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The Micallef Programme - Sports Commentators →
I liked a YouTube video: S2E3
Garrett "Hockey Temper" Hunter →
I commented on a YouTube video: Kerry Getz is going to be pissed when he finds out about this.
Make Nigiri Sushi Quickly in an Ice Cube Tray... →
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Introducing The Trollgaze Index With An Analysis... →
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Who's More To Blame For My Horrible Walmart... →
October 2011
31 posts
Domino's Pizza Managers Charged With Arson In Papa... →
He burnt the opposition!
Woody Allen describes his writing process and how... →
Slate offers up “the most interesting articles about and by Woody Allen.” In Woody Allen, The Art of Humor No. 1, the interviewer asks him about his process. He talks about how he used to write…
The Horrible NYC Starbucks Bathroom Masturbator →
I’m at Starbucks (4 W 21st St., 5th Ave., New York) http://t.co/XPECRWbAThu Oct 20 18:10:45 via foursquareMister PeePee MisterPeePee
“A guy who calls himself Mister…
China Hires 1 Million People To Fight Fake... →
hackingbear writes “In a sign of the Chinese Government’s intention to crack down on the black market, there were about 1 million people employed to remove fake goods from Chinese…
Everything Fake Is Now 'Artisan' →
What’s the fake crap word that corporations are using now to push the subtle psychological buttons that force dumb Americans to buy their shitty products? “Artisan.” FYI. More »
TV: My World Of Flops: Case File #1: Studio 60 On... →
In January 2007 A.V. Club head writer Nathan Rabin began My Year Of Flops, a twice-weekly series of essays about films that were financial flops, critical failures, and lacked substantial…
TV: The Walkthrough: Rob Corddry walks us through... →
Shared by brownie
One of those shows I love to watch as soon as it comes out.
What started as a web series in 2008—a labor of love to kill time during the WGA strike—has become one of Adult…
Comic for October 23, 2011 →
Van Hammersly →
I commented on a YouTube video: I love that the gold seal is magenta.
Has the PlayStation 3 Been Cracked Again? [PS3] →
The last time somebody got past the PS3’s copy-protection defences, it ended in lawsuits and, albeit indirectly, a massive security breach that brought down the entire PlayStation…
With Jake and Amir's "Fired," CollegeHumor Tries a... →
Last week, CollegeHumor unveiled “Fired,” a 30 minute episode of their popular web series Jake and Amir. The episode was made available both as a $2.99 stream and a $13 DVD that also…
EA Sports Resurrects NFL Blitz, the Ultimate... →
Midway’s classic game of over-the-top seven-on-seven football returns with online multiplayer and HD graphics this January, when EA Sports releases NFL Blitz, a downloadable game for the…
Jake Fogelnest Pens Spin's Great Ode to Tom... →
As part of the Patton-Oswalt-edited comedy issue of Spin magazine, there’s a lengthy profile of Tom Scharpling, Jon Wurster and The Best Show penned by Jake Fogelnest. It is really…
Lookout Enhances iPhone and iPad Security with... →
iOS: Popular mobile security app Lookout, previously available only for Android, Windows Phone 7, and Blackberry users, is finally available for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad folks. The free…
Priming the pump →
Heard this story from a club manager while on the road: Road dog comic comes into town. Club gives comics two free drinks but that’s it. Before the comic goes onstage, he pulls aside a waitress and…
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Spa Offers Gift Certificate To Stanley Cup Rioters... →
It’s been several months since the Boston Bruins swept the Vancouver Canucks to win the Stanley Cup, triggering riots in the Canadian metropolis. But with a new hockey season just begun, one…
Grand Theft Auto III on iOS Looks Better Than You... →
Hot on the heels of the announcement earlier today, Rockstar Games made the 10th anniversary edition of Grand Theft Auto IIIavailable for attendees to play. After about 10 minutes of…
How To Shove Your iOS 5 Newsstand Into A Folder →
Did you upgrade your pods, phones and pads to iOS 5 yesterday? If so, you may have noticed something dramatically un-Apple-like in its design. The Newsstand “app” for storing magazines and…
Envy Is Actually Slightly Different From Jealousy →
“The researchers were looking for quintessential envy, which is distinct from jealousy. Envy involves a longing for what you don’t have, while jealousy is provoked by losing something to…
Adam Scott on the Chummy Comedy Community in LA →
GQ has a new interview with Parks and Rec’s Adam Scott today, and he talks a bit about the incestuous comedy scene in LA:
one of the things I love about the past few years of doing a…
AOL Creates Fully Automated Data Center →
miller60 writes with an except from a Data Center Knowledge article: “AOL has begun operations at a new data center that will be completely unmanned, with all monitoring and management being handled…
Addiction Harrowing →
“This is the worst case of fizzy drink addiction I have ever treated.”
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Entire Steel Bridge Stolen From Township →
An all points bulletin is out in North Beaver Township, Pennsylvania for a 50 foot steel bridge that has gone missing. Tipster GitEmSteveDave quipped, “They put up a steel bridge in case the…
Netflix is looking to make new episodes of Reno... →
After a fruitful 88-episode run on Comedy Central, Reno 911! went away forever in 2009. Since that time, most of the cast has gone on to do great things, and that’s fantastic. Really. But wouldn’t…
Talib Kweli Plays Occupy Wall Street →
Talib Kweli performed for Occupy Wall Street Protesters Thursday night.Talib Kweli showed up in Zuccotti Park Thursday night to perform for the protesters of Occupy Wall Street. After a lengt
China's Alibaba Interested In Buying Yahoo →
jfruhlinger writes “Alibaba is a company that most Americans probably haven’t heard of, but it’s a hugely important Internet player in China, owning the Yahoo! China site as well as a host of other…
How to get a job writing for Conan (and Demetri... →
“What goes into a comedy writing packet” (along with this followup post about writing on Norm MacDonald’s sports show) were really popular posts here and still get tons of traffic. My deduction:…
British People AMAZING At Multitasking →
“A motorist was caught driving while using a laptop, writing down the answers to a quiz on the radio and drinking coffee all at the same time. The behaviour was observed during a crackdown on…
TV: Newswire: Don Lapre, "King Of The... →
Self-proclaimed “King Of The Infomercials” Don Lapre reportedly committed suicide yesterday morning in his Arizona jail cell, just a few days before he was due to stand trial for 41 counts of…
Happy Birthday Steve Reich →
The composer Stephen Michael Reich turns 75 today. Here’s a bit from his Music for 18 Musicians, which you will find either terribly jarring or completely appropriate for a Monday morning…
Rejoice: There will be an Arrested Development... →
After months — no, years! — of rumors and vague promises and speculation, we can say, without any doubt, there will be an Arrested Development movie. Also, there will be new Arrested Development…
September 2011
19 posts
Premium Cable Nudity: Who's Nudest Fastest? →
“On average, someone will be naked in the first episode of a premium cable drama in eighteen minutes and 36 seconds. To be fair, the king of the premium cable pack, HBO, actually shows more…
Uniloc fixed software piracy in 1993 →
Remember Uniloc? That little Aussie battler software company which took on Microsoft on patents and walked away with half a billion dollars? The company’s founder Ric Richardson this week…
The Year, In Order →
12. August 11. December 10. February 9. July 8. June 7. November 6. January 5. March 4. September 3. May 2. April 1. October
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A Road-Tripper's Guide To Some Of The Country's... →
Growing up, my family went on a lot of car trips. A lot of them. Along with our trusty steed, the maroon minivan, my mom, sister and I journeyed all around the country, from Death Valley to…
I Am Sam Was Sad. We Get It, by Liz Arcury →
My name is Roxanne McLachlan and I lost my homecoming queen crown to Dakota Fanning. We go to Campbell Hall Episcopal High School here in North Hollywood, CA. Well, I go here. Little Miss…
Comic for September 25, 2011 →
How to Kill the Facebook News Ticker [Facebook] →
The most annoying new feature in the Facebook redesign has to be the news ticker (although you can make an argument for some of the other additions as well). Tech blog SumTips came up…
Jerk-offs →
Playboy’s spine is gone. Forty years ago, when it sold seven million copies a year, the magazine used staples and its spine was a bruiser, thick enough to bulge out from the pile of magazines (…