What is it about high-profile companies creating really dumb marketing campaigns? Now Yahoo has gotten in on the game, with their "purple" concept (site found by way of Webbalert.com and Techcrunch). It's part urban game (e.g., people with bikes are traveling around multiple cities with a GPS and a camera taking pictures that post automatically to Flickr.com) part viral marketing, part v
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Listen to this… I swear to god, if this guy fell down, he’d start eating grass…
The only thing making us sick, Harry, is you!
On second thought, I think Harry just inadvertently tipped his hand. The reason the Democrat libs are blocking drilling in America is because they want you to pay $10/gallon of gas. They [...]
Garden City, Kansas (ThaLunatic Daily) -- Nathaniel Chaar, a 31 year old eighth grade teacher at Abe Hubert Middle School In Garden City, Kansas has been arrested on accusations that he showed pornography to middle school students, using school computers.Stupidity comes in all shapes and sizes, but for the moment, it stands about 6'2" and bears the name Nathaniel Chaar.Police were contacted by
I mean, really. What the heck is going on with people? I’m not sure if it’s a good thing or a bad thing, but racists don’t even seem to be able to hide it anymore. On the one hand, it could be a good thing because you see them coming. On [...]
Susan JacobyA couple of months ago Robert Spencer, the showman behind Jihad Watch, visited my website after I had the poor judgment to write a comment to him about some of his anti-Muslim nonsense. I have since forgotten my complaint or exactly what post he wrote, but the responses from Spencer and his followers were instant and a bit overwhelming. Their responses were not to my point but that I was a Muslim “apologist” or that I should change my blog name to “13 Murders” and that I must be a “dhimmi” fifth columnist supporting efforts to establish a Caliphate in the United States through jihad. I wasn't surprised with any of this, but what I found truly disappointing was Spencer's email to me that he read my blog for the “first and last” time. In other words, my opposing
Photo: WENN To Ashton Kutcher's dismay, no one was fooled by Audrina Patridge's contrived visit to the Black Wave tattoo shop. To his credit, Ashton did manage to get another publicity hungry celebrity to cooperate for his Pop Fiction show. (He sets up photo ops and...
Ferraro's comment that she can't criticize Obama who, again, has been pretty good on the whole subject before this week, is taking this argument to a whole new level of dumbness, and I can't say I'm not enjoying this whirlwind wrought by liberals themselves- their identity chickens coming home to roost, so to speak.
Although I still think it's true that some people vote for Obama because he's black, the question, as I've insinuated before, should be, "so what?" People choose candidates for a host of reasons- looks, voice quality, etc. Let's see:
Ferraro says that Obama has it easier because he's black. Obama then says it isn't so (wrong) and criticizes Ferraro for bringing it up instead of using my preferred response, "so, what" (above). Then, Ferraro says that she's being criticized be
That would be me… and me again. For 3 1/2 years, we’ve lived in this same RV. For all that time, I’ve washed dishes the same way… from the left sink to the dish drainer in the right sink. I’ve cleaned those sinks numerous times. Yesterday, while cleaning them yet again, I found myself scrubbing the right side in amazement… as it suddenly dawned on me that it was much larger than the left side! How could this possibly have escaped my attention for 3 long years… during all the countless times I’ve grumbled under my breath as I struggled to wash a large skillet or my Dutch oven, banging into the sides, twisting the pan every which way trying to get it all clean? I put the dish drainer back in th
Copywriters are always preaching the gospel of simplified writing… some even go to the extent of saying that you should never write above the level of an average sixth grader.
Master marketer Seth Godin recently posted an interesting thought about this on his blog (here). He questions the reasoning behind this whole idea.
I think the issue here is an over-correction of a real problem. As all [...]
I, like a great many people using Wordpress, use Akismet for my spam protection. I’ve been noticing a problem recently though. It’s letting through things, more than once, which I have already filtered out as spam. This is annoying.
Not so say it isn’t a great filter, it still is, as it blocks hundreds of comments each day (and has never blocked a legitimate comment to my knowledge) but the ones that get through just seem like such a pain.
Where do MMOs come in to this picture? Primarily in thinking about how to detract from in-game spam (of gold, or power leveling services, etc.). I’m not sure how to go about it. My problem is, you see, not that I don’t have an idea on systems that could be put in place (beyond what any of the current games are doing) but that I can’t think of a system that is inherently beyond being overcome in a relatively short time.
I started using Akismet when this blog first went up. That’s just over a year now.
American kids are now "dumber than dirt" with worrying implications on the intelligence of the next generation. We commented on this last year with our report on the wrong people having babies, leading to a future idiocracy.
Going one step further, scientists are speculating that the human race may split into two species, one smart and the other dumb.
What does Bush think about this? Well, possibly nothing, because one columnist suggests Bush might actually be psychotic.
And the really sad thing about the following piece is that the Democrats are not even ashamed of being caught uttering such inanities. As usual, it is all about appearance over substance. They will say Bill Richardson meant well so he gets way with saying dumb shit that they would crucify a conservative for. ~RJH Blogs for Bush If the Democrats Get Any Dumber...Tom Elia over at The New Editor found this gem from Governor Bill Richardson (D-NM):According to MSNBC, Democratic Party presidential candidate Gov. Bill Richardson (NM) today released a statement containing this tidbit: "The President has been allowed to spy on Americans without a warrant, and our U.S. Senate is letting it continue," [said Richardson]. "You know something is wrong when the New England Patriots face stiffer penalties for spying on innocent Americans than Dick Cheney and George Bush."I hope whoever wrote that is still in their 20s... I know, you lefties will go, "but he is spying on
Is it possible for there to be a person as dumb as this dude?
Well, maybe. This dude who is on the French version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire might just be on the same level. Watch this video of him agonising over what is rotating around the Earth. The Sun or the [...]
==========Which Syndrome?Two medical students were walking along the street when they saw an old man walking with his legs spread apart.One of the students said to his friend:"I'm sure he has Petry Syndrome - those people walk just like that."The other student says: "No, I don't think so. The old man surely has Zovitzki Syndrome, he walks just like we learned in class."Since they couldn't agree they decided to ask the old man. They approached the old man and one of the students said to him: "We're medical students and couldn't ignore the way you walk, but we couldn't agree on the syndrome you might have. Could you tell us what it is?"The old man said: "I'll tell you but first you'll tell me what you think."Then one of the students said: "I think it's Petry Syndrome."And the old man said: "you thought, but you're wrong."Then the other student said: "I think you have Zovitzki Syndrome."And the old man said: "you thought, but you're wrong."So they asked him: "so what do you hav
Start with stealing a luxury SUV from a car dealership for which they were connected. And then move on to shooting two NYPD officers who had pulled them over after verifying that the plates on the SUV were not registered to that SUV. And then fleeing, leaving behind the vehicle, shell casings, unfinished fried chicken dinners from a fast-food joint and guns traceable to them. Despite a circuitous route, they were easily tracked in the Poconos Mountains of Pennsylvania. Dexter Bostic and Robert J. Ellis earn the title of Dumb and Dumber. Throw in an “alleged” if you want. They, and the driver of the SUV (the boyfriend of Bostic's sister apparently), were identified from surveillance video. Those chicken plates yielded fingerprints and DNA. Bostic and Ellis both had ties to a car dealership from which the SUV had been taken. They were caught woefully unprepared as would-be hikers in the Poconos. Ellis was pulled from bushes with a jar of peanut butter.As I watched their mug shots be
There’s a new Gallup Poll out regarding evolution. It’s nothing but bad news. The majority of Republicans reject evolution, preferring to believe that humanity and so on and so forth are the special creation of an invisible man who lives in the sky somewhere.
Republicans shouldn’t feel too bad though because as you can clearly see, 40% of Democrats and 36% of independents also prefer ‘magic man did it’. Of course, the report also shows there’s a clear connection between faith and ignorance with only 24% of weekly church attenders accepting evolution as the answer to “where did humanity come from”.
Those who answered in the negative were also asked what their primary reasons were for not accepting evolution as a valid explanation for the origins of humanity. Their responses:
Reason
Percentage
I believe in Jesus Christ
19
I believe in the almighty God, creator of Heaven and Earth
16
Due to my religion and faith
16
Not e
My goal is to help create a fundamental paradigm shift in people’s consciousness about food and health. According to the latest study by the International Food Information Council (IFIC), we may still have a ways to go, although some headway is being made.
There’s still a radical lack of knowledge about certain basic health issues, such as the “calories in—calories out” concept. A paltry 11 percent knew the daily amount of calories they needed in order to keep at a healthy weight, and only 44 percent of the 1,000 adults queried said they balanced diet with physical activity for weight management. On the upside, 84 percent stated they kept physically active at least once a week “for health reasons.”
The study also showed a vast difference between knowing and doing. Some 90 percent agreed that breakfast is an important part of a healthy regimen, but only 49 percent actually eat breakfast. Hectic, too-busy lifestyles appear to be the main culprit.
Learning what the right t
It is said that speculative manias like the one gripping our housing market are a form of mass insanity. I have speculated it is a manifestation of Southern California’s Cultural Pathology. Whatever the truth, the results of herd mentality can be seen in our local housing market.
Asking Price: $639,800
Purchase Price: $183,500
Purchase Date: 2/2/1995
Address: 29 Marsala, Irvine, CA 92606
Beds: 3
Baths: 2
Sq. Ft.: 1,070
Lot Sq. Ft.: 2,975
Year Built: 1995
Stories: 1
Type: Single Family Residence
County: Orange
Neighborhood: Westpark
$/Sq. Ft.: $598
MLS#: S483960
Status: Active on market
On Redfin: 36 days
From Redfin, “Desirable End of Cul-De-Sac Private Location. Single Level. Highly Upg raded with Hardwood & Designer Ceramic Tile Flooring, Upgraded Wall-to-Wall Carpeting, Tile Kitchen Counters, Microwave, Dishwasher & Oven Included, Plantation Shutters, Custom Drapes, Window Blinds, Mirrored Wardrobes, Rollup Garage
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Originally posted February 26, 2007
Excerpt from the Philippine Daily Inquirer
Escudero also suggested a revision of public schools’ curriculum that would reduce the number of regular subjects taught to students - from the current eight to 11, to six - as one way to reduce the classroom shortage.
Essential subjects, he said, would include Languages, including English and Filipino, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies or History, Computer and Good Manners and Right Conduct.
Subjects like trigonometry, calculus, geometry, and algebra, should be taught only in college or as high school electives since these are not relevant to the everyday life of Filipinos, he said.
rest of article here
If you think that’s not enough, look at what he said in his privilege speech:
Quote:
PRIVILEGE SPEECH OF REP. ESCUDERO
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Mr. Speaker, ang isang dahilan kung bakit kada taon marami tayong classrooms na kinakailangan ay dahil napakaraming nasisira sa kakulangan ng s
Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey) is a looser taxi driver, who try to return a suitcase which contain lot of money to its owner, a beautiful woman named Marry Swanson (Lauren Holly) which he took in his taxi to the airport, earlier. He must give her back the suitcase, and for that he goes with his dumb partner, Harry Dunne (Jeff Daniels) to a snowy town named Aspen. But a pair of criminals who wants the money try to follow them and to steal the money in the suitcase. Moreover, Harry and Lloyd both fall in love with Marry, and they struggle each other to win her heart.
Genre: Comedy
Actors: Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly, Mike Starr, Karen Duffy
Reviews:
IMDb: 6.8/10 (44,301 votes)
Yahoo: B (29647 votes)
Amazon: 4.5/5 (366 votes)
Torrent:
File Size: 706 mb
Release Name:Dumb.And.Dumber.1994.UNRATED.DVDRip.XviD.iNT-WaLMaRT
Regular readers will know that I am building a house. Irregular readers, unless they deliberately skipped that first sentence, are now caught up as well.I'm building a house. It's impossible these days to build a house without making regular trips to one of two places: Lowe's or Home Depot. Or, as I call them, "Slowe's" and "Home Despot." Yes, that's how damned clever I am. Add a letter to make a wry commentary on the store. Friggin' brilliant.I hate both of those places. Don't get me wrong; I love the acres and acres of stuff that I need. But somewhere in South America there's a rain forest that's missing a lot of retarded apron-wearing monkeys. Because seriously, could they find any less helpful people to work at these places? And it's not bad enough that they don't know anything about what they're selling; you can't even get a dumb look from these people because they have been conditioned from day one to avoid eye contact with anyone who isn't also wearing
Even though Autosavant's J.S. Smith is "hardly a snarky, cheer-as-the-Titanic-sinks sneerful spectator," he's more than willing to lay into GM hard when they deserve it. And the decision that prompted Smith to assert that "trained monkeys could do better than the crumb-bums in the RenCen," is certainly worth the vitriol. Smith [...]
