December 2009
Just got on the bus to Philly
Another Snuggie Hybrid: The Bathrobe Jumpsuit... →
Sometimes I say to myself, “I like to wear a bathrobe and sweatpants around the house, but putting on two different articles of clothing is too much work.” Peering into the minds of people like…
New Time Zone Discovered: BKST (Burger King... →
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This is incredible, I can’t stop laughing. On the plus side those 18 minutes allow you to get their delicious french toast sticks and hash browns for an extra 18 minutes!!!
Ihsan…
Consumerist's Top 10 Ads Of 2009 →
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These are all some pretty great commercials. Although in my experience that Verizon commercial is a farse, AT&T has always had coverage where Verizon either didn’t or had “extended…
The difference between violence and force.
This is great news!!! http://bit.ly/5hN5JC
2009 In Review Part 4: Demos and Movies
So this is winding down, part 5 is going to be events of 2009, I was holding out on demos until I was able to hear all of the demos I had at home, now that I have I can throw together a top 10. I was holding out on movies because I was waiting to see A Single Man, but for some bullshit reason no theaters in Cincinnati were carrying it. OH WELL.
Top 10 Demos/Cassettes of 2009 in no particular...
Would You Try The Taco Bell Diet? →
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I’m going to jump on this diet.
A direct answer to Subway’s Jared, Taco Bell’s new spokeswoman Christine says she lost 54 pounds in two years in part by substituting the…
Oh Yeah
Flying back to Cincinnati at 2 PM on Saturday, I’m feeling torn, on the one hand I’m looking forward to some time off to relax, on the other hand I’m hoping I get called up to work for at least another month before I go to Iceland in February. So a week off would be cool. However, I’ve applied for a Census job to keep the money flowing in while I’m at home.
Pantsbomber psyche laid bare in messageboard... →
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Loneliness is dangerous. Someone get me a girlfriend quick or I’ll blow my pants up!!!!
Now that we’ve gazed inside what is purported to be Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s…
Busken Bakery opens new downtown location →
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Great news that something other than a bar is opening in downtown Cincinnati. Hopefully they don’t close up shop at 3 o’clock like the rest of the businesses downtown.
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I imagine that somewhere within the unseeable natural coding of the universe we live in, there is a formula that governs the technological progress of life. The formula also dictates the rate at which we can develop, depending on certain variables. It also has a trigger that makes it impossible to make contact with other life. I can imagine millions of alien civilizations about to make contact...
This 3d Garfield is the absolute worst thing ever created.
Young Canadians - Don’t Bother Me
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Food for thought... →
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Great look at the world 10 years ago.
On this day in 1999…
Lou Dobbs was a respected, middle-of-the-road journalist.
The prospect of achieving Middle East peace seemed…
When Does the Senate Take This Up? →
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New stimulus on the way. Wish there was more funding for public transit than stupid highways.
Calculated Risk: Calculated Risk 12/17/2009 12:00:00 AM: House Approves Next…
Thai leftovers for lunch, hell yeah. #RIPTheRev
I Wonder Why This Ornament Didn't Sell →
Josh sent us this photo of an ornament he found on the post-Christmas discount racks a few days ago. He notes, “Just goes to show you that typographic layout matters.”
In Which Clive Crook Carries Water for the... →
Clive Crook: fifteen years ago I would have said—I did say—that he was the best of right-wing observers of North Atlantic political economy. But now? The brain eater appears to have eaten his…
Climate change is bad, but the Senate is tired →
This Guardian article explaining what different temperature rises would mean for the global climate is one of the most helpfully concrete interventions into the climate change…
Giant Mold Universe Found Inside Chef Boyardee Can →
Larry says that he opened a can of chef boyardee recently only to find a horrible giant mold world growing inside. When he contacted the store he bought it from, Walmart, a low-level employee was…
President's remarks on Flight 253 attack, Iran →
The White House has posted the text of the statements U.S. President Barack Obama gave on the attempted terrorist attack on Northwest Flight 253 and the brutal Ashura crackdown on protesters…
