December 2008
134 posts
snuh:
Bob Dylan: Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
Exactly how old are you? →
Remember when you were a little kid and someone would ask your age? It wasn’t just “oh I’m 6, or I just turned 8”… it was more like “um I’m 7 and 3 quarters!”
Somehow it just doesn’t have the same ring to do that as an adult. But here’s a neat little tool to determine your exact age. It gets even more fun if you know the exact time of...
Other Words for "Said"
Acknowledged, Added, Admitted, Advised, Agreed, Announced, Answered, Approved, Argued, Assured, Asked, Babbled, Bargained, Boasted, Bragged, Called, Claimed, Commanded, Commented, Complained, Cried, Decided, Demanded, Described, Emphasized, Estimated, Exclaimed, Explained, Expressed, Giggled, Grunted, Indicated, Instructed, Laughed, Lectured, Lied, Mentioned, Moaned, Mumbled, Murmured, Noted,...
big screen, little screen
It’s so funny how people really get into TV shows. I’ve never been one to get into shows and follow them week after week. I suspect my indifference towards TV shows is due to my affinity for finality. The “to be continued…” aspect of TV shows leaves me very uneasy. When I start watching a movie I like to fully go from point A through Z. I like to know that eventually...
“The citizens of the independent Republic of Texas elected Sam Houston president...”
– This Day in History 1845: Texas enters the Union
Rap music originated in medieval Scottish pubs,... →
Professor Ferenc Szasz argued that so-called rap battles, where two or more performers trade elaborate insults, derive from the ancient Caledonian art of “flyting”.
According to the theory, Scottish slave owners took the tradition with them to the United States, where it was adopted and developed by slaves, emerging many years later as rap.
“Thomas Edison lobbied successfully for the word “hello” to be used...”
– Modern Marvels: Retro Tech
Wal-Mart to start selling iPhones on Sunday →
Last.fm Eclectic Test: How Eclectic is your Music... →
(via wooliebear:johnbrissenden:butterflyeffect:bmichael)
812 for me.
snuh:
David Bowie: The Jean Genie
“To me, moral relativism and anarchy go hand-in-hand. People do whatever the hell...”
– Things and Stuff
Amazing response by David Kendall to a repulsive post from a woman who sees nothing wrong with destroying families and feels nothing when doing it.
“Israeli researchers in the study found that regular cellphones users are a...”
– Cellphones: Early Results from Largest Ever Cellphone Cancer Study Are Horribly Depressing
(via stephenbiernacki) (via alicia)
My mom was just telling me about an acquaintance of hers that started complaining about headaches and dizziness and it turned out she had a tumor. Fortunately, doctors...
Really?
Was Robert Rodriguez serious with Planet Terror? I mean, this is a parody, right? It is one bad cliché after the other. It’s fine, I can get over the clichés. It’s a zombie movie. They die and then come back to life to eat you. You’re bound to use some clichés but would using a coherent plot line hurt? After that, you have the terrible acting. We’re talking “got the...
some people live like pigs →
Don’t just look at the nasty ass desk but notice the griminess all around it. Agh.
“To send men to the firing squad, judicial proof is unnecessary. These procedures...”
– Che Guevara (via ohthehumanity)
And this is the man that so many in this country love and admire.
The irony kills me.
This whole Che thing bothers me to no end. The one thing that calms me is the fact that I know most people who like Che are simply ignorant. And I don’t mean this in a derogatory...
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Garth Brooks - Wrapped Up In You
Kevin Bacon, you still disturb me with your...
This movie, Death Sentence, is EFFED UP.
It has terrible reviews at Rotten Tomatoes but who cares. I’ve been on the edge of my seat since it started.
Agh, it has me stressed out.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-21) →
The Carter Family (22)
Hank Williams (16)
Patsy Cline (6)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (6)
Elvis Presley (5)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
On "awkward"
magicmolly:
Dave says there’s no good way to translate the word “awkward” into Spanish. This is interesting.
How would you describe awkwardness in English? I think it is something like ungainliness + self-consciousness, but this doesn’t quite hit it. I wonder if other languages have equivalent words.
Hah, I’ve had this dilemma many a-times. Technically, ‘awkward’ does...
Merry Christmas!
I hate the moment ‘Merry Christmas’ became politicized. Every year the PC aspect of ‘Merry Christmas’ seems to get worse. Why has the majority of this country let the minority dictate how they should celebrate their holiday?
I sure hope it wasn’t like this when I was a child. It had such a magical tone back then. It was just, well, so pure. Now, when I say it, I feel...
