Monthly Archives: December 2009
Lists of Everything
Fallen Angel I could have tried to be clever and called this post “Listomania” to reference Phoenix, but I’m not that much of a douchebag. Instead, I’m just presenting to you the 100% scientifically accurate lists of the Top 101 … Continue reading
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“I had all the ambulance, and I had a pretty good time driving it”
Note to self: Never turn your back on Mindy Jones:
Rare gorilla caught on film
In the deep, sticky jungles of Cameroon lives a rare type of gorilla — one which has been hunted nearly to extinction by indigenous peoples and has never been placed on film. Until recently, when a camera crew spotted the … Continue reading
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Wednesday Filler: What really happened to Silvio Berlusconi
Via the always-excellent Warming Glow
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The Necky is the perfect gift for morons
It’s a little-known fact, but cultural anthropologists routinely catalog social groups not by race, age, or geography, but based on a sliding scale of idiocy. Frantically searching for sunglasses that have been on your head the whole time actually places … Continue reading
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My kingdom will soon be reunited!
For men of great power, the machinations of political fortune or misfortune are most often shrouded from the prying eyes of the public — a silent, unscrupulous waltz in the inky shadows of dimly lit parlor rooms. Sometimes, however, your … Continue reading
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Friday Random 10: Moons Over Mars Edition
Last month we brought you the sad news that our brave Mars robot — Spirit — was stuck in some deep sand on the surface of Mars with little hope of escape. The poor guy is still trapped there, but … Continue reading
In Soviet Russia, gum blows YOU into bubble!
A 25-year-old chemistry student from the Ukraine (OK so technically not Russia, but still with the Bond villain accents) died recently after lacing his own chewing gum with an explosive compound. He was working in his room when his parents … Continue reading
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Friend of Pax Arcana publishes book, world rejoices
Father Scott OK, “friend of Pax Arcana” is strong. I’m not sure Mitch Cote-Crosskill is even aware of us, even though we have linked to his ill-updated but amusing music blog Mitchfork in the past. Plus, Mitch has never met … Continue reading
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