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Archive of entries posted on 25th March 2014
The Important Thing Is – I’m Popular
Newly released documents show that the NSA has used fake Facebook sites to spy on people.
Oddly, the most common reaction to this story is “Oh… but their ‘likes’ still count, right?”
I’ll Just Quote Xi and Get Out of the Way
Can’t make this up. China’s President, Xi Jinping, met Michelle Obama during her visit to China and said:
“I wish to thank the US side for sending such a heavyweight ambassador to China.”
Yeah… he TOTALLY just called her fat.
Link of the Day: It’s a Maze Thing – Part Two
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Wisdom of the Day: Blind Kochs Eyebrows MMFA Due Disappointment Stake Coexist
a blind person just picked fault with a tweet about guide dogs
i have so many questions about this i dont know where to begin
— k e e t (@KeetPotato) March 24, 2014
The Kochs need to start some liberal-sounding group and raise money by attacking themselves.
— L (@OrwellForks) March 24, 2014
"You have your father's eyebrows." – cleanest way to break off an engagement
— Uncle Dynamite (@UncleDynamite) March 24, 2014
everyone at @mmfa has free employer-provided birth control. Their personalities.
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) March 24, 2014
No one was ever made happy by a sentence that starts, "Due to."
— DC Pierson (@DCpierson) March 24, 2014
I believe the collective noun for a group of 20-somethings sitting around staring at their phones is 'a disappointment'
— slow jam (@unodos_case) March 24, 2014
You always hear a stake through the heart is an effective way to kill a vampire, but actually, it's an effective way to kill lots of things
— Bridger Winegar (@bridger_w) March 24, 2014
Can you imagine how different the world would be today if Hitler had seen a COEXIST bumper sticker?
— Eli Braden (@EliBraden) March 25, 2014
Why Can’t They Use Priceline to Book a Flight Like Everyone Else?
Due to the drought, California is planning to drive salmon to the ocean in tanker trucks instead of letting them swim down shallow rivers.
So wasteful. If only we’d have listened to Obama and built high speed rail…
Obama Warned Us – Successful Women
We’ve got to make sure that every woman has the opportunities that she deserves. When a woman succeeds, America succeeds.
“That’s why I’m helping America succeed by appointing a special panel to determine precisely how much opportunity each woman deserves. Don’t get your hopes up, Mrs. Palin.”
Straight Line of the Day: Name Your Post-Apocalyptic Faction!
Works like this: I feed you Moon Nukers a straight line, and you hit me with a punch line in the comments.
Today, 4of7 of Little Worlds offers a challenge based on his latest Kevin Koastie cartoon (say… is that Kathleen Sebelius doing a cameo as The Librarian?):
If you were the leader of a group of Post-Apocalyptic survivors, what would you call the group, and what would be your rallying cry?
If you’re stuck for a name, try the Rock band name generator
Don’t drink and warp drive
Now there’s Klingon beer.
And, no, I’m not out of my Vulcan mind.
There’s a Canadian company — that’s in Canadia, I think — called Federation of Beer that sells something called Vulcan Ale. It comes in bottles (in Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan) and cans (Alberta and Ontario). And, it’s officially licensed by CBS Studios, who owns the rights to Star Trek. It’s brewed by a Montana company, Harvest Moon, although Vulcan Ale isn’t for sale in the U.S.
Now, if you look at their Website, they have a little blurb up about Klingon beer coming soon. It will also be sold by Federation of Beer, but it will be brewed in the U.S. (by Tin Man Brewing in Indiana) according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The beer’s flavor draws from blending rye malt with a traditional clove character, creating what CBS calls “a bold beer suited for the harsh Klingon lifestyle.”
The beer will be previewed at the Nightclub & Bar Show in Las Vegas on March 25, before being released across the U.S. and Canada later this year.
Though I’m a Star Trek fan — Kirk > Picard — I’m not a beer drinker. So, this won’t impact me much. Even if I was a beer drinker, I don’t know how much it would impact me. I mean, if they made Star Trek cereal, I might, as a kid, want a box of that. It’d taste like veQ, but begin a kid, I’d eat it up anyway. But, as an adult, I wouldn’t buy Star Trek cereal. I’d still stick to Raisin Bran, Cheerios, or Mini-Wheats.
But, a beer-drinking Star Trek fan? “Mom! Did you remember to pick up some Klingon Beer? And some Cheetos?”
Okay, maybe that’s unfair. Some of us that grew up on the original series actually moved out of the basement years ago. And, who knows. You might actually be able to pick up a green woman with it.
Random Thoughts: Breaking Bad, Nate Silver, and Homosexual
Kinda surprised how many people didn’t like the Breaking Bad episode Fly; probably made a difference whether you were binge watching or not.
I thought it was a good episode, but I could see how people would be disappointed if you had to wait a week for the next episode.
Does Nate Silver change the results by observing and reporting them?
Heh. That cat looks so grumpy.
So how are Democrats reacting to losing the Senate?
Dogs do not appreciate magic.
“Homosexual” is now derogatory? Did MMFA just make that up because they were running out of things to criticize FOX News for?
Anything is derogatory if said with the right inflection.
So apparently, NYT published an article on the term homosexual yesterday, and MMFA is dinging FOX News for not immediately changing. Not immediately changing based on the cultural authority of the NYTimes. How do those kneebiters at MMFA live with themselves?
If we had a more functional media, Harry Reid would have been laughed out of office years ago.
Because of the popularity of Dr. Who, are Daleks in ads everywhere in the UK for things like facial creams and such? “EXFOLIATE! EXFOLIATE!”
Cuss Only in the Event That Any Other Word Would Be a Lie
A math teacher in Florida is facing termination for repeatedly using profanity directed at her students.
Seems fair. That sort of language is really only appropriate when trying to log into HealthCare.gov