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Sunday, August 31, 2003

8:53 AM ++ posted by Mugs ++

Hi everyone, I am posting from Tallinn. These Estonian keyboards are designed for the local language, which is related to Finnish and Hungarian and is thus utterly incomprehensible to outsiders. This is a good thing for the "No More Fucking Yahoo News Posts" counter, because it makes it impossible for me to figure out how to hyperlink to the story about Johnny Depp turning goddamn 40. Who gave him permission? I know your jaws dropped at this, too.   [++link]

Friday, August 29, 2003

1:28 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Interview with Frank Black in the Telegraph. He has a new album coming out and all that.  [++link]

1:11 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

I'm going to start up a collection to have this fat piece of shit killed in prison OZ-style. You can paypal me once my mailbox gets out from under the endless torrents of worm spam.  [++link]

12:42 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Interview with Martin Amis in the Guardian. He has a new book coming out and all that.  [++link]

11:34 AM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

There's been a lot of half-hearted huffpuff about the VMAs opening number, but nobody's saying what we're all thinking. Which is: when are these bitches going to drop the tease and start doing hardcore? Really, everyone got Chris Rock's Jenna Jameson joke. Next year's VMAs, I wanna see strap-ons.  [++link]

8:53 AM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

I guess we're going to start over on No Yahoo News Links Day. I'll set up a counter later ("X number of days since our last Yahoo News link!").  [++link]

Thursday, August 28, 2003

5:03 PM ++ posted by Anonymous ++

Sorry, Will, but I couldn't let these stories go without noting:

Texas man is missing his penis

Schwarzenegger shrugs off kinky sex past

David Blaine fattens up
  [++link]

4:52 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Lex over at The Lex Files has an short, instructive post about getting lasers shot at his eyes.  [++link]

4:44 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Article in the NYT about Jack Kirby, mostly to do with his influence on movies and books. He also influenced a lot of great comics writers and illustrators, but apparently that isn't news.  [++link]

11:39 AM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Today is the first official No Yahoo News Links Day on Enormous Fun. Death to my lazy blogging habits.  [++link]

10:45 AM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Interesting cloning story, which I'm linking to through Warren Ellis' newsmine because I wanted to share his photo caption with you all.  [++link]

10:43 AM ++ posted by Mugs ++

My daily dose of juvenalia: getting the giggles from headlines that include the words "Cheney" and "probe". No, I'm not proud of it.   [++link]

Wednesday, August 27, 2003

4:49 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Nigerian authorities are still having a good long think about whether to stone that poor woman to death. Imagine going to bed every night for over a year not knowing whether you're going to have rocks thrown at you until you die in the name of morality.  [++link]

3:53 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

TRIBUTE!!! To the TERRIBLE SPLENDOR of the IMMORTAL WAR GOD BOB-HOVAH!!! The STINK of our UNWORTHINESS has DRIVEN him from our realm!!! Without TRIBUTE and SACRIFICE, he will NEVER RETURN!!!  [++link]

3:12 PM ++ posted by Mugs ++

Some call it art, some call it a public service. Man, if only my long distance bills could handle it.   [++link]

12:10 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Security Dachshund.   [++link]

7:47 AM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Courtesy of Lileks, a Trigger-Happy TV moment from the Minnesota State Fair.  [++link]

Tuesday, August 26, 2003

11:00 AM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Mike Tyson has stated his support for and "empathy" with Kobe Bryant, who is probably seriously considering his options regarding countries without US extradition treaties.   [++link]

7:58 AM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

The David Blaine thing gets better. Sorry about linking to the Telegraph, which is so Tory that it hardens your arteries (and requires registration, oh-so-1995), but they do the "youth culture is for imbeciles" tone better than anyone.  [++link]

Monday, August 25, 2003

12:19 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

In more uplifting news, morose sleight-of-hand man David Blaine is going to pretend to have a hunger strike in a box over London.   [++link]

12:16 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Additional reading re: putting media spin on Hitler/Nazis/genocide.   [++link]

12:13 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Arnie's dad was apparently a Brownshirt as well as a dedicated soldier of the Reich, according to documents recently uncovered by the Weisenthal Center. Mind you, they are investigating by Arnie's request and he's given them a ton of money. The Weisenthal folks will tell anyone who asks that Arnie's proven himself a good old boy and not a god-damned Nazi, but there's no positive media spin for the fact that your dad was part of Hitler's old-skool street team.  [++link]

10:26 AM ++ posted by Mugs ++

And when they came for the fat chicks, I did not speak up...   [++link]

Saturday, August 23, 2003

11:52 AM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Here's a bitchin' Flash game, since I haven't thrown one of these at you all in far too long. You defend a castle by throwing stick guys in the air. You can also convert them to your side and make them shoot arrows and other stuff. Some neat surprises, and you never run out of levels. What, you had anything else to do on a saturday?  [++link]

9:49 AM ++ posted by Mugs ++

I'm not going to bother hoping that dumbass is going to take advantage of this little sabbatical to re-read Constitutional Law 101.   [++link]

Friday, August 22, 2003

12:16 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

I worked as a medical editor for a while, and got to learn a bunch of terminology that I was happy to forget. The docs never share the good stuff, which is probably for the best.  [++link]

12:10 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?  [++link]

Thursday, August 21, 2003

2:21 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Pop Quiz: Who was the second cast member from Predator to make a run for state governor? Hint: Not Arnie.  [++link]

12:29 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

I've been called "Eeyorish" for years and years. I'm glad it's finally a word. (No, it isn't how the Welsh say "Irish".)  [++link]

11:54 AM ++ posted by Mugs ++

And speaking of gasbags from down under...   [++link]

11:31 AM ++ posted by Mugs ++

I lived down under when Pauline Hanson made her debut (which the folks there pronounce "DAY-boo" just to cheese off the French I'm sure). Wingnuts fluttering both left and right thought the AntiChrist had come to earth. Alas, the latest issue of Sit Down And Shut The Fuck Up hasn't found its way to her new address yet -- but at least she gets to read her obituary before she dies.   [++link]

Wednesday, August 20, 2003

11:44 AM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

More surreal superhero antics: St. Tiggywinkles to the rescue!   [++link]

10:40 AM ++ posted by Mugs ++

Methinks Saddam has seen "The Untouchables" a few times too many.   [++link]

8:13 AM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

More pro-weed propaganda from Reuters.  [++link]

Tuesday, August 19, 2003

10:57 AM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

More proof that Pervert Suit Comics are harmful: London police are searching for a man who committed an assault while dressed as Batman. Won't somebody think of the children?  [++link]

10:48 AM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

There is nothing to be gained by robbing conceptal artists.  [++link]

Monday, August 18, 2003

3:45 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Storms of Synchronicity: My girlfriend Liz is now an Aunt. Yes, both our big brothers' wives had their first kids within two days of each other. Details and pix to come.  [++link]

1:19 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Earless sociopath, former toecutter, and best-selling author Mark "Chopper" Read is trying his hand at yet another medium of self-expression.  [++link]

1:11 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

The Enola Gay, the aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, is set to go on display at the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum. It's going to be damned eerie watching tour groups from Japan mill around it with their wee camcorders.
  [++link]

Saturday, August 16, 2003

11:40 AM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Celebrate and sing praises, for my title of Kindly Uncle William is now official. I have an 8-pound nephew Erik (named, I suspect, for my paternal grandma's second husband, a giant Swede and as fine a grandpa as ever walked the earth). Congratulations are due to brother John and his wife Jessica, who had the hard job.

Am going to mark the occasion with a big greasy brunch and loads of coffee. I recommend you all do the same.  [++link]

5:31 AM ++ posted by Mugs ++

No ave atque vale for you. I think a stake through the heart would be in order, though.  [++link]

Friday, August 15, 2003

4:42 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

I wouldn't have found myself in this situation, since my terror of heights keeps me out of amusement parks as a rule. Had I been one of the unlucky, I guarantee I'd still be up there, curled into a hard, immovable ball.  [++link]

3:31 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Chubby girls wearing hip huggers are endangering their neuromuscular health. Hopefully this news will lead to gut-camoflauging grandpa trousers becoming trendy.  [++link]

12:43 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

There will be a third season of The Wire on HBO. Those of us who have half an idea what's happening with the plot are appropriately pleased.   [++link]

11:05 AM ++ posted by Anonymous ++

Another in our continuing series of new uses for your ipod: world's most expensive flashlight.   [++link]

Thursday, August 14, 2003

3:41 PM ++ posted by Mugs ++

People get ready, you're about to have one hell of a TGIF. Though I imagine that the folks who used to work at Enron probably would celebrate somewhat differently.   [++link]

2:08 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

You know you want a desktop polyp.   [++link]

11:22 AM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

For those of you who read the post below all the way: "The Davy Crockett rocket made an a appearance in both a nuclear and conventional payload in the 1962 movie King Kong vs Godzilla, even though the rocket system was still classified at the time. "  [++link]

11:19 AM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

I didn't get to see that Hulk movie, so I don't know if this is really cause for concern. Anybody?  [++link]

Wednesday, August 13, 2003

2:36 PM ++ posted by Mugs ++

Everybody, sing it with me now: "I don't care if it rains or freezes..." (a shout out of thanks to Friday Fishwrap.)  [++link]

2:00 PM ++ posted by Mugs ++

It's taken me ten years, but I have finally found a cat more psychotic than mine. Meet Bucky.   [++link]

12:47 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Some Kiwi school-leaver claims to have solved Zeno's paradox. I'm all for this, since Zeno gave me a headache during grad school and always sounded like a load of stoner bullshit anyway.   [++link]

10:39 AM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

On August 27, Mars will be closer to Earth than it has been for over 50,000 years. Load every gun you own and watch the skies for their sleek, 50s Moderne battle cruisers.  [++link]

Tuesday, August 12, 2003

4:15 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Downloadable cellphone ringtones are a more profitable sector of the UK music industry than singles. The lesson I suspect the industry will draw from this is "Irritating Things = Money". Expect that next year's most-promoted band will have their first single released exclusively through telemarketers, or perhaps as a caustic spray.  [++link]

1:27 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Serb business etiquette apparently resembles untreated Tourettes.  [++link]

5:58 AM ++ posted by Anonymous ++

For reasons too boring to explain, I just happen to be shopping for toilets. "It's like an every-four-hour fiesta for your naughty bits." How much and where do I sign?  [++link]

Monday, August 11, 2003

1:41 PM ++ posted by Anonymous ++

I can already see my American Government teacher from tenth grade jumping up and down shouting "YES! YES!" Pretty cool, I have to say.  [++link]

11:50 AM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Cleveland Shocks.  [++link]

11:49 AM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Our Japanese cousins don't seem to do anything that isn't weird.   [++link]

Friday, August 08, 2003

10:51 AM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Antidepressants may help stimulate the growth of new brain cells, according to a new study. There is, of course, nothing to suggest that this research validates my theory that depressed people are attempting to form a worldwide telekinetic hive-mind that will empower us to destroy anyone who tells us to cheer up because it's a lovely day and things always get better.  [++link]

Thursday, August 07, 2003

11:34 AM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

And he shall be called Quentin, and he shall be the Moses of his people.  [++link]

10:55 AM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Virginia is becoming a popular destination for retirees. The news is getting around, apparently.  [++link]

10:51 AM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Chihuahuas in the news: Raised up as idols; mistaken for rats.  [++link]

Wednesday, August 06, 2003

3:12 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Every time you kill a kitten, the Norse Gods... um...   [++link]

12:06 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Warren Ellis is writing a book on LiveJournal.   [++link]

11:39 AM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

I'm deadly sick of people writing about Britney Spears in arch, finger-wagging tones, decrying her attention-seeking tactics and predicting her career's precipitous demise. For god's sake, encourage the girl in her movie career. It will distract her from recording music, and eventually some oily director will convince her to get naked onscreen.  [++link]

10:57 AM ++ posted by Mugs ++

Now on the top of my "please please please be kidding" file: 1) they are going ahead with it; 2) Canadian? Damn it all if Alanis Morrisette hasn't ruined the definition of "ironic" for all of North America.

  [++link]

Tuesday, August 05, 2003

3:18 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Krispy Kreme is coming to Harrods in London. We treat our allies right.   [++link]

3:17 PM ++ posted by Mugs ++

And speaking of savory offerings: Will & Greg, this one's for you.   [++link]

3:13 PM ++ posted by Mugs ++

I did a double-take when I saw this savory offering promoted in a G-rated catalog. Must spend more time away from the internet.

  [++link]

12:52 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Oh, the humanity...  [++link]

12:49 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Appearing on Springer shouldn't be considered a jailable offense. It should be considered grounds for forced sterilization or re-education, however. Of course, if you go on Springer and essentially confess to boning a child, you should get everything the legal system can throw at you.  [++link]

Monday, August 04, 2003

3:44 PM ++ posted by Mugs ++

Did anyone out there have any doubts? For their wedding registry, I suggest matching lifetime subscriptions to Sit Down And Shut The Fuck Up.   [++link]

3:39 PM ++ posted by Mugs ++

Just in case some of you doubted my word on that last post.   [++link]

3:33 PM ++ posted by Mugs ++

Okay, first it was Madonna. Then Atomic Kitten. This "covering songs that the current generation won't know are covers" shit is getting waaaaaay out of hand. Remind me to puncture my eardrums with an icepick, 'kay?   [++link]

11:13 AM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Good stuff: (1) Dark chocolate Hershey's Kisses, (2) Jon Stewart, (3) Star Wars 'toons directed by Genndy Tartakovsky instead of George Lucas.  [++link]

Friday, August 01, 2003

3:34 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

There's a great movie in this, if only they can find someone who can play the Duke. They'll probably have to create a CGI Duke. Jesus, who'd play Stalin...  [++link]

3:29 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

Yet another candidate for governor of Cali. This one doesn't have a wife to put him back on the leash...  [++link]

3:26 PM ++ posted by Uncle William ++

They were probably just trying to knock the trucker hat off the li'l bitch.  [++link]

1:56 AM ++ posted by Mugs ++

Pancakes! The Devil! Fiddlesticks!  [++link]

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