Archive for the 'Silliness' Category
Biden says Obama isn’t going to turn the U.S. into Sweden.
Everyone put away your lederhosen, we’ll have to wait for the next election.
The crucial Domino’s vote
3 Comments Published by Jeff, October 9th, 2008 in 2008 elections, SillinessI would just like to inform you that of those who have ordered Domino’s pizza recently and completed their inexplicable election survey, 44% support Obama and 34% support McCain. This is roughly in line with Obama’s leads in the national tracking polls.
So, while some liberals may like upscale, elitist, arugula-using fine dining establishments, some of [...]
I hate you.
Sincerely,
Jeff
Breaking: people on the Internet can be nasty
0 Comments Published by Jeff, August 27th, 2008 in 2008 elections, SillinessAccording to a report at LiTW, there are insane right-wingers who occasionally comment at sites on the Internet. No word yet on whether there are crazy left-wingers also commenting on such sites.
More as the story develops.
Every year we have random high school graduates (I think, anyway) wander through our building trying to get “points” towards some trip by selling overpriced magazine subscriptions. That’s the pitch anyway. It’s typically prefaced by the fact that they’re working on their public speaking or something, as well.
In any case, they’re annoying and I think [...]
You know that McCain web ad that asks if you think we should meet unconditionally with anti-American foreign leaders? There’s a yes and a no box. I clicked on the yes box and I was taken to a McCain page asking for my email or my money. It’s surprising that McCain endorses that kind of [...]
Sending an email with the subject “A video just for you” is a bad idea. That sounds a lot like the porn spam I get. When the sender says Sen. Chuck Schumer, my amusement becomes abject horror because a) Chuck Schumer and porn should never be juxtaposed and b) I can almost believe he’d do [...]
We need more of this
3 Comments Published by Jeff, June 11th, 2008 in Civil liberties, Religion, SillinessIndian school names monkey god chairman
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — He’s a revered Hindu monkey god. And now, he’s the chairman of an Indian business school.
Hanuman, the popular god known for his strength and valor, has been named official chairman of the recently opened Sardar Bhagat Singh College of Technology and Management in northern India, [...]
So I was Albertson’s yesterday, going through one of their self-checkout machines. Which, by the way, are quite handy for introverts like me who are happy to minimize superfluous human contact. Anyway, as I was buying my items, a girl walked up to a nearby machine, talking on her cell phone. She continued talking on [...]
