November 2010
23 posts
WatchFull Metal Parka for Grownups
VERY VERY NOT SAFE for Work - R. Lee Ermey dialog from Full Metal Jacket mashed up with workshop scenes from TV’s Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
(Hat tip: Merlin Mann - “Out-f___ing-standing.”)
“Exactly two things have made airplane travel safer since 9/11: reinforcing the...”
– Bruce Schneier for NYTimes.com
(Hat tip: John Gruber)
Mashable - We Hold These Tweets To Be Self-Evident... →
If Twitter had been invented in 1776 instead of 2006, the American Revolution would have been so much more … what’s the word … awesome.
“Listen, here’s the deal. If you close it down, I’m going to get in those...”
– New Jersey governor Chris Christie, quoted in New York Magazine regarding talks with the state legislature about a budget he promised to veto if it contained a tax increase, which could have resulted in a government shutdown
(Hat tip: Redstate)
“1. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or...”
– The Bill of Rights, Nowadays | TINY MINDS
Congressman Dan Maffei concedes election to Ann... →
Maffei, D-DeWitt, Onondaga County, released a statement in which he wished Buerkle well and said he would not apologize for his support of the stimulus, the health care overhaul, financial reform or the credit card bill. (Emphasis mine)
Call me crazy, but I’m thinking that’s why you had to make a concession phone call yesterday.
“If the kitty exposes their belly, it is an invitation for a tummy rub. Do not...”
– How to pet a kitty - The Oatmeal
(Hat tips: Jena and Nancy via Facebook)
“Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
An ambitious young man’s career...”
– An Experiment in Accurate But Misleading Movie Descriptions, John Scalzi (via minetoo)
Heee.
“But that aside, I think we need to have a serious discussion as a country about...”
– blonde sagacity: This is a United States Senator.
On Sen. Rockefeller suggesting the FCC shut down MSNBC and Fox News.
“But the Democrats will counter that the Republicans also suck. And while this is...”
– Pajamas Media » Republicans Kind of Suck … Which Is Why They Will Win Huge in November
This is from before the election, but it’s still pretty good.
SSG Salvatore Giunta, Hero | RedState →
Something nice to see, that hasn’t been seen in forty years: a living Medal of Honor recipient.
Not since Commander William McGonagle of the USS Liberty received the Medal of Honor forty years ago has this honor been awarded in any other manner than posthumously…until now. Please join me in saluting Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta, Medal of Honor recipient, American soldier, and true...
Canadian version of Jersey Shore criticized as... →
Taking after the popular MTV show Jersey Shore, Lake Shore will follow eight young Torontonians as they party hard, hook up and try to get along under the same roof.
