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deusx : Limbaugh Reaction to Obama Thesis Hoax, Amanda Marcotte Reaction at Pandagon to Bill Sparkman Census "Fed" Suicide Illustrate Bad Rhetoric | Popehat - "Do you contribute something worthwhile to the marketplace of ideas, or are you just a noisy asshat? Here’s one way to tell: how do you act when you are proven wrong about something? Do you learn from the experience and admit you were wrong — or
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deusx : Essay - What to Write Next - Picking a Genre for Your Next Novel - NYTimes.com - "I recently published a novel, and now it’s time to get back to work. If you’re anything like me, figuring out what to write next can be a real hassle. A flashy and experimental brain-bender, or a pointillist examination of the dissolution of a t
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gleuschk : Mathematicians celebrate baffling new proof - Oooh, Glimpi's Conjecture!
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Anil : Exclusive: The Future of Facebook Usernames - The whole world A small number of super-geeky obsessives is abuzz over the upcoming launch of Facebook Usernames, an exciting new feature that will let you put some parts of your name into a web address. Since its announcement yesterday, there's been a l
Eric Meyer : Exclusive: The Future of Facebook Usernames - Anil lays it all out for you in clear, simple terms.
Rod Begbie : Exclusive: The Future of Facebook Usernames - Anil Dash - Anil Dash predicts the future of Facebook vanity URLs. Who's going to be the first to register "mikearrington", I wonder. [via] #
Milo Vermeulen : Exclusive: The Future of Facebook Usernames - Anil Dash
Andy Baio : Anil Dash on the future of Facebook usernames - frighteningly realistic predictions
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deusx : The Irony of Satire: Political Ideology and the Motivation to See What You Want to See in The Colbert Report -- LaMarre et al. 14 (2): 212 -- The International Journal of Press/Politics - "no significant difference between the groups in thinking Colbert was funny, but conservatives were more likely to report that Colbert only pretends to be joking and genuinely meant what he said while liberals were more likely to report that Colbert
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Rod Begbie : 5 Secrets To Ninja Writing - Or "Every webcock blogpost ever" [via] #
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Rod Begbie : The change we need | Comment is free | The Guardian - Good riddance to President Gore! "Of course, the biggest disappointment was Gore's failure to handle Hurricane Katrina properly. Not only did the massive evacuation of New Orleans prove a costly and time-consuming overreaction, since the levees - fortifie [via] #
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deusx : Developmentally Disabled Burger King Employee Only Competent Worker | The Onion - America's Finest News Source - "Despite his third-grade reading level and IQ of 71, developmentally disabled Burger King employee Andy Ehrman is the only competent member of the 22-person Frontage Road staff. "I will help you with that!" the 28-year-old Ehrman told a dr
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Rod Begbie : The Bugle - WHY was I not aware of this sooner‽ A *THOROUGHLY* splendid satirical weekly podcast featuring John Oliver (off of The Daily Show) and the man who I described as his "erstwhile" UK comedy partner (until I discovered they were doing this podcast togethe #
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Rod Begbie : Tarvuism - The official international internet website for the Tarvuist faith - Peter Serafinowicz and Robert Popper's follow-up project to "Look Around You", a religion and series of religious shows for Adult Swim. Say Hebbo to Tarvuism. [via] #
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18 month ago
Rod Begbie : Report: 60 Million People You'd Never Talk To Voting For Other Guy | The Onion - The US political "system" in a nutshell: "According to an eye-opening report released Tuesday, 60 million people whom you would never talk to, would never be in a position to talk to, and wouldn't even be able to talk to if you tried will be voting for th #
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19 month ago
deusx : » Sample Active Child Trades | Child Trader Child Exchange Network - "Child Trader Child Exchange Network isn’t about not loving your children. Its about finding a family that can love them more."
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23 month ago
gleuschk : McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Back From Yet Another Globetrotting Adventure, Indiana Jones Checks His Mail and Discovers That His Bid for Tenure Has Been Denied. - I expect a very similar note after the trustees' meeting this weekend
adamrg : Back From Yet Another Globetrotting Adventure, Indiana Jones Checks His Mail and Discovers That His Bid for Tenure Has Been Denied. - "Moreover, no one on the committee can identify who or what instilled Dr. Jones with the belief that an archaeologist's tool kit should consist solely of a bullwhip and a revolver."
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23 month ago
Rod Begbie : Boston News Net - Excellently funny blog from the folks behind ImprovBoston's new weekly satirical show. If you're in New England, it'll be well worth following. #
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23 month ago
plasticbag : Delightful news: Homosexual Geneticists have discovered the cause of Christianity - Pretty funny as politically charged satires on the horrors of anti-gay rhetoric go. It's not quite as clever as I think it thinks it is. Some of the analogies are a bit forced and hurt their own message. Still, enjoyable.
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24 month ago
plasticbag : "I have my very own iPod—in my mind! I hear those little things carry up to a month's worth of music. Well, so does my mind!" - "But wait, you say that my iPod isn't wrapped up in a pretty little white case? Oh, I guess you haven't heard of a pretty little white case I like to call my skull."
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24 month ago
adamrg : Hillary Clinton on Twitter « Live Granades
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25 month ago
Rod Begbie : David Sedaris delivers a pizza - Pitch-perfect parody. One for the NPR listeners in the crowd. #
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26 month ago
Rod Begbie : All this online sharing has to stop | Technology | guardian.co.uk - A Modest Proposal supporting the music industry's calls for ISPs to block filesharing. #
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27 month ago
adamrg : The BEAST's 50 Most Loathsome People of 2007 - I'm liking #9, #25, #23 and of course #1.
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29 month ago
nelson : George W. Bush is Jesus - About once a month PhilG posts something really awesome to his blog. Like this.
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30 month ago
nelson : operation: pedopriest - A satirical computer game "like Diner Dash with child rape"
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30 month ago
Jeremy Zawodny : How Beijing Olympic Got Its Logo - How Beijing Olympic Got Its Logo: heh
nelson : Beijing Olympics logo - I can't decide if this is funny, or offensive, or both
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30 month ago
nelson : Menu cliches - Funny bit from Tony Bourdain
Matthew M. Boedicker : Anthony Bourdain's Overrated Menu - (via del.icio.us/popular) [via]
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