Monthly Archives: March 2009

In defense of Twitter

Posted on March 30, 2009 by admin

Recently, a colleague stopped following me on Twitter because, he says, keeping up with my feed is “emotionally exhausting.” Others have panned the practice as banal, self-indulgent, time-consuming or narcissistic. And then there’s this video, which successfully, and hilariously, paints … Continue reading →

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Friday Freakshow

Posted on March 27, 2009 by admin

No jokes, no commentary, just this guy:

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Steve Harvey wishes you weren’t such a slut

Posted on March 25, 2009 by admin

So I was browsing through Oprah.com yesterday, for, uh, RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY, and I came across O’s interview with one of the original Kings of Comedy, Steve Harvey. Being someone who occasionally likes to “laugh” at “jokes,” I thought the … Continue reading →

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The sartorial equivalent of ‘I have a headache’

Posted on March 25, 2009 by admin

Listen up, ladies! We might be in a recession, but everybody’s favorite shrieking loon Elisabeth Hasselbeck has come to our rescue with a new line of “pretty and polished separates” available for purchase via your very own tee vee machine! … Continue reading →

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Too Big to Fail FAIL

Posted on March 23, 2009 by admin

This commercial—originally aired during the 2004 Athens Olympics—would be tragic enough on its own. But I think the worst part about this entire AIG mess is that I just don’t feel like I can trust Abbey Bartlet anymore.     … Continue reading →

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Office kitchen wars, take three

Posted on March 20, 2009 by admin

The vigilante crackdown on disgusting kitchen slobs continues. This is a bit hopey-er than my guillotine, but I feel like Barack’s expression is a bit menacing. As if he’s saying, ‘Don’t make me tell Michelle about this.’

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A question on comments

Posted on March 18, 2009 by admin

As maybe you’ve noticed, I don’t post comments on my own blog. Sometimes I’d like to, to clarify a point I made, respond to another commenter or just verbally bitch-slap somebody who I feel like is being sort of a … Continue reading →

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Chuck Grassley is off his meds

Posted on March 17, 2009 by admin

Well it looks like SOMEBODY is campaigning pretty hard for the Jim Bunning Outspoken Lunatic Award. Not 24 hours after calling on AIG execs to resign or commit suicide, Grampa Chuck has something to say about “sucking on the tit of … Continue reading →

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The Recession Garden: Seeds of Discontent

Posted on March 16, 2009 by admin

A Google News search for the phrase “victory garden” turns up 145 stories over the past month alone. Evidently, America’s intrepid Trend Journalists allege, the economic crisis has hit many families so hard that they are now cultivating their own … Continue reading →

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Race to the Bottom

Posted on March 12, 2009 by admin

Normally I just leave my nightly MSNBC liberal porn on as background noise in the apartment while I attend to more important things, but last night I couldn’t help but get drawn in to this mud-slinging deathmatch between adorably insane … Continue reading →

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