Archive for September, 2008
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[ 3 Comments ]Posted on September 4, 2008 by admin in Music
Thursday, September 4th, 2008Stick that in your SooperLooper
If you want to hear some transcendently beautiful solo cello music, take one part Fripp & Eno
The Story. Of A Man. A Man With A Voice Like No Other.
[ Comments Off ]Posted on September 3, 2008 by admin in Popular Media
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008Going to the movies will never be the same…
I’ve always dreamed of being the voiceover guy who does movie trailers. You know, “A story. About a noun. And a noun. Verbing in a noun, verbed adverb by a noun”. So I was sad to hear that Don LaFontaine, “king of the movie trailers”, passed away the other day. I think it would be fantastic if Hal Douglas – “the other” movie trailer guy – did a eulogy, but in lieu of that, I’ll settle for the clip at left in which Hal does the ultimate self-referential parody: an actual trailer for the Seinfeld movie “Comedian”. For a quick and entertaining Don LaFontaine biography, check out this five-minute clip on YouTube, largely narrated by – who else? Don LaFontaine.
What’re You Worth?
[ Comments Off ]Posted on September 2, 2008 by admin in Editorial & Opinion
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008Fortunately for you, still quite a bit more than chicken.
Well, as parts, probably upwards of $7,000. The problem being that someone else gets all the money. If you’re actually still alive, things can be a little better, or a little worse. If you’re Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, you’re apparently worth around $232,000 a day. On the other end of the job prestige vs. income scale, a Thai prostitute gets about 500 baht (around $15) for a “long time”, which apparently is a night and most of the next day. Still not getting a solid sense of what you’re worth? Well, HumanForSale.com will be glad to tell you, but if you’re dumb enough to complete all the questions on their site, just send me a few grand via that PayPal link in the upper right, and I’ll just as happily tell you what you’re worth. For a more scientific approach to all of this, check out this EvilMadScientist.com article. Did you know that LSD is worth 50 Million dollars a pound vs. diamonds, at a paltry 12.5 million? And who’d have guessed that pound-for-pound, hundred dollar bills are worth twice as much as cocaine? Although if you’re talking British Pounds, a dollar is only worth £0.55.
Any USB Port In A Storm
[ 1 Comment ]Posted on September 1, 2008 by admin in Technology
Monday, September 1st, 2008Six fun things you can stick in your port
Thank God that in these troubled times of famine, war, hurricanes, and global warming, someone can still find time to engineer a USB-powered humping dog
Ladies Love Cool J MC
[ 2 Comments ]Posted on September 1, 2008 by admin in Politics
Monday, September 1st, 2008Does John McCain Need A Bitch-Slap?
Well, not all of them. Somehow, I don’t think the typical female voter in this country is falling too hard for this Sarah Palin thing. In fact, it’s such an utterly transparent move that I’m convinced that it was a short-term media ploy to recapture the press cycle after Obama’s speech, and that there’s going to be a scandal or two, she’ll be discredited, and the McCain campaign will make their final choice later, when it all benefits the campaign. Or maybe McCain is really just not so bright, and forgets there are other ways to destroy your opponent’s campaign. But then, I sometimes have trouble getting my mind around conservative American values. I mean, do Republican women really prefer PINK Women For McCain Mugs, and buttons with frilly patterns on them? Or is that just more luddite McCain campaign thinking? Ironically, their African Americans For McCain (don’t laugh, I know a few personally) buttons are white, and their Arab Americans For McCain buttons are black.