December 2011
51 posts
5east:
Do we ever see the surface world beneath all the flying cars and space-needle houses on The Jetsons
I bet it’s a nightmarish hellscape
The Montgomery-Gentry Paradox
When you are proud of never locking your front door because there are never any intruders in your town, but still find it necessary to keep a loaded gun in your home for “protection” against all the intruders in your town.
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bluefootedbooby:
21stgoddamncentury replied to your post: On Moffat, fandom, and feminism
I don’t like Moffat’s version of Doctor Who because he constantly retcons the universe, so you can’t rely on anything that happens and nothing of consequence is ever at stake.
That’s actually kind of why I didn’t like Davies’ version of Doctor Who. I never felt like anything was at stake because the...
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Die Hard is, of course, the most important...
Maybe it’s because I didn’t see it until I was 23, but I don’t get A Christmas Story.
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AA is here and we're watching the American...
I’m having quality time with my bro the bro by talking about football like I’ve been watching every game all season.
The trick is to repeat everything he and the announcers say.
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So, this is a tumblr of librarians posing like... →
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But with the good Lord as my captain, I can make it through the mall.
– Garth Brooks
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Here’s the thing: If you’re using the holiday season to go out of your way to be...
– John Scalzi on The War on Christmas(tm)
c-newt replied to your post: Speaking of racists,
If you figure out how to make that happen, let me know.
I suspect one has to get married, but probably to someone from another state.
Speaking of racists,
I am not looking forward to hearing my batshit tea party uncles lament over “the whites” no longer being the majority of the US population at some vague point in the future.
Can I call in sick to Christmas? Or just put in my two weeks? “I’m sorry, racist tea party uncles, thank you for the opportunity, but I’ve accepted a position with another family.”
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An Untouchable Christmas
Or “Eliot Ness Saves Christmas”
Leaders of the elf union have become lazy and selfish, so they start framing children to get them on the naughty list, and trade the toys to Al Capone for booze. Santa is none the wiser, but Mrs. Claus’ suspicions are raised when she checks the list twice, so she calls in the Chicago Bureau of Prohibition to investigate. Ness uncovers the scam and...
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I find that I can't stand most comedians anymore
pixelcycle:
If they are white douchebros then they’re “I’m cynical and smarter than you” types.
And if they’re anything else, then I really can’t relate to their experience.
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There’s too much glorification of all of sports in our society. The fact is,...
– University of Cincinnati basketball coach Mick Cronin
(via fritfilter)
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When I was in Chicago, I would root for [the University of] Illinois, but since...
– Barack Obama, on his favorite college football team.
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Interpret Culture with the Same Method You Use to... →
chocolateinthelibrary:
Interesting idea.
I have never been able to determine with any comfortable degree of certainty whether or not any given discussion of Harry Potter and God is satire.
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I don’t understand why you start out by stating the assumption that we know the names of the other, non-famous reindeer, but then ask us whether or not we recall the most famous reindeer of all.
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What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.
– Dean Smith (via basketball247365)
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Oh look, yet another abrasive chipmunk movie.
If the pop culture references in your trailer are dated before the movie even comes out, you might want to rethink your choices.
Do I get to explain country music to some Gleeple...
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Larry Fedora offered UNC football head coaching...
And you know I/Hank Hill feel about Fedoras in football.
Cleaning out my reader feeds because I'm over them...
Not having to scroll through People of Walmart, Awkward Family Photos, and Unhappy Hipsters will save me a lot of time.
The Customer is Not Always Right is still a goldmine though.
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You should know who your favorite country singer’s favorite country singer is. You’d think it’d be Johnny or Willie or Hank, but it’s not. Your favorite country singer’s favorite country singer is always Keith Whitley.
Unless your favorite country singer is Keith Whitley; then it’s Lorrie Morgan.
Tell them it's just wearing the away jersey.
Other terrible ideas to market diet soft drinks to men.
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shrinkinglibrarian:
““What you wish you had learned in library school” can’t be taught, because it is totally dependent on three factors: what you learned before library school, what you learned in library school, and what job you managed to get after library school. That sounds obvious, and it is. What isn’t obvious based on the popularity of this discussion is how radically different those...
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Excited Mike Krzyzewski: Duke Squad Hasn't Been... →
DURHAM, NC—Though cautioning that it is still early in the season, a beaming Mike Krzyzewski told reporters Monday he has not seen a Duke team this unlikable in many years, and is optimistic about the Blue Devils’ chances to grow even more repulsive and annoying with practice. “Obviously, we set the pace early with my all-time wins record and the never-ending, fawning media hoopla...
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When you see a commercial for some snake oil...
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Facebook does not allow Effin woman to list the... →
For most people adding the name of where they live on Facebook is relatively straightforward. A problem, however, arises when the place where you live is branded as offensive by the social networking site. One woman from Effin in County Limerick in the Irish Republic has so far been unable to add the village name to the ‘home place’ section of her Facebook profile. Ann Marie Kennedy,...
I hereby officially announce that I am seeking the...
zainyk:
My platform is simple. A one point plan:
I too, am not Mitt Romney.
Thank you,
May God bless you,
And may God bless The United States of America.