bizarre photography I've seen in a while. I've also found my match for offensive t-shirts. I do find solace in the knowledge that my shirts inspire more thought.

Poets Beware, posted 22 Apr 2004 at 13:45 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

Early Demise

That's really interesting, Amy, posted 22 Apr 2004 at 14:01 UTC by Cinnamongirl » (Fixture)

and it doesn't surprise me. Tortured artists indeed.

THE BEST RPG EVAR!, posted 13 May 2004 at 12:37 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

The Kingdom Of Loathing

...as if you didn't need another way on the Internet to waste your time.

B. Boyz, posted 16 May 2004 at 11:56 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

Beastie Boys - 1998-07-08 Libro Hall - Vienna, Austria

That link has new music every so often, mostly decent or better.

john stewart's commencent address, posted 19 May 2004 at 09:59 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

Thank you Mr. President, I had forgotten how crushingly dull these ceremonies are.

interesting, posted 21 May 2004 at 15:04 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

mysterious plane crash

Artist Site, posted 24 May 2004 at 07:36 UTC by chester » (Fixture)

Hey folks, check out www.davidspjut.com

check it out, posted 25 May 2004 at 15:00 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

BBC story of Nick Drake hosted by Brad Pitt

The Girl's Guide to Geek Men, posted 28 May 2004 at 07:40 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

This was the club top 5 too much fun link of the day. And it's hysterical and so incredibly true! Linkey

HA!!!, posted 28 May 2004 at 08:03 UTC by chester » (Fixture)

"A batch of chocolate chip cookies will let him know that you love him. You do have to monitor your geek for weight gain; however, remember that most of their days are spent sitting and staring at a monitor."

Blondestar, posted 15 Jul 2004 at 13:27 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

Welcome to Blondestar

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, posted 27 Jul 2004 at 20:09 UTC by alaric » (Fixture)

This is awesome.

I don't understand., posted 28 Jul 2004 at 09:23 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

I don't understand why you'd do this. But it's a well put together site, and kinda nice in a strange way.

Seems kind of obsessive/compulsive, posted 28 Jul 2004 at 09:33 UTC by chester » (Fixture)

But I was excited to see the same brand of maple syrup that I buy.

that reminds me of, posted 28 Jul 2004 at 11:15 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

Obsessive consumption, a project this girl did where she documented EVERY purchase for a period of time. I may have posted this here before because she randomly had her little display set up at the kansas city hotel I stayed at in May. She would snap a polaroid of every purchase and save the receipt and stick them in a vellum envelope and date stamp the envelope. the stamp also had lines for price, location purchased, payment, and rating.

oops, posted 28 Jul 2004 at 11:19 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

not a polaroid--she used a digital camera and a photo printer.

Woah, posted 4 Aug 2004 at 08:03 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

I used to live in semi-squalor in college, but nothing like this....

Wow, posted 4 Aug 2004 at 08:54 UTC by chester » (Fixture)

That site is crazy. I know two people who live like that. And "know of" a few more. The weird thing is that one of them doesn't seem to have any depression issues. I'm not a neat freak by any means but my first reaction is to want to open a business that caters to folks like this and just empties out their houses. I guess they'd just fill them up again though if the underlying problems weren't addressed.

e-mail, posted 4 Aug 2004 at 09:37 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

Imagine <your_handle>@DaddysBeenABadGirl

HA!!, posted 6 Aug 2004 at 09:27 UTC by chester » (Fixture)

Team America

I don't know how I missed this, posted 7 Aug 2004 at 19:51 UTC by JT » (Fixture)

In the sequel to the original Badger Badger Badger video, the badgers have moved to Europe to play Soccer.

In case you have a hard time reading the map, there's a still of it here.

skull rules, posted 23 Aug 2004 at 00:28 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

i want this shirt.

ridiculous black metal, posted 24 Aug 2004 at 16:02 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

this is pretty funny.

craigslist, posted 24 Aug 2004 at 19:02 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

Craigslist posting... posted last weekend while the air and water show was going on.

who was it?, posted 25 Aug 2004 at 00:12 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

what was the group with the banner? do you know?

no idea..., posted 25 Aug 2004 at 13:24 UTC by ulyssess00 » (Fixture)

...but i think that just makes it funnier.

Maintenance throws away artwork..., posted 27 Aug 2004 at 13:56 UTC by chester » (Fixture)

Oops

I love the irony, posted 28 Aug 2004 at 11:44 UTC by JT » (Fixture)

of this: "The bag filled with discarded paper and cardboard was [...] to demonstrate the 'finite existence' of art."

Senior portraits, posted 8 Sep 2004 at 15:10 UTC by alaric » (Fixture)

Funny ha ha, and funny strange.

scary, posted 8 Sep 2004 at 18:18 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

nice link jack.

Too bad about Genesis, it would've been cool, posted 8 Sep 2004 at 22:37 UTC by Octal » (Fixture)

On the plus side, I found out about space.com's captioning system is rather silly. They apparently have the disk space for articles and pictures, but not captions.

Ping Pong Matrix, posted 20 Sep 2004 at 03:12 UTC by alaric » (Fixture)

These people have entirely too much time on their hands.

may take a while to download, posted 27 Sep 2004 at 13:58 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

don't try this at home

real genius shirts, posted 15 Oct 2004 at 09:38 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

I LOVE TOXIC WASTE

to the lady on flight 6053, posted 18 Oct 2004 at 08:52 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

an open letter

Do Not Throw Your Slap Away, posted 29 Oct 2004 at 15:38 UTC by Fook » (Fixture)

Slap Bush

note: this other one is better, but its not working on my laptop right now, so i dont know if its down or not. a couple of days ago, kerry was in the lead (in a bad way), which is unacceptable.

Bi-Partisan Slap

Sifting...., posted 8 Nov 2004 at 10:07 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

Maybe I just like the idea of a news source that has no human interaction, at least on it's final level.10x10 is interesting if only because of it's design and implimentation.

wow, posted 8 Nov 2004 at 12:34 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

That's one of the neatest sites I've been to in a long while... What a fascinating idea! Associating one word with one image....

Unfortunatly..., posted 8 Nov 2004 at 17:30 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

There are really only like 75 images, but it's interesting in it's own right to see how multiple headlines and words associate themselves with images.

cool pics, posted 12 Nov 2004 at 09:49 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

Aurora pictures. Check out his digital photography - he's got some AMAZING shots of weather.

re-post, posted 16 Nov 2004 at 20:42 UTC by Fook » (Fixture)

i've already posted the link before, but nstorm has put out a couple of new highly addictive games which are all available in a 60 minute shareware test-drive-type download. Among the highly, highly addictive games are feeding frenzy and wordcraft, but Ive never been disappointed by -any- of their little games. I ended up buying wordcraft after playing it for an hour straight.

I love shape shifter!, posted 18 Nov 2004 at 13:54 UTC by JT » (Fixture)

GameHouse has a web version to which I am hopelessly addicted.

cool shirt, posted 21 Nov 2004 at 23:01 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

some of you SW geeks might like this one

saw one the other day, posted 22 Nov 2004 at 01:55 UTC by neoacerbitas » (Fixture)

in google style pict-o-type which read "i am not your search engine" i thought it was funny, and everytime someone asks me online about where they can get some bit of info i think about it, too bad though, i can't remember where...

shirt, posted 1 Dec 2004 at 02:55 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

i want this one.

christmas trees, posted 3 Dec 2004 at 20:18 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

link

check this out!, posted 10 Dec 2004 at 12:28 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

soon, your own private google will be telling you what to wear in the morning

don't know, posted 13 Dec 2004 at 23:01 UTC by neoacerbitas » (Fixture)

but i've been waiting years for nextel to go away. it might finally happen

oh boy, posted 15 Dec 2004 at 11:30 UTC by Fook » (Fixture)

this is funny. worst album covers of all time

wow., posted 15 Dec 2004 at 12:19 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

laugh out loud funny.

You'll need headphones, posted 23 Dec 2004 at 10:52 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

Listen to Google...

For all ye democrats, posted 27 Dec 2004 at 21:15 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

Buy Blue

I'm going to route my business to blue companies. This is a really interesting site!

THE MOST INTERESTING THING I'VE READ IN A LONG TIME, posted 5 Jan 2005 at 14:31 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

What do you believe that you can't prove?

Re: THE MOST INTERESTING..., posted 5 Jan 2005 at 20:21 UTC by alaric » (Fixture)

I believe that Charles Simonyi is on to something with his thoughts on generative programming.

phony degrees, posted 12 Jan 2005 at 13:50 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

phony degrees in government

Degrees..., posted 12 Jan 2005 at 15:57 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

Guess who's getting a phd on his next beer run to Wyoming!

Wow, posted 13 Jan 2005 at 07:33 UTC by chester » (Fixture)

That is truly frightening pedro.

incentive, posted 13 Jan 2005 at 08:39 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

under the GS-# pay schedule you are moved up a pay grade or two for having a masters and even more for a doctorate so for those without any scruples it's an easy way to earn a quick pay raise. Still, you'd think OPM would have a list of diploma mills to check against.

wow, posted 13 Jan 2005 at 14:39 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

That article makes me a little sad...sad because I wasn't/I'm not surprised.

Nor am I, posted 14 Jan 2005 at 08:06 UTC by lieutenant » (Fixture)

The background check arm of the government, for ordinary mundane level investigations, is seriously behind like a year or two. they prioritize according to the level of clearance needed for the job= secret service, nuclear physics, etc get a higher scrutiny than Joe the postal carrier or Bess the Park Ranger....

plus, if I'm correct, it's the immediate supervisor's job to confirm the degree if I remember the paperwork correctly--I'll ask my sister when she makes her yearly phone call to me.

depressing, posted 18 Jan 2005 at 09:10 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

hit song science

from above article..., posted 18 Jan 2005 at 19:23 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

"But the secret is out: the record biz, once that bastion of wayward creative flair, is succumbing to the plain old-fashioned science of statistical analysis."

"the record biz, once that bastion of wayward creative flair"

since when?

ding!, posted 18 Jan 2005 at 19:37 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

I think that record companies will use this, instead of their own black hearts, to divine whether something is going to be a pop hit or not. As the article acknowledges, true trendsetters and path... uh... bucklers still have to be discovered... the old fashioned way. So Norah Jones was helped with this thing. That's great, because she's talented (and I like her music). But there are a *lot* of people who are just as good as she is and many who are more creative that will still never be discovered, robotic music overlords or no. So I don't really think it's going to be that devastating to music. Marginalized music (no matter how good) is still going to be marginalized. Pop will be pop, and indie will be indie. Sharp producers and A&R reps will still go out on a limb for new artists. Hopefully the internet will help to disperse "non-establishment" music, but that will really only happen if people find it compelling -- which the HitMachine-9000 in orbit around Jupiter can't change. And if the machine can really figure out what kind of music makes humans tick, won't that be interesting? Not everyone will fall into that category anyway.

Still, I do agree with the above and it *is* depressing. But I agree with Wagz -- I don't really think it's that much different. If anything it makes the Industry more pathetic -- they need a machine to do their jobs because it's that automatic. Pffft.

yeah., posted 19 Jan 2005 at 02:53 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

i mean, i wasn't surprised. secretly we all suspected such a device existed and was being used. however, to openly admit it just spells more drivel for the pop music market.

but i think we all secretly kinda need that machine of formulaic pop to keep steamrolling on. there needs to be a machine to rage against, so to speak. kinda like saying 'Hitler beat his wife.' yeah. who cares at this point? we all know he/it sucks. but it just serves as a yardstick to measure stuff by.

i hope that made sense.

To protest or not to protest, posted 19 Jan 2005 at 14:04 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

Not one damn dime day

it's a good question, posted 19 Jan 2005 at 14:27 UTC by neoacerbitas » (Fixture)

there's another day like this, called "buy nothing day", it's the day after thanksgiving. My question about all of these is: what about utilities?

sorry, posted 19 Jan 2005 at 14:32 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

but i think that's ridiculous.

not spending money for a 24-hour period doesn't do anything. so what if you buy your groceries on the 19th or the 21st? the grocery store still gets your money either way. same goes with the gas stations and the supermarkets and the retail chains and everything else. if you are going to buy something, it doesn't matter when you buy it. our econoomy operates on such a massive scale that nobody buying on the 20th, but everybody buying 2x as much on the 21st has no effect at all. except for maybe a blip on some chart somewhere.

if you really want to make an economic effect, stop buying altogether. or direct your buying habits differently.

if I refuse to eat McDonalds today, but eat there yesterday and tomorrow, and continue to make it a habit to eat there, then my refusal today does nothing - for my health or MCD's bottom line.

also, from that same site: "to remind our religious leaders and our politicians of their moral responsibility to end the war in Iraq and give America back to the people"

what do our religious leaders have to do with the moral responsibility to end war, or giving America back to the people? the Religious leaders have no control over sending troops to war, nor calling them home. they also don't have America, and cannot then 'give America back to the people'.

lots of nice activism sentiment, but it's really a bunch of sentimental pap.

for a lasting effect, posted 19 Jan 2005 at 14:53 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

buyblue

my fave, posted 19 Jan 2005 at 16:12 UTC by neoacerbitas » (Fixture)

countmeblue, count me rich dammit!

arm bands, posted 19 Jan 2005 at 16:51 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

I should make rubber armbands that are all swirly with all the colors of the rainbow -- so you can wear one and cover all the bases and all future bases. That goes for magnetic ribbons too.

bags,, posted 19 Jan 2005 at 21:48 UTC by neoacerbitas » (Fixture)

it could be effective. Like you said about mcdonalds, but different. If someone eats at mcdonald's every day, and all those people decide not to eat there one day, it's still a day of profits that they lose. Especially if the store is a franchise. But yes, you're right. If i'm going to spend a few grand on a tele, but i put it off a day, who cares. i file this under "boycott in the most liberal sense"

lukas, posted 20 Jan 2005 at 07:33 UTC by chester » (Fixture)

Thanks for that site. Regardless of one's political leanings, it's very interesting to see which stores fall where on the spectrum. Though at first thought I'd think the big companies would mostly support Republican causes since that used to be better for their bottom line financials. Not sure that's the case anymore with this administration though.

Speaking of McSatain, posted 20 Jan 2005 at 11:05 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

Ten reasons to go to McDonald's... nope, not kidding. Check out the unhappy-meal part.

pretty, posted 20 Jan 2005 at 12:44 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

The Itsy Bitsy Spider crawled up the...

hell froze over, posted 27 Jan 2005 at 12:59 UTC by inkblot » (Fixture)

kayaking in death valley

Wow. Amazing., posted 12 Feb 2005 at 08:35 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

The Goliath Expedition.

One man, two feet, ten years. You know, this sounds like it'd rather be fun - but won't he be missing out on lots of, you know, life? Love, friends, births, deaths, movies, music, etc?

"The Goliath Expedition is like no other world record breaking attempt. It will take over TEN years to complete and will cover over 36,000 Miles across four continents, 25 countries, crossing a frozen sea, six deserts, seven mountain ranges in one non-stop journey."

pretty cool, posted 12 Feb 2005 at 20:45 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

thanks for the link.

not for the faint of heart, posted 12 Feb 2005 at 22:55 UTC by neoacerbitas » (Fixture)

but sometimes we get a little to serious around here.
the gizoogle translation. i can't get it to work after the front page, but still, tis a wee bit funny.

uh, posted 12 Feb 2005 at 22:57 UTC by neoacerbitas » (Fixture)

the translation of northpark page is hilarioius Axelson Motherfucka fo' Nonprofit Managizzle

boredom:, posted 3 Mar 2005 at 15:13 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

Superheros & TPS reports
Some good points, but what is this really doing?
Who knew whos Cordazer Calvin Broadus is?
This could be useful...

awesome!, posted 3 Mar 2005 at 19:50 UTC by neoacerbitas » (Fixture)

i saw that tps video a few days ago but i couldn't find that site, thanks a lot...
i like the one about hummers and playing soldier
deeooh double gee

Warthog Launch, posted 4 Mar 2005 at 14:19 UTC by JT » (Fixture)

Amusing timewaster.

A more frustrating -- but fun -- timewaster, posted 4 Mar 2005 at 16:10 UTC by JT » (Fixture)

It is possible to solve this in 25 clicks.

Warning: this game does not work properly with Foxfire. I had to use IE.

Gizoogle, posted 4 Mar 2005 at 16:26 UTC by Cinnamongirl » (Fixture)

From now on, I will be known as Cinnamizzle, please.

Thanks, Tom. That was AWESOME.

wow jay, posted 5 Mar 2005 at 01:32 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

that is frustrating.

i haven't had any success at all. just keep killing people. i have figured out how to make the guy walk out and up the hill. but he blows up. i don't know how to stop that. and i can avoid sending a mine down to the guy on the bottom. but then when he gets free from his imprisonment, the dog comes. how do you stop that? it's crazy.

hints, posted 8 Mar 2005 at 13:27 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

the bridge can be used as a bat.

the launcher can also launch people.

hmmm., posted 8 Mar 2005 at 22:26 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

the bad i didn't think about. the launcher i know.

another hint, posted 8 Mar 2005 at 22:37 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

you can use the bell to catapult something...

i am not getting it., posted 18 Mar 2005 at 01:29 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

everything dies. i can't launch anything.

okay, posted 18 Mar 2005 at 08:14 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

make sure you launch one of the rocks to the top platform. launch the bombs at a low angle and hit them striaght up in the air with the bridge. Then launch the launcher dude up there moving the spike at the right time so it misses him. now you can use the bell and the rock on the top platform to get rid of the pesky land mine.

Doesn't that game remind you..., posted 18 Mar 2005 at 10:14 UTC by JT » (Fixture)

...of the Infocom "Hitchhiker's Guide" game where you had to get a fish out of a vending machine?

haha, posted 18 Mar 2005 at 10:47 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

Yes, yes it does.

You can relive those frustrating times here

I don't know why I like this one, posted 18 Mar 2005 at 15:48 UTC by JT » (Fixture)

Defend your castle

tom!, posted 24 Mar 2005 at 10:37 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

Tom Waits' 20 most cherished albums

living will, posted 1 Apr 2005 at 15:33 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

a commentary on the schiavo circus

wow, posted 4 Apr 2005 at 12:10 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

that was biting

hmmm, posted 4 Apr 2005 at 21:53 UTC by neoacerbitas » (Fixture)

i guess there's a reason gradester didn't tell us about his side job...

brawnyman.com click on "innocent escapes" i swear it's him.

DHTML!, posted 7 Apr 2005 at 12:06 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

link

speaking of dhtml, posted 7 Apr 2005 at 14:38 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

google maps new satellite photos are awesome. fun for hours!

for some reason that creeps me out, posted 7 Apr 2005 at 17:04 UTC by Cinnamongirl » (Fixture)

but in a good way. my dad told me about that recently and it was fun to get a sky view of my house in lakewood, colorado. it made me feel lonely somehow. weird.

the skinny on asparagus pee, posted 10 Apr 2005 at 01:14 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

link

Glad I'm not the only one who noticed that, posted 11 Apr 2005 at 14:09 UTC by Cinnamongirl » (Fixture)

I love asparagus, and eat a lot of it. But this always vaguely disturbed me/left me wondering if I was crazy. Thanks for the fascinating info!

it's tooo loud, posted 15 Apr 2005 at 10:29 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

The Death of dynamic range

this looks vaguely familiar ;), posted 17 Apr 2005 at 10:36 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

Notepad Invaders

i shouldn't, posted 18 Apr 2005 at 23:27 UTC by neoacerbitas » (Fixture)

but i'm going to. normally, i would never post a link to this website, but tonight, for this specially horrible video clip, i'm going to. this is a link to a video of a work party, where one girl has had a bit much to drink, and is in front of the video camera, and her boss, is right behind her...

ha, posted 20 Apr 2005 at 00:49 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

that's funny. poor guy.

i showed that to my mom, posted 20 Apr 2005 at 10:01 UTC by neoacerbitas » (Fixture)

and promtply erased her history... she said that the company she works for has these little get togethers, usually for the salespeople, and every time they have one, a few people lose their jobs because they or their sig. others get out of hand. The video is really funny i think, but i'd hate to be him, and i'd certainly hate to be her.

the drugs I need, posted 21 Apr 2005 at 13:19 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

hilarious

And true.

Do something about it.

it's just like, posted 21 Apr 2005 at 18:34 UTC by neoacerbitas » (Fixture)

kids in the hall...brain candy...mmmmmmm

the ambient dashboard, posted 3 Jun 2005 at 09:15 UTC by inkblot » (Fixture)

this is so unbelievably uncle pedro.

man,, posted 3 Jun 2005 at 09:45 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

we thought of it first!

Hey, inkblot, btw, how'reya doin?

Scientific Experiments with Twinkies, posted 6 Jun 2005 at 16:23 UTC by JT » (Fixture)

Be sure to read about the Turing test

minor threat, but...., posted 7 Sep 2005 at 15:31 UTC by inkblot » (Fixture)

this is my all-time favorite headline, ever:

Bermuda under threat from Nate

Whoopsi Gras, posted 11 Sep 2005 at 07:55 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

Whoopsi Gras - make sure you can hear it because the audio makes a world of difference

If you come to it late, find "whoopsi Gras" in the past cartoons archive. It's a political cartoon.

found!, posted 26 Oct 2005 at 11:16 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

prints from film found in really old cameras

okay, posted 26 Oct 2005 at 14:13 UTC by neoacerbitas » (Fixture)

i know a lot of us used to smoke, some of us may still appreciate the fine art of blowing smoke rings. that being said, i wouldn't link to this site if it wasn't worthwhile, I don't suggest looking at anything else there. underwater "smoke" rings

become a student of this list, posted 31 Oct 2005 at 18:18 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

odds of dying

Cool, posted 1 Dec 2005 at 11:58 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

Check this out!

apod is fantastic, posted 1 Dec 2005 at 13:29 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

stuff we werent smart enough to come up with in band class, posted 2 Dec 2005 at 11:41 UTC by Fook » (Fixture)

Super Mario Marimbas

soliciting a prostitute in chicago might land you here:, posted 15 Apr 2006 at 00:23 UTC by barefootjumper » (Fixture)

clear path

these people have been arrested, but not convicted, for soliciting a prostitute. in so many words, daley doesn't really give a shit that these guys might not actually be guilty.

whatever you think, the site provides a serious case for not becoming a prostitute, in case anyone here was tempted. let's just say, these potential johns are no richard geres.

yeah,, posted 15 Apr 2006 at 08:18 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

I like the idea of the website, but I think you are innocent until proven guilty...

interesting...

Very interesting, posted 16 Apr 2006 at 18:12 UTC by Warggle » (Regular)

But good point pedro. Maybe it would be more just to post photos after they're convicted.

totally, posted 17 Apr 2006 at 07:28 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

Imagine if one of those people is not convicted, but is still marked as a "john" because of the website. Now that may not be a big deal to some, but to someone of any standing in the community that could demolish their life.

yeah, and,, posted 17 Apr 2006 at 10:31 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

If you think about the statistics of it, if there are a relatively static level of "accused johns" getting arrested and prosecuted, then there would be a similar static "convicted johns" and they'd just be not as fresh... but still a major deterrent I would think.

Strange, posted 19 Apr 2006 at 14:34 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

Select a destination then hold down shift and type pbj Instantly a scene from the Family Guy will appear on Jet Blues website.

http://www.jetblue.com/travelinfo/routemap.asp

pretty funny, posted 3 May 2006 at 02:01 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

i think this is pretty cool. i also like the Best Buy one.

what's mom (or dad) worth?, posted 3 May 2006 at 07:55 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

salary.com has the answers!

this is cool, posted 25 May 2006 at 10:37 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

lasers

yeah. i'd like to find that at a rummage sale..., posted 25 May 2006 at 11:01 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

yeah, posted 25 May 2006 at 15:29 UTC by neoacerbitas » (Fixture)

I read about that awhile ago, they thought there was only going to be demand from universities and libraries, but there's been much more. I think they only thought they'd sell a thousand or so. Other than the dirt issues, they can't read anything but black records...there go my hopes of playing the KISS tribute album on it...

for big j, posted 4 Jun 2006 at 13:11 UTC by Fook » (Fixture)

at the sox game yesterday, the chronicles of narnia rap was briefly discussed. Big J is one of the only people in the world who has not seen it, so:
Lazy Sunday

2nd, posted 5 Jun 2006 at 12:09 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

Actually I will probably be the last person. The last movie I saw was walk the line with blvd. Before that, sith. I don't get out to movies that often.

Lazy Sunday, posted 5 Jun 2006 at 16:53 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

is not a movie, but a short music video clip that's been circling the internet. i believe it comes from SNL. it's pretty awesome, though.

that might be worse, posted 6 Jun 2006 at 12:41 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

I'm so out of it I don't even know what is a movie and what is not anymore. Jeeze.

And just so this post isn't only proving I'm a dork... A great idea from Yahama. I wonder if I can retrofit one of these on my bike?

Ok, maybe that didn't help the dork arguement.

just imagine though, posted 6 Jun 2006 at 14:46 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

If you're sitting too far forward on the scooter I bet it'd throw you like 30 feet!

ok, posted 6 Jun 2006 at 14:49 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

so I just took the time to watch Lazy sunday and it was fricken hysterical!

my favorite line is:, posted 7 Jun 2006 at 16:44 UTC by Fook » (Fixture)

"you can call us aaron burr from the way we droppin' hamiltons"

Genius

there are lots of good lines, posted 8 Jun 2006 at 06:45 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

I just love "Pibb plus red vines equals crazy delicious"

That's too funny

google maps,, posted 8 Jun 2006 at 07:23 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

DOUBLE TRUE!!!!

let it be known that i think red vines are gross, posted 8 Jun 2006 at 10:14 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

red vines (HAH, i just wrote red vinegar) are like some kind of food substance the government will invent once nuclear winter sterilizes the worlds soil. Only then they will have a vague meat flavor. Oh wait, I guess that's already true.

(haha, just kidding. but i still don't like red vines)

mmm, posted 8 Jun 2006 at 11:55 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

I really like red vines...

james howard kunstler's, posted 8 Jun 2006 at 18:46 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

eyesore of the month

(for the resident curmudgeons)

wow pedro, posted 9 Jun 2006 at 23:52 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

i went all the way back to october 2001. interesting site. i like it.

Smells like teen spirit..., posted 14 Jun 2006 at 12:18 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

You can't make up stuff like this? Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain covering smells like teen spirit. Complete with head banging... kinda.

weird, posted 15 Jun 2006 at 13:45 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

the guy next to the guy singing looks like Jerry Cantrell.

the guy playing bass, posted 15 Jun 2006 at 14:51 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

looks like jerry cantrell too, if he cut off his hair.

that ovation ukulele is bad @ss

eh, posted 15 Jun 2006 at 21:56 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

oddly enough, the coolest ovations are the mandolins and the ukes.

a couple..., posted 19 Jun 2006 at 10:15 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

Stephen Colbert asks Congressman, the one who sponsored the bill to display the 10 commandments in Congress, to name the 10 commandments. He can't. Personally I like the idea of the 10 commandments in congress. Actually I like the idea of congress following the 10 commandments, displayed or not. Heck, I'd settle for 5.

that's funnyq, posted 19 Jun 2006 at 13:31 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

silly congressman

No one, posted 20 Jun 2006 at 15:28 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

Everyone loves cute statues and figures in parks.

wow, posted 21 Jun 2006 at 06:46 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

some of those were almost pornographic, why weren't there any like that in the park by my house growing up?!? I love the one of the little boy helping the little girl get a drink, what was going through the artist's head when he made that?

with the silly congressman, posted 26 Jun 2006 at 14:09 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

Do you know what the 4th amendment is? The deputy director of the NSA doesn't.

zammo, posted 8 Jul 2006 at 06:18 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

in the year of our Lord, 1932

Apple ][c flashback, posted 21 Jul 2006 at 19:53 UTC by Fook » (Fixture)

Fook has measles

seriously,, posted 21 Jul 2006 at 20:20 UTC by neoacerbitas » (Fixture)

thought i see this one more often.

more statues..., posted 25 Jul 2006 at 10:14 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

Further proof that sculptors are crazy.

re: more statues, posted 25 Jul 2006 at 20:01 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

I don't know which one I like better, the upside-down horse or the upside-down man...

Kingdom of Loathing, posted 28 Jul 2006 at 11:45 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

An adventurer is you! Are we! Or something!

You know. I forgot that we have a clan there. And I am part of it. And I logged in and I have like, 300 some thousand meat, and am a level 14 whale boxer. Pretty freakin sweet. I forgot how much I liked that game. I did also forget who everyone is there... my friend frogrut *aka jon, who plays there too, applied to our clan. He's played for over a year. Weirdness. I stopped playing when I was almost ready to ascend. I guess I'll do that and start over and re-learn what there is to know! But if anyone hasn't played it. You totally should. Because it rules.

it gets old though, posted 28 Jul 2006 at 12:56 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

I ascended a few times, and then it was just boring doing the same things over and over. I'm not really into the whole who's got the biggest pile of meat thing.

well, posted 28 Jul 2006 at 13:08 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

I guess it's not old for me because I forgot I was there, so I've not ascended yet. I've not even finished all the quests. But I will, oh si, si....

v is for vegan, posted 28 Jul 2006 at 13:46 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

reverse diabetes now!

appropriate place?, posted 28 Jul 2006 at 21:43 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

Welcome back, Dex. Long time no type...

thanks, posted 29 Jul 2006 at 06:51 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

Yeah. I've been. Things have been. It's been. Well... stufflike. I keep up more with my livejournal, but that's more randomness of in progress poetry and private entries about things good and bad. Anyway, thanks!

appropriate place? #2, posted 29 Jul 2006 at 17:34 UTC by insectaturk » (Fixture)

Hi Dex, I don't think you know me, but I followed your link. Is Car0lyn F0rche at GM? What are your workshops like there? Do you get a lot out of them? Are you teaching at the same time? If so, what do they give you to teach?

Sorry if I sound too curious. I did an MFA in poetry before I moved to Baltimore, am a fan of F0rche's, and wonder what other programs are like.

GM, posted 29 Jul 2006 at 20:15 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

Mason's writing program is wonderful. It's like family. Car0lyn F0rche is at GM technically, on faculty, but she's not teaching anything this semester. I've never gotten to take a class with her.

The workshops are really incredible. I've taken a translation workshop - one of my pet projects of the moment is translating Neruda's Residencia en la Tierra, and the way that workshop worked is anyone could translate from any language so long as you provided a detailed pony because it was dealing with the theories behind translation, which are universal. It was amazing, Jen!fer Atk!nson taught it and she's my mentor and an amazing teacher, an amazing human being really. Er!c P@nkey teaches there as well, and he's phenomenal. He teaches workshops, which are very open, very unstructured, but extremely helpful, if a bit loud at times. nobody tries to change your intrinsic work from what it is, but the feedback you're given always helps you to be a better poet for what you are - generally suggestions of other poets you can read who are experimenting with similar styles or similar themes, things that you can explore. very collaborative in that manner. Pet3r Kl@pp3rt is the hardass in the program. And when I took forms with him as an undergraduate, I learned more in those months than I ever learned in my entire LIFE about writing. It was incredible. He started GM's program, and really, he's amazing. We've got a couple of new writers on staff this year too, and I'm not sure who our visiting writers will be this year. Sus@n T!chy is fantastic, and Kiyok0 M0ri is teaching, and I don't recall the new girls...

As to teaching, I won't be doing it until next year. This year I'm taking it easy, cause Julia's only in preschool 2 days a week. Next year I will be, and the first year you do it one on one in the writing center. You're also preparing for the Exam of Doom. So that's good. (the MFA exam - read all the work by 20 poets in different categories. Memorize it. Read all the criticism about them. Be able to write long essays about it because they lock you in a room for 4 hours and make you write some insane amount about the poets). Then you teach lower level courses, plus the intro to creative writing courses. Then workshop courses. So you're really teaching the kinds of courses you're going to be teaching as a professor, by the third year (though as I said, I'm taking four years to do the 3 year program). The way GM does it is as a 3 year program, a full masters + thesis year. Is that the way it's done everywhere? Where did you go? I'm always happy to talk to fellow poets. Yay poets.

wow, posted 1 Aug 2006 at 07:15 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

Waitress Gets Own ID When Carding Patron

nice!, posted 1 Aug 2006 at 08:27 UTC by insectaturk » (Fixture)

Your program sounds good and like it teaches you a lot. I liked mine, but it was very unstructured. I went to U C 1rvine, and it was pretty much what we made it in workshop. The people who came in the same year I did were all wonderful and we really helped each other. I got more from them than I did from the professors. If I had been part of the previous or the following class I don't think I would have learned half as much. We all worked hard to help each other figure out what we each wanted to do and how to do it. I also took a translation workshop but again it wasn't very structured. Ngug1 wa Th10ng taught it and he was mostly interested in autotranslation and translating his own novels into English. He also brought some interesting things to campus like Shakespeare in Ma0ri. But he missed a lot of classes and the other people in the class were mostly from Comp Lit and weren't writers. Since we had a two year program we taught both years. We had to teach freshman composition the first year but got to teach beginning poetry writing the second. While applying for programs I thought of writing as compatible with the other things I wanted to do. During the program I realized I couldn't use or wasn't willing to use it in some of the ways I had intended. By the end of the program I needed a break. I was sick the whole time I was in school from the pollution in S.CA. and decided I wanted to work in a lab and not have any homework anymore and figure out what to do next. I'm leaving my lab job of a year and a half now for law school (which I guess you know) because it seems most likely to launch me towards my long-term goals. My relationship to my writing is ambiguous now. I still write poems, but I don't work on them as hard. While I was writing my thesis I realized that I am probably not ever going to be as good of a poet as I want to be. I can be as good of a translator as I want to be and have ambitions there, but I hit a wall with my own poetry, at least for now. I am grateful that UC1 never pressured us to publish. Our teachers cared about making us better writers not about our "success." While this might not be helpful for everyone--if you are a person motivated by your work being seen, by communication, maybe it would be better to know more about publishing--it was good for me. I am happier about the few translations I had published than I am about my poems. Also I want to change the world, but I'm unwilling to submit poetry to political/moral/social ends and I'm unwilling to not work for political/moral/social ends. Some people are good enough to write poetry that both accomplishes these ends and is good art, but I am not one of them, though I might be able to translate what they write.

paragraphs, posted 1 Aug 2006 at 08:28 UTC by insectaturk » (Fixture)

I tried to put paragraph in that!

more popsicles, posted 11 Aug 2006 at 13:26 UTC by Jules » (Fixture)

E. Goodwith, Inc. the official licensee of otter pops clothing and otter pop accessories.

Blvdfriend- I hadn't heard of these popsicles. Do they really have juice in them? smax and I get in trouble with mom for eating things of no nutritional value. That's why we don't drink light beer.

Fatal Errors, posted 11 Aug 2006 at 14:07 UTC by Shredzilla » (Fixture)

Above. Otter pops no worky.

btr

Dave

not as overtly retro sexy link, posted 11 Aug 2006 at 14:18 UTC by Jules » (Fixture)

The link I tried to insert had people modeling the t-shirts. They were going all out to be retro sexy. I don't think that I can get that link to work. At least I don't need a soft cornered monitor anymore. Try this one?:

oh no. it is at www.egoodwith.com. sorry! - Jules, posted 11 Aug 2006 at 14:23 UTC by Jules » (Fixture)

this page?, posted 11 Aug 2006 at 15:55 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

Cross your fingers

Fruit juice is listed third among the ingredients, but the phrasing isn't reassuring... "Contains one or more of the following: apple, grape, or pear juice from concentrate." So, if you plan to include otter pops in your diet, I wouldn't cut back on the flintstone vitamins.

ugh, posted 11 Aug 2006 at 15:56 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

Oh bother

jules, posted 11 Aug 2006 at 20:49 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

its good to have you here.

Yea it is..., posted 14 Aug 2006 at 11:34 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

Our mom had these popsicle making type thingies, that really, I wish I had these days. They were kind like these. I can't believe the fancy ones they have these days. I bet they have chrome ones at ikea.

goodsearch, posted 29 Aug 2006 at 12:39 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

From a friend's company... I bet some of your other npo's could use it.

"GoodSearch.com is a new search engine that donates half its revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. You use it just as you would any search engine, and it's powered by Yahoo!, so you get great results.

Just go to http://www.goodsearch.com and be sure to enter Volunteers for Alaska as the charity you want to support. Just 500 of us searching four times a day will raise $7300 in a year without anyone spending a dime! And, be sure to spread the word!

Thank you so much for your support: http://www.GoodSearch.com."

Featured, posted 30 Aug 2006 at 16:13 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

I get to be the featured photo photographer tomorrow (8/31) on <ahref="http://newwest.net/index.php">this site</a>. It a picture of my friend Will climbing. Pretty rocks and clouds and stuff.

I'm dumb.., posted 30 Aug 2006 at 16:16 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

This site.

a little light reading, posted 31 Aug 2006 at 09:25 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

Golden Book

this is fun, posted 5 Sep 2006 at 16:07 UTC by dogmanphil » (Fixture)

make tj drink!

band shirts, man., posted 21 Sep 2006 at 18:39 UTC by barefootjumper » (Fixture)

some of you might be interested in these: t-shirts for charity

no drm day, posted 3 Oct 2006 at 08:34 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

just too funny, posted 5 Oct 2006 at 11:42 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

some videos, like this one, you just have to watch over and over.

man in black, posted 5 Oct 2006 at 18:46 UTC by neoacerbitas » (Fixture)

on sesame street singing with big bird that link will go to utoob.

time killer, posted 17 Oct 2006 at 19:33 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

line rider

hah, posted 18 Oct 2006 at 10:42 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Teens Using MySpace to Lure Bands to Los Angeles

is there an entree for generic games or brain teasers? there should be., posted 30 Oct 2006 at 12:47 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Ratchet Screwdriver

teens posing as record execs., posted 30 Oct 2006 at 22:36 UTC by barefootjumper » (Fixture)

i love that one. especially the part where they advise that if the exec seems nice and the deal seems fair, this is probably a teenager because record execs are known assholes and record deals are never fair.

A good site I just discovered, posted 10 Nov 2006 at 12:59 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

steepandcheap.com

Go there, it's like woot.com except that instead of one item a day it's one item at a time and then when it sells out a new on gets placed on it. And it's all outdoor gear for all you granola types out there. :)

sac, posted 11 Nov 2006 at 11:07 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

Steep and cheap are local Park City folks, backcountry.com. Funny I met up with a couple people that work there last night at a TGR film benefit. Their customer service is really good and shipping is usually same day. I recommend their RSS feed.

T, posted 5 Dec 2006 at 08:31 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

i pity the fool

LOTR, posted 7 Dec 2006 at 16:19 UTC by insectaturk » (Fixture)

Um, I don't know if someone already put this up a long time ago but this entree is too long for me to skim to find out. And I also don't know how to make a link. I'd like to share the L0rd of the Peeps website, which has diaramas (a word I apparently can't spell) of LOTR done with marshmallow bunnies and is at least as worth your time as anything else here! So g0O6le it!

thanks to leonardr, posted 13 Dec 2006 at 21:06 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

get your christmas shopping done!

funny, posted 21 Dec 2006 at 23:10 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

elf yourself

that's funny, posted 22 Dec 2006 at 07:25 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

thanks wags

buckethead, posted 24 Dec 2006 at 22:54 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

from these 2 videos, and i guess other observations i don't have links to, and other information i've overheard, i have a strong feeling that Buckethead my just be Paul Gilbert. what do you think?

hint: watch the fingers.
hint2: check out other (electric guitar performance) paul gilbert videos on yewtoob and perhaps you may see closer similarities.

wikipedia says no, posted 26 Dec 2006 at 14:17 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

buckethead -- see "identity"

halloween, posted 17 Jan 2007 at 15:07 UTC by inkblot » (Fixture)

make a power loader costume out of styrofoam.

cool, posted 17 Jan 2007 at 15:09 UTC by neoacerbitas » (Fixture)

that looks really neat, though I must admit that really bulky costumes bother me...but it's only one day a year. That's really super creative though!

how long before it becomes self aware?, posted 10 Mar 2007 at 09:59 UTC by lukas » (Fixture)

British launch skynet5

ok, so, skynet has been around since 1969, but there's always room for a terminator joke...

speaks for itself., posted 16 Mar 2007 at 11:55 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

homeland security classifies TRON as "sensitive", posted 30 Mar 2007 at 08:41 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

via kuro5hin

wow, posted 30 Mar 2007 at 12:12 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

I don't think the word ludicrous is even strong enough for that.

well shit., posted 30 Mar 2007 at 18:57 UTC by neoacerbitas » (Fixture)

That's just one more thing on my record. I think i bought my copy with a credit card too. I may as well just turn myself in....gitmo here i come.

scary stuff, posted 31 Mar 2007 at 16:51 UTC by insectaturk » (Fixture)

...

scary stuff, posted 31 Mar 2007 at 20:53 UTC by insectaturk » (Fixture)

...

Business cards, posted 12 Apr 2007 at 13:09 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

I think I may make business cards and use one of these ideas as a job title.

i shoulda posted this the other day..., posted 13 Apr 2007 at 03:06 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

straight outta compton... sort of

Unfair -- Homeland Security v. TRON, posted 13 Apr 2007 at 10:39 UTC by dex » (Fixture)

It isn't right to have an April Fools joke released before April 1.

(the above was mine, not Dex's) (nt), posted 13 Apr 2007 at 10:40 UTC by JT » (Fixture)

.

my new favorite site , posted 23 Apr 2007 at 13:21 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

Overheard in NY

What's That on Your Shirt? A Maple Leaf?

Mother: Honey, what is wrong with your eyes? Teen daughter: I am stoned. Mother: You look like you have allergies. Teen daughter: I am stoned. Mother: Maybe it's pink eye.

--Central Park

work has been slow, posted 27 Apr 2007 at 10:18 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

Stephen Hawking in 0 gravity makes me really happy. Look at that smile!

that's awesome!, posted 27 Apr 2007 at 10:43 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Cool!, posted 27 Apr 2007 at 11:02 UTC by Sadiegirl » (Fixture)

Wow, that's a great picture. Stephen Hawking looks so happy... doesn't he look so YOUNG? Thanks for posting that pic! It made my day.

life/death masks, posted 1 Aug 2007 at 08:12 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

collection at princeton

that's cool and creepy, posted 2 Aug 2007 at 07:38 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

cornell, posted 12 Aug 2007 at 23:02 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

billie jean

time vortex, posted 27 Aug 2007 at 21:56 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

i've been racking my brain on and off on this progression of puzzles for the last couple of days.

i'm on level 44 right now. and i'm stuck.

metalocalypse, posted 8 Sep 2007 at 00:30 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

so there's this cartoon on Adult Swim called Metalocalypse, and it's absolutely brilliant. it's about a metal band that is so brutal and punishing their record sales effect the dow jones. anyway, if you haven't seen it, you can check out episodes here. it's really great.

Twisted Christmas, posted 18 Sep 2007 at 03:55 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

not sure what to do with this.

don't drink and watch these, posted 22 Sep 2007 at 00:42 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

danzig

Jake E. Lee and Ozzy

Metallica

for philbo, posted 8 Oct 2007 at 20:59 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

Robert Plant sings with Pearl Jam (in chicago?)

Fuzzy people, posted 9 Oct 2007 at 13:47 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

For the dog lovers of the world. Many friends are working on this site: www.fetchdog.com

Also, I'm in the catalog. If you believe in spoiling your dog, you probably think you need some of this stuff. I do like the sling-shot tennis ball launcher.

you decide whether this is pot or pot pie, posted 31 Oct 2007 at 14:12 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

christian theologians turning to scientology

HOPE -- Hummer Owners Prepared for Emergency, posted 2 Dec 2007 at 18:43 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

...because real emergency responders want civilians driving into peril!

ROUS-es in Indonesia, posted 17 Dec 2007 at 08:17 UTC by stan » (Fixture)

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13089-giant-rat-and-new-possum-found-in-indonesia.html

lonely whale, posted 17 Dec 2007 at 08:25 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

whistling in the dark

beatles, posted 28 Dec 2007 at 01:13 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

if you've ever wondered just WHY the beatles are so damned good.

Best headline award, posted 9 Feb 2008 at 17:37 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

Really, this is the funniest headline I've read in a while.

CIA Monitors YouTube For Intelligence

Good luck. I can tell you right now there isn't any. I mean really, we're paying the government to watch youtube? I don't know what drugs they've confiscated at the CIA and then taken, but it must be really good stuff.

I monitored youtube, posted 21 Feb 2008 at 13:50 UTC by insectaturk » (Fixture)

at work last semester. I checked for hate videos directed at minorities. We thought it was important to keep track of which people, or places of worship were the foci of threats.

crazy bob dylan, posted 17 Mar 2008 at 00:27 UTC by baggins » (Fixture)

bob dylan tries to sneak onto tapings of american idol in disguise

it isn't funny like KoL, but..., posted 29 Apr 2008 at 20:47 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

If you like low-impact online MMORPGs, check out Urban Dead, a zombie/horror/survival MMO.

i should have added, posted 29 Apr 2008 at 20:47 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

I'm "Talladega Amherst" and I'm currently in the Dulston suburb.

A worthy, but dirty cause, posted 1 May 2008 at 16:30 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

My old college roommate is kinda a strange guy. But at least his heart is in the right place. His cause:

poopreport.com/Village

If you haven't seen this, you need to..., posted 30 Jun 2008 at 17:29 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

Watch this in high quality.

everybody to the limit, posted 14 Oct 2008 at 16:25 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

... for this throwback. Enjoy.

I love strongbad, posted 15 Oct 2008 at 05:17 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

hey pedro, posted 15 Oct 2008 at 06:11 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

Are you still on Urban Dead? I tried it this morning, it's kind of odd.

i think i still have an account, posted 15 Oct 2008 at 07:54 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

but i am definitely "on hiatus". give it a few days, you'll get used to it. It's pretty cool.

too busy for mmorpgs?, posted 15 Oct 2008 at 08:03 UTC by BigJ » (Fixture)

I can't imagine why. You seem to have so much free time on your hands! :)

CLBUTTIC BLUEGRBUTT, posted 26 Oct 2008 at 12:08 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

Is Dueling Banjos Considered Blue Grbutt? (From the "Find and Replace Considered Harmful" Department.)

tv - web, posted 29 Oct 2008 at 11:37 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

It's nice to be able to watch the only things I care about on TV whenever I want, The Simpsons and The Daily show. Hulu.com

ALF is on hulu.com, too, posted 29 Oct 2008 at 12:09 UTC by pedro » (Tourist)

I can't get hulu in Brazil, posted 30 Oct 2008 at 13:42 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

But there are a lot of Asian websites that let me watch American tv--so long as I don't mind the subtitles, which I don't...

wow, posted 30 Oct 2008 at 15:33 UTC by neoacerbitas » (Fixture)

that is only going to hasten my disconnection from cable.

no mas tv, posted 31 Oct 2008 at 10:17 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

I don't know if Alf is a plus or minus for Hulu... tough call. I agree Neo, I have no use for TV anymore. I never really liked it, but now I just see it as stupid.

Dylan, posted 14 Nov 2008 at 13:45 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

Excellent video for Dylan's Masters of war.

did so, posted 14 Nov 2008 at 14:13 UTC by Jules » (Fixture)

smax used to love tv, but mostly when he was much younger. The ATeam, Magnum PI and Buck Rogers especially. I think that he would still watch those. Then they (you know who you are) graduated to kungfu movies with related costumes and I think at one point chess and coffee table pool.(It's my family job to take him and our dad down a notch.)

my tv hook-up, posted 16 Nov 2008 at 11:57 UTC by blvdgirl » (Fixture)

surfthechannel.com

I hate twitter..., posted 23 Sep 2009 at 18:24 UTC by smax » (Fixture)

... but these are pretty funny.

http://twitter.com/shitmydadsays

http://twitter.com/hellobigfoot/