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Going Ape 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Today is National Gorilla Suit Day.I wish I had a gorilla suit.technorati tags: gorilla suit, cool Read more:Going
Pretty Pictures 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Sorry for the slow blogging today. I've been clicking on the 1999 other links that I posted yesterday....Wait a minute. Donald Trump?Anyway, back on schedule tomorrow. Maybe. Read more:Pictures
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Molly 1970-01-01 00:59:59 She was one of the finest columnists I've ever read.Rest in peace, Molly
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Cartoon Characters 1970-01-01 00:59:59 My name's not Osama.City of BostonBoston, MassachussettsDear Boston,Can we talk for a moment?See, it's pretty much common knowledge that you have a reputation for being a pugnacious sort of city; tough is commonly thought of as being your middle name. At least, this is what citizens of your fair burg love telling anyone who would listen. You're Beantown - patriots fighting the British Empire and Paul Revere, Tom Brady and Larry Bird and all that stuff. Civic pride is an art form to you.The thing is, the whole mess with the Lite-Brite signs of Lunar cartoon characters showed a whole 'nother side to all: you guys sure do scare easily. You didn't see any of the other nine cities that this campaign appeared in losing it, did you? (Thanks, Sadly, No!)Seriously, Osama bin Laden has got to be laughing his ass off, watching your police and bomb squads run around town, desperately trying to defuse someone's guerrilla marketing campaign, thus bringing your entire city to a grinding halt. H Read more:Cartoon
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Booking Through Thursday: Habit-Forming 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Habit-FormingWhat are your reading habits? Do you tend to read at specific times during the day, or does it vary from day to day, hour to hour, minute to minute? I read anytime, anywhere, with just about whatever is lying around. OK, that really didn't sound very good when I read it back, but it's true. My favorite time to read is at night, right before bed, usually for about an hour.technorati tags: books, Booking
Through Thursday
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Hell 1970-01-01 00:59:59 You know, those priests always told me that I'd end up in hell for twisting scriptures.The Dante's Inferno Test has banished you to the Eigth Level of Hell - the Malebolge!Here is how you matched up against all the levels:LevelScorePurgatory (Repenting Believers)LowLevel 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)Very LowLevel 2 (Lustful)LowLevel 3 (Gluttonous)HighLevel 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious)LowLevel 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy)Very HighLevel 6 - The City of Dis (Heretics)Very LowLevel 7 (Violent)HighLevel 8- the Malebolge (Fraudulent, Malicious, Panderers)Very HighLevel 9 - Cocytus (Treacherous)HighTake the Dante Inferno Hell Test
Guerrilla Marketing at Work 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Photo: Ed Adkins, via the Boing.One more thing about Boston, and I'm done with it.How top secret was this big "terrorist hoax"? Yeah, al-Qaeda is just waiting to recruit these guys. Way to overreact, Menino.technorati tags: video, guerrilla marketing, ATHF, Boston Read more:Marketing
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One More, Please 1970-01-01 00:59:59 The only Bears post I will do until Monday.SeahawksSaintsAll I ask is that I get to do this again.One. More. Time. Please
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Pimp My Ride 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Part of ExxonMobil's new executive dress codeToday, the study on global warming from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change hits the streets.Global warming is "very likely" to have been caused by human activity, the leading international body studying climate change said in a report today.The likelihood that the phenomenon has been created by the burning of fossil fuels and other actions is greater than 90%, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded in its fourth report.In 2001, the body - which brings together 2,500 scientists from more than 30 countries - said global warming was only "likely", or 66% probable, to have been caused by humans.Global warming is "unequivocal" fact and is likely to continue for centuries, the study found.Environmental groups said the IPCC report showed urgent action was needed."If the last IPCC report was a wakeup call, this one is a screaming siren," Stephanie Tunmore, of Greenpeace, said.The 21-page summary (pdf) of the findi
Top Five On Friday - Week 109 1970-01-01 00:59:59 StinkbombsSongs that make me crinkle my nose and say, "What the hell … ?", I couldn't limit this list to just five, but at least I attempted to limit the list according to the "No Boy Bands or Pop Tarts" rule.donna summer, macarthur parkmichael jackson and paul mccartney, the girl is minecrash test dummies, mmmm mmmm mmmm mmmmwhitney houston, i will always love youtoby keith, courtesy of the red, white and blue (the angry american) the rembrandts, i'll be there for youbilly ray cyrus, achy breaky heartsnow, informerbilly joel, we didn't start the firelynyrd skynyrd, free birdThe sad part is that I'm pretty sure that I've owned at least four of the songs on this list. I'm blaming all of the Cheetos and caffeine.technorati tags: Music Memoirs, music, meme, Friday Read more:Top Five
Flight to Themyscira Cancelled 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Not anymore.Joss Whedon is no longer making the Wonder Woman movie. Good; better a job well done than a half-assed attempt.The next writer and director better be a feminist, or this movie will sit right next to Catwoman on my crap list.technorati tags: Wonder Woman, Joss Whedon, movies, comics Read more:Flight
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Fear and Advertising 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Seeing some of the reactions around the blogosphere, I'm a little surprised by some of the reactions to the Mooninite hubbub.
There are, as far as I can see, three main reactions:
1. "Those long-haired stoners nearly got people hurt. Those stupid signs could've been explosives!"
Yes, I suppose a stunt like this could have caused massive property damage and led to some deaths - if it was planned by the Joker.
Seriously, who goes through the time and expense of planting explosive devices all over a major city and then lights them up like a Christmas tree so that everyone can see them? Hell, you wouldn't find a cockamamie scheme like that in a bad comic book, and yet the elected officials of a major metropolitan area actually believed that a bunch of lit-up signs with wires sticking out of them were part of some terrorist's scheme.
Problem is, I understand this reaction. It may seem like a dumb way to react, but it is understandable, given the fear tha Read more:Advertising
For Love of Money 1970-01-01 00:59:59 (Sorry if that last post seemed short, but typing on a Blackberry is difficult with large hands.)Continuing on previous thoughts:2. "It's all Turner's fault. In fact, this was all caused by commercialism run amok."A brief digression into the past:I used to work in advertising, once upon a time. (I've probably mentioned it before, but in case you're new here, I won't make you go looking through the archives.) I used to work for a small weekly newspaper down on the border in Texas. One of the jobs I had was to create ads for customers. It was probably the most fulfilling secular employment I've ever had; every day, my job was to create weekly masterpieces that incited droves of people to spend their hard-earned money on stuff that they neither wanted nor needed. It didn't pay very well, but it was probably the most fulfilling job I have ever had. I got to flex my imagination a little every week, and I was filled with pride every week when I saw a particularly good job sh Read more:Money
Funny Guys 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Ah, hot tea. What did civilized man do before tea?Sorry, that sounds like an ad. I'm very sleepy right now, so this may ramble a bit. Continuing:3. "HAHAHAHAHA!!!! That is pretty funny!"Arthur C. Clarke story once wrote a story entitled "Publicity Campaign". It's one of my favorite stories of his, primarily in its use of advertising as the key to the story. In the story, a movie studio had an enormous advertising campaign to promote their new blockbuster movie, which featured a standard alien-invasion plot (rather common in the Fifties; heck, it's fairly common today) geared to scare the heck out of the audience. Unfortunately, this movie and the resultant marketing campaign happened at the same time that a benign alien race decided to make contact with the human race. The rather predictable result is funny in the sense of "Of course it ended that way. How else would it have ended?" because the political climate that swept the Fifties at that time is very simi Read more:Funny
BEARS 1970-01-01 00:59:59 A dejected Thomas Jones walks off the field in the waning moments as his Bears fall to the Colts in Super Bowl XLI. (AP)Yes, I saw it. Watched it to the bitter end.*deep sigh*Maybe next year ...In the meantime, a brief tribute to my team:
randomness: this or that? 1970-01-01 00:59:59 randomness...feed your mind and your blogweek of 4 february: this or that?1. peanut butter or jelly? yes, please.2. hiking or swimming? swimming.3. football or baseball? football, in spite of what happened yesterday.4. christmas or thanksgiving? neither.5. grade school or high school? high school.6. summer or winter? winter.7. romance novel or mystery novel? mystery novel.8. mickey mouse or barney? i'd kill them both.9. road trip or airplane? road trip!till next time ...technorati tags: meme, Randomness Read more:randomness
Random Flickr Blogging: 7382 1970-01-01 00:59:59 .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } IMG_7382.JPG, originally uploaded by zarprey. Angie huddled closer to the fire and glanced around again. She was rapidly becoming more frightened with every passing moment; camping had never been her idea of a good time. She glanced nervously over at Janet and asked, "Where is he? He said five minutes!"Janet was on edge as well, and her answer had a bite to it, "I don't know, OK? That's the fifth time you've asked that question, and I still don't have any idea where Jim is. All he said was that he was hungry and that he'd be right back""But that was over an hour ago! He should've been back by now," Angela whined.Janet threw her a hard look that silenced her friend. "Look, as long as we stay by the fire, we'll be fine. No animals will come near the fire"Angie reached behind Read more:Random
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Random 10 - Week 91 1970-01-01 00:59:59 the "i can't believe they lost" mixstevie ray vaughan, the sky is cryingjohnny cash, hurtb.b. king, the thrill is goneboyz ii men, end of the roadtori amos, i don't like mondaysevanescence, going underbonnie tyler, total eclipse of the heartmadonna, this used to be my playgroundlisa lisa and cult jam, all cried out skeeter davis, the end of the world"Gee, Steven. What a depressing tracklist. What's the matter?"nuthin' …technorati tags: meme, random, music, photo, Music Memoirs Read more:Random
Brainless Post of the Day 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I just looked at myself in a mirror. My hair is doing this weird pointy-at-the-sides thing, and I've got grey hairs streaking all along the sides.Frankly, if my nose was a bit sharper, I'd probably look like this guy.Maybe I just need a haircut.
Destroyer of Worlds 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Because destroying one comic book franchise was not enough.Joel Shumacher, the Destroyer
of Worlds
, wants a crack at Neil Gaiman's Sandman.Dear sweet God in heaven, stop him before he kills again.Via the Beat.technorati tags: movies, Gaiman, Sandman, Schumacher
random flickr blogging: 3459 1970-01-01 00:59:59 This is a story about a little team from a city with broad shoulders. This little team called themselves Bears..flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }IMG_3459, originally uploaded by chaoticbliss.No, not giraffes: BEARS.Anyway, they were a valiant band of little warriors who would take on all challengers who dared to set foot on their domain. Savages would come from all over the world in the hopes of defeating our intrepid little band..flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }IMG_3459, originally uploaded by orayzio.Which way to the Field of Soldier?Our heroes were mighty in battle, though, and prevailed when all others would pronounce defeat upon them. Verily did they smite all who opposed them until none stood before their awesom
Monday Pick-Up 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Thanks, Drifty. I needed this today.technorati tags: BSG, YouTube, Call Read more:Monday
Wonder No More 1970-01-01 00:59:59 OK, I offended myself with my ham-fisted attempt at commentary. I'd better explain. (Just for the record, no one complained; I just re-read it out loud and considered it in the worst-possible light. Yikes. Time to clarify.)Joss Whedon, IMHO, is one of the greatest directors of our time. I say this with no sarcasm. This is not to say that he is an Altman or a Scorcese or a Welles ... but no, he is like them in one major respect - the man creates real people on the screen. Too many time I've watched a movie and come out of it shaking my head and saying, "People don't talk like that in real life."Joss' characters never did this. They were flawed, human characters, but they seemed more real than most people I know. The heroes were genuinely likable, and the villains, though vile and inhuman at time, never descended into camp. They were people first, and this showed in the man's stories.When I heard that Joss was doing the treatment and directing the Amazon Princess, I had hi
Overlord, I'm Ready 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I hate advertisements.I really hate Super Bowl advertisements.That said, this is the funniest ad I've ever seen, and easily the best one this year.technorati tags: Garmin, video, YouTube, Super Bowl
Ten on Tuesday 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Ten Movies That Have Made You CryThe Shawshank RedemptionSerenityEternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindGrave of the FirefliesThe Iron GiantTo LiveDancer in the DarkWhale RiderThe NaturalCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragontechnorati tags: meme, Ten on Tuesday
Training Day 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I sense an imminent train wreck for some reason.RAMALLAH, West Bank - The United States is planning to spend millions of dollars to train Palestinian security forces as part of a renewed effort to strengthen Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.American, Palestinian and Israeli officials said Monday that they're fine-tuning a proposal that would send thousands of Palestinian forces loyal to Abbas to neighboring Jordan and Egypt for advanced training.The initiative is intended to provide Abbas with critical support in his political and military confrontation with the well-armed Hamas hard-liners who've controlled the Palestinian Authority since elections early last year.Why do I have a sense of foreboding upon reading this?Oh, yeah, now I remember.BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq's Interior Ministry said Tuesday that it has charged 57 members of the Iraqi police, including a general, in the alleged torture of hundreds of detainees at a prison in eastern Baghdad.Torture is considered wi Read more:Training
Take Me Back Tuesday - Week 110 1970-01-01 00:59:59 softsongslunascape, lane navachik.d. lang, a case of youlovespirals, windblown kissartistsjane monheitnorah jonesbeth ortonalbumsnicola hitchcock, passive aggressivesleepthief, the dawnseekerhalou, wholeness and seperationtechnorati tags: music, meme, Tuesday
, Music Memoirs
Double Shot of Stupid 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Shorter Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck: We don't have a lot of black friends because we sat stupid racist things.technorati tags: racism, O'Reilly, Beck, stupidity Read more:Stupid
Judge to RIAA: Get Bent 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Every once in a while, the bad guys take one square in the kisser.Good news today from the great state of Oklahoma. Debbie Foster, a single mom who was improperly sued by the RIAA back in 2004 for file sharing, has won back her attorneys' fees. The decision today is one of the first in the country to award attorneys fees to a defendant in an RIAA case over music sharing on the Internet.Last year, Judge
Lee R. West dismissed the case against her with prejudice after it became clear that Ms. Foster was simply the Internet access account holder in her home and had no knowledge or experience with file sharing software. EFF, Public Citizen, the ACLU, and the American Association of Law Libraries filed an amicus brief in the case, supporting Ms. Foster's motion for fees.Chew it, RIAA.technorati tags: RIAA, lawsuit, DMCA, EFF
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