August 2008
36 posts
I Love How They Just Say "The Papers"
Also, um, aren’t virtually all Israelis over a certain age “former Israeli soldiers”?
Britney Spears has fallen for one of her bodyguards- according to the papers.
She’s apparently started a relationship with a former Israeli soldier called Lee- who is even sharing her bed at her LA home.
The couple are currently in Mexico on holiday and have been spotted canoodling by the...
July 2008
53 posts
Best New Meme Ever.
At least, I hope this will meme.
Be Careful What You Internet
Gary: oh god
they fucking picked up “fork in the road”
for tumblr radar
i want to kill myself.
me: huh?
Gary: remember my post
fork in the road
that you said sounded too 14-year-old girlish?
me: hahaha
nice one
Gary: its on the front page of tumblr
formal shorts, thursday styles: a timeline.
Update: Not only are men’s formal shorts hideous, they’ve also been trend-spotted a half-dozen times over the past two years in the Times.
erikmaza:
Feeling Boyish, in Shorts or a Suit July 6, 2006 I Wore Shorts to Work, and They All Laughed August 6, 2006. A Return Engagement: Get Shorty March 11, 2007 Dress Codes: Shorts May 24, 2007 The Sharpest Shorts Are Abbreviated Pants...
Nonononononononononono →
Lolz Waiting To Happen →
Girls Whine About Being Treated Like Girls
The feminist blogosphere erupted this week in a brief but intense conflagration over a New York Times story about BlogHer, the annual conference for female bloggers held this year in San Francisco. “Blogging’s Glass Ceiling” was written by Times staffer Kara Jesella and appeared in the Times’ Sunday Styles section, a week after the conclusion of BlogHer. In it, Jesella...
No Sense Making
Sometimes Spirit’s “big front seats” cost less than its “deluxe leather” (aka crappy coach) seats.
Clooney Filming In Myrtle Beach. That's...
The women reportedly told the front desk clerk that they were in town to film a movie with George Clooney, but the hotel clerk told police she suspected they might be prostitutes.
— The Sun News
Watching The Bee Movie
Me: Wait, so the bees land the plane? (Oh yeah, spoiler alert.) Kurt: Yes. Me: That’s ridiculous. Kurt: It’s a kids’ movie.
Internet Timing
me: guess what
i am coming to chicago tomorrow
Gerry: ok
do I really get to guess?
me: no
Gerry: YOU GAVE IT AWAY
me: HA
HAHAHA
WatchIt’s like Woody Allen’s reality show.
Stock Up Now!!
Jessica notes:
Yes! I’m glad all of these very important items are exempt from sales taxes during tax-free weekend:
Adult diapers
Corset laces
Dress shields
Garters/garter belts
Girdles
Suspenders
Ball-Kickers Tackle Nude Crazy On Plane
OKLAHOMA CITY | An American Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles was diverted to Oklahoma City on Friday after a passenger stripped nude and later tried to open an emergency exit door before being subdued by members of a professional soccer team and others, the FBI said.
— The Associated Press
What Happens When You Beat People Up For A Living →
Sentinel Editors' News Judgment
“We have another round of cuts coming at the end of the month, and numbers can change up to the last minute. At that time, we will do a news story when the process is complete.”
— Orlando Sentinel memo
“I don’t care about the Pulitzer Prize. I want the bulletin board prize.”
– Mort Walker
Just wondering
doree:
Why do you get a tax credit if you buy a hybrid car, but you get no tax credit if you don’t own a car in the first place?
Journalism Does This To You
me: my friend and i were playing tennis
and saw a minor accident
so we took photos and video
because we knew it would be good for teh web
…
Gerry: any blood?
me: not even
A man was injured Wednesday night when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed in the middle of U.S. 17 by a beachwear store and a mini golf course.
Bystanders carrying putters helped keep him calm and stable...
Gary: did you put those google ads in yourself?
me: yes
i used adsense
Gary: hows it been going so far
me: i have made about 14 cents
Gary: sweet
me: actually, i have made $2.41
better than my Bank of America savings account
I < 3 Anonymous Comments
stay in fl. you old piece of crap ! this is not your world ! freedom ! we can do what we want !
— The Sun News
Does This Mean That?
Why can’t people just SPEAK IN PLAIN ENGLISH?
A statement from the Fed said its offer of funding “is intended to supplement the Treasury’s existing lending authority and to help ensure the ability of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to promote the availability of home mortgage credit during a period of stress in financial markets.”
— Forbes
Just say you want them to be able...
Before The Internet
On a Just Shoot Me rerun, Nina and Elliot spend hours combing through phone books (remember those?) and researching to try to figure out the lyrics to a mumbling blues player’s song. Ha ha ha.
Good Luck With That.
RALEIGH | A News & Observer subscriber is suing the newspaper for cutting staff and the size of the paper. …
“I wanted to get the newspaper’s attention and the news industry’s attention,” said Hempstead, who is a former reporter at the Fayetteville Observer, adding that he loves The News & Observer.
“I hate to see what companies that run newspapers...
I Officially Suck
Time and time again, I’ve had story ideas that I haven’t acted on that have ended up in the Times. This latest one is literally still on my “week-ahead” here and was actually passed over by some editor last year.
And now it’s going to be (I think?) the cover story for the NYT Magazine.
And my notes to self:
DOGRX: Cp-able. Just a hunch, here, based on something I...
Eats, Sheetz & Leaves
Police in Shippensburg say Brett Tyler Schatte, 21, walked into the Sheetz convenience store wearing no clothing around 2:49 a.m. Schatte reportedly ate a Slim Jim and a bag of chips and downed a bottle of Gatorade, then accosted a female customer. According to police, Schatte approached a 20-year-old woman, pulled up her shirt and tried to pull down her skirt before the woman’s boyfriend...
Babies Having Babies
We get up in the morning, and she gets her little bath. Then I get my bath.
— Jamie Lynn in OK!
WatchThe latest.
Sex + Bubble Baths = Deathtrap For Mini Me
Lordy. Gotta love British tabs.
“I thought it would be fun to do it in the tub,” she said. “Sadly I almost killed him. While Verne was watching TV I ran the bath, emptied a bottle of bubbles in it and called him in.
“But the bubbles were so thick and high that once he climbed in he got lost under the water and I couldn’t see him.
“Verne’s voice is...
Annals of customer service
Kind of like when they ask me, are you sure you don’t want to make that a grande? You get an extra shot of espresso with that. No, I don’t want another fucking shot. If I did, I would have ordered a grande instead of the same drink I’ve been ordering since I was 15.
jessicacoen:
Me: I’ll have a small skim macchiato, please. Barista: Is two percent okay? Me: Oh, are you out of...
The 25-Year-Old Homosexual Said
A bot that PC-ifies copy on your site? Taking things a bit too far, me thinks. Plus, it backfires:
The American Family Association obviously didn’t foresee the problems that might arise with its strict policy to always replace the word “gay” with “homosexual” on the Web site of its Christian news outlet, OneNewsNow. The group’s automated system for changing the...
Happy Holiday
Mike: im drunmk
me: it's...
not even 7 p.m.
If you have a camera, can take stealth pictures (or just don’t mind being seen taking pictures), can keep a secret and want to be involved in the coolest project ever to hit the Internet, get in touch.
Completely worth two minutes of your time.
Urban Camouflage
Rachel sent me this story with the subject line, “Your Industry Sucks.”
Au contraire, my friend. Au contraire. The industry ROCKS because it brings us tales like these from the American heartland.
APPLETON, Wisc. | A couple telephoned police in the middle of the night after finding a man in their basement covered head to toe in barbecue sauce. “He told the officers that it was...