Why women like "Twilight"

I was looking at The Oatmeal for information on how not to design a shopping cart (which is an exceptional article that is particularly relevant for me at the moment) and I saw they had something on "Twilight." I'm not a "Twilight" fan, having identified it as chick porn with vampires, but the description of how and why it's so appealing is spot on. Here's a video about the plot that was created from The Oatmeal's description and illustrations.

Why women like "Twilight"

What books were best-sellers the day you were born?

This fun little application tells you what fiction and non-fiction books were on the NY Times bestseller lists the day you were born.

What books were best-sellers the day you were born?

The Mapping Stereotypes project

I think this has something to offend everybody, you know? It's maps of the world or various parts thereof labeled according to the popular stereotypes of various countries. Examples are "The World according to USA," "Europe according to Germany," "Europe according to Britain," and "Italy according to Posh Italians."

This is delightfully tasteless.

The Mapping Stereotypes project

Meowmania

This is just strange.

Meowmania

Robert Frost and Hernando's Hideaway

(I thought I'd posted this many moons ago, but apparently not.) Everything outside is crusty with ice. The roads are slick with black ice; it was a pest just putting the recycle bin out this morning. It's snowing in Seattle, Portland's getting up to a foot of snow on Tuesday night, and we may be in for snow on Wednesday. It seems appropriate to point out that Robert Frost's famous poem, "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," can be sung very well to the tune of "Hernando's Hideaway," as the following example shows:

Whose WOODS these ARE I thinkIknow.
His HOUSE is IN the villagethough;
He WILL not SEE me stoppinghere
To WATCH! hiswoodsfillupwithsnow (O-lé!).

Robert Frost and Hernando's Hideaway

Tasteless Joke du Jour

Thanks to David Darnell for this really awful joke.

I was in the restaurant yesterday when I suddenly realized I desperately needed to fart. The music was really, really loud, so I timed my farts with the beat of the music.

After a couple of songs, I started to feel better. I finished my coffee, and noticed that everybody was staring at me.

Then I suddenly remembered that I was listening to my iPod.

Tasteless Joke du Jour

Quote/word du jour

Thanks to Laurell Haapanen for this: "I believe in enthusanasia."

Quote/word du jour

Happy Birthday!

"Happy Birthday to Him who never called the poor 'lazy', hated on gays, defended torture, advocated executing sinners, or demanded tax cuts for the wealthiest Nazarenes." --John Fugelsang

Happy Birthday!

A word worth noting

Daniel Lombardo, in response to a discussion of John McCain's merits as an asshat for his stand on DADT, used the term asshaberdasher. He said "Make a note, you saw it here, the first use of the word asshaberdasher. Definition: One who spreads false propaganda in a way that convinces others to become asshats."

I started entering this blog post with the intention of logging his contribution to the growth and development of the English language, but when I started checking online, it appears, alas!, that Daniel is too late, too late, too late.

I'm sorry, dude. It was a valiant try.

A word worth noting

Tasteless Joke du Jour

I don't know if it's the season or what, but the tasteless jokes just seem to be flying thick and fast:

Son takes his father to the doctor. Doctor gives them the bad news that the father is dying of cancer. Father tells the son that he has had a good long life and wants to stop at the bar on the way home to celebrate it.

While at the bar, the father sees several of his friends. He tells them that he is dying of AIDS.

When the friends leave the son asks, "Dad, you're dying of cancer. Why did you tell them that you are dying of AIDS?"

The father replies, "I don't want them fucking your mother after I'm gone!"

Tasteless Joke du Jour

My new favorite pick-up line

Thanks go to Jack Molisani for sharing this:

"Does this rag smell like chloroform to you?"

My new favorite pick-up line

Tasteless Joke du Jour

In the "totally tasteless" category, my good friend Mi Robin passed on something from a friend of his, David Darnell, who said "I locked my keys in my car outside of an abortion clinic the other night. It turns out they get really pissed when you go in and ask them for a coat hanger."

Tasteless Joke du Jour