Ah, music when it was music.
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Archive of entries posted on 22nd May 2018
Stop Right There, Jesse James! That’s Illegal!
Britain said it wants to pass more laws to control the internet and avoid a “Wild West” situation.
Yes, brilliant plan, since passing laws against criminals works as well as having fish enforce a no-fly zone.
Also, I Did It All the Time Playing “Spy Hunter”, So I Know It Works
[Mythbusters Big Rig – Knight Rider] (Viewer #3,004,797)
I always thought they’d just drive straight into the back of the cab, but it turns out that would violate the law of conservation of momentum.
Link of the Day: Venezuela Is What All Socialist Nations Would Be if Their Governments Had the Power They Wished They Had, But Their Stupid Citizens Refuse to Give Them for Some Reason
[High Praise! to Hot Air]
John Oliver explains Venezuela: Things are terrible but don’t blame socialism
This is why you never negotiate with socialists. They’re not honest men, and can’t be trusted. Best to truss ’em up and toss ’em into a ditch, where its harder to plot and execute their nefarious schemes.
[Think you have a link that’s IMAO-worthy? Send it to harvolson@gmail.com. If I use your link, you will receive High Praise! (assuming you remember to put your name in the email)]
Icebreaker: What Fictional World or Place Would You Like to Visit?
Previously: “The 25 most popular icebreaker questions based on four years of data”
Currently: The Only List of Icebreaker Questions You’ll Ever Need (Not all of which will be used, since some are either/or questions, which are boring.)
Your mission: answer the question in the comments with a good story.
If you don’t have a good story, you are encouraged to make one up.
What fictional world or place would you like to visit?
I’m trying to think of a futuristic sci-fi universe that hasn’t devolved into a tyranical dystopia.
Maybe Asimov’s Foundation universe, before the fall of Trantor.
Otherwise Babylon 5.
And, of course, Rigel II
Also, We Don’t Hear About Their Political Party Affiliation, Or How Many Packs of Cigarettes They Sold Their Vote for
Straight Line of the Day: Updated! Google Has Removed the Phrase “Don’t Be Evil” From Its Official Code of Conduct and Replaced It With…
Works like this: I feed you Moon Nukers a straight line, and you hit me with a punch line in the comments.
Updated! Google has removed the phrase “don’t be evil” from its official code of conduct and replaced it with…
The Illustrated Frank J: When Liberals Mock “Make America Great Again” with “Make America Racist Again”, That Implies That – Before Trump – America Had Stopped Being Racist for a While. Funny… I Don’t Remember That Time Where the Left Declared Racial Harmony.
There Is No Dark Side of the Moon, Really. Matter of Fact, It’s All Dark
China announced they have launched a satellite to explore the dark side of the moon.
They’re way too late. It’s just a barren wasteland up there, so I’m guessing it’s already tried communism.