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* The Internet has, once again, settled the score: real examples of Cockney slang, and fun explanation of the origin of Slartibartfast’s name. Imagine if Adams had gone with Phartiphukborlz! * Not how I imagined Lord Voldemort. He looks like he’s thinking, “Why can’t I bend my knees??” * Most addicting game: Guess-the-Google. Powered by [...]

Ladies and germs, meet Pope Benedict XVI, formally Joseph Ratzinger. Or, as Matt calls him, Pope Cliff. Your new pope started his quest for bossing people around as a Hitler youth (membership was compulsory, they’re saying). He was a professor and is considered a “scholastic” pope. The last Benedict was elected at the start of [...]

Ah, tax day. Get those forms in, folks, or you’ll end up on the news! Does every city do that, send a reporter to stand in front of the post office watching people hand over envelopes?? “Breaking news! People are using the post office!” ———————————————————————— * My first (and, I hope, last) adorable link of [...]

I got a nifty gift today from Zippy the Pinhead creator Bill Griffith: an advanced copy of his tribute to the Oslo Banana. It’s just wonderful, and will be published late next month for everyone to enjoy. Scan coming soon!

My “Save the Oslo Banana!” campaign is going well. I’ve gotten back email from Zippy the Pinhead creator Bill Griffith and one of the filmmakers about my favorite giant Norwegian banana. Next step: pestering famous Norwegians. I’m talking to you, St. Thomas! I’d love to register some site like “OsloBanana.org” and start a web petition, [...]

* I’ve fallen in love, and, like in all great tragedies, my beloved and I are doomed to never be together. Ladies and gentleman, meet the Oslo Banana. 26 feet in length, weighs over a ton. He’s the largest piece of sculpture paying tribute to the marketing of fruit. Man… What would it cost to [...]

* Pitchfork reviews The Decemberists‘ new album, Picaresque. * New Clem Snide album, End of Love, out, too, with lyrics like: “The first thing every killer reads / is Catcher in the Rye.” Oh my… * Rhino released a new volume of MST3K movies and shorts out– Volume 6 has Mr. B Natural! Giant leeches! [...]

Tangents. Rumors. TV gossip. It must be… Linkie Time! * Oh. Oh my. Depressing Lost spoiler. That’s horrible! Jack’s going to kick Locke’s ass! * Some good geeky news: fewer than 100 days ’til the new Harry Potter book is out. For the truly nerd-erific, countdown clocks from Scholastic books and Mugglenet. * Why is [...]

For the past couple weeks the news has been sort of “all pope, all the time”. Matt calls it “The Pope Show“. My brother calls my mom and says something to the effect of: “It’s like that SNL sketch! ‘Generalíssimo Francisco Franco is still dead.’” Heh heh heh… this one’s for you, Blair. >:)

Links lifted from Metafilter today. We’ve got the flu and got a bid on our roof today, so I’m not in a “blog” mood. Unless “blog” is a new martini that makes one forget their financial woes. * Aabra’s “Cool Image of the Day” award goes to whoever snapped this photo of Pat Buchanan getting [...]