Caption contest
I ran across this photo of VP Joe Biden over at the Wall Street Journal Photo Journal and felt it cried out for captions: My first thought was: “So, whaddya think? Sauteed? Roasted?” ..bruce w..
Category: Humor
OK, this really is scary
Cracked.com has put out one of the frequent lists, this one of “10 Awesome Ads (For Traumatizing Children)” (warning: Cracked tends to use vulgar language a lot). All ten ads were great picks, and several were truly disturbing, but this one (#4) was for me the most frightening: It’s like watching the setup for an […]
Why video games matter
They prepare us for that which is to come: Are Violent Video Games Adequately Preparing Children For The Apocalypse? Heh. ..bruce w..
Why I love the interwebz, part MCXXVI
Things I probably never would have seen without the ‘net: Hat tip to The New Old Thing. ..bruce w..
“Help, help! I’m being repressed!”
As you may (or may) not be aware, a group of students took over a student food court at NYU and issued a list of demands. Gawker gives this brave, revolutionary effort the sensitive, thoughtful treatment it deserves: Brothers and sisters of the proletariat, you must at this very moment drop your bacon egg and […]
Stimulus Cartoon – SD Union Tribune
Thanks to Ron Smith for this cartoon form the San Diego Union Tribune
“This redistribution of wealth is trickier than I thought”
Wisdom from the Monty Python crew: Hat tip to Steve Hayward over at the Corner at National Review Online. ..bruce w..
The Pepsi Universe
“Nothing in Common“, starring Tom Hanks and Jackie Gleason, is one of those films that comes back to me at odd times in snippets. In it, Hanks plays an ad executive who struggles in his relationship with his father (Gleason) after his parents divorce. But for me the best parts of the film show the […]
Something to brighten up your day
Just watch and enjoy: Hat tip to The Borderline Sociopathic Blog for Boys. ..bruce w..
Japan’s Got The Idea!
Word from CNN that Canon of Japan has struck upon a novel idea that is actually more insightful than they may know. In a country where 12-hour workdays are common, the electronics giant has taken to letting its employees leave early twice a week for a rather unusual reason: to encourage them to have more […]
