December 2009
36 posts
“A man’s ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and...”
– Albert Einstein (via pjandeasymac) (via hammerito)
"Don't Be Confused" by Obama's Iraq Promise; it... →
“This is like Lindsay Lohan dying,” the studio suit said. “It really...”
– Brittany Murphy was on drug-induced downward spiral, friends say - NYPOST.com
Damn. Lindsay isn’t even dead and they are already using her as a metaphor for young, dead starlets.
WatchHulu - Muse: Supermassive Black Hole (Live at Wembley 2007)
Try to ignore for a moment that this was included on some soundtrack for some silly vampire movie and realize how awesome it is.
Sumerians Look On In Confusion As God Creates... →
atheistramblings:
“According to recently excavated clay tablets inscribed with cuneiform script, thousands of Sumerians—the first humans to establish systems of writing, agriculture, and government—were working on their sophisticated irrigation systems when the Father of All Creation reached down from the ether and blew the divine spirit of life into their thriving civilization.”
jbowesmusic:
Jack’s Mannequin- I’m On Fire...
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xmas!
Waiting for the inevitable complaints that the hash tag is xmas and not Christmas…
We've been lucky so far...
Little Bruce and Jenny are only 10 years old, but they know they are in love. One day they decide that they want to get married, so Bruce goes to Jenny’s father to ask him for her hand.
Bruce bravely walks up to him and says, ‘Mr. Smith, me and Jenny are in love and I want to ask you for her hand in marriage.’
...
a kid gave me a sweet card and another hand wrote...
bowlingalleylawyer:
three awkward hugs already today (I don’t like touching students).
bless their lil hearts.
Sounds a good ol’ Christian side hug is in order, then. ;)
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Good Merlinpeen, everyone.
The inevitable “Tiger’s mistresses weren’t diverse... →
Race fear mongers will find issues anywhere.
Anyone else get zero sleep last night because your...
bowlingalleylawyer:
iwasjustsayin:
bowlingalleylawyer:
-even after you removed the battery despite knowing that won’t make it stop?
I can’t reach mine to replace the battery. I had to knock the old one out with a broom. Grumpy doesn’t begin to describe my mood this lovely Monday morning…
No but my power went out and I have a scratchy feeling in my throat. So I might be getting sick oh and...
Thinking of ditching landline, but what about 911?
Would I still be able to make a 911 call with my landline phone?
My favorite new Southernism? Y'all'ses
bowlingalleylawyer:
inothernews:
dailyhuff:
insomniacmeg:
As in, “Is this y’all’ses?” when there are two or more people.
Um, where’d you hear that one? I’ve heard - and used - “all y’all,” “y’all’d” (you all would or you all had) and even the East TN, West NC variant, “you’uns,” but that one is new to me.
Wanna use. Gonna use.
totally guilty of saying this regularly. shows...
Football Aphorisms
I could care less if any of these are historically factual. They are still awesome.
#1 ‘Football is only a game. Spiritual things are eternal. Nevertheless, Beat Texas’ Seen on a church sign in Arkansas prior to the 1969 game. #2. ‘After you retire, there’s only one big event left… and I ain’t ready for that.’ Bobby Bowden / Florida State #3. ...
“Does that make any sense? The only way it can possibly make any sense is if he...”
– Mish’s Global Economic Trend Analysis: President Obama’s Trust Deficit
“Umm…there is supposed to be an N right there between the Y and Z on my alphabet...”
– First grader
I totally get where he’s coming from. I used to think lmno was one letter because you have to say it so fast.
That alphabet song is a lot trickier than people let on.
(via victimofcircumstance)
(via mikesova)
Don’t forget my favorite letter, “alimanopy” (say it...
When Idealism meets Reality... reality wins.
redjeep:
blocksonblox:
One of my coworker’s friends recently returned from Iraq. Upon his return he was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. He was put on meds to help control it and that was that. Yesterday Obama announced that the US will be sending more troops to Afghanistan. While an individual is on meds for PTSD, he or she cannot return to a warzone. Guess what happened? The...
Much nicer here...
hammerito:
There’s my fucking weather.
Apparently, I need to be on the look out for pissed off Eskimos looking to fight.
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A friendly chat with the global warming evangelist... →
Pure awesome.