So, I read this in the third Scott Pilgrim book:


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This mashup kind of makes my brain hurt.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/28/business/media/28snoop.html

The rapper once dubbed "America’s Most Loveable Pimp" by Rolling Stone makes his debut in India this summer, with a guest appearance on the title track ( Read more... )

If a small village set up a speed trap with an officer right next to a sign that displays drivers' speeds as they pass by, could the village be found guilty of illegally profiling economists?

Oh, and Happy Hanukkah, everybody!

I need a flash mob. Please look at the picture, taken from today's New York Times, and answer the poll for me.

Edit: Can you guys also pimp my poll for me on your journals? I'm hoping to get a statistically significant result, even if it's kind of small.

Poll Turkey Flakes

I was a good citizen for Halloween this year. I bought a few bags of candy, and happily doled the candy out, in a purely random fashion*, to the kids wandering the neighborhood who rang my doorbell. Not all of the kids were wearing costumes, which I can fully appreciate. (I frequently found that it was more of a burden than a pleasure to come up ( Read more... )

From the Even Wilder Life department:

Isn't he a cutie?

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Topic: Culture
From the Distant Early Warning department:

Everyone needs to read this. Here, Thomas Friedman explains a lot about why proving your station in life seems to be a lot harder than it was for your parents, and why it's only going to get worse.

The World Is Flat (NY Times, registration required)

We need to get going immediately. It ( Read more... )

Topic: Culture
From the Weather Forecast department:

If you follow the amusement that is fark.com, you'd know that they have a category just for things that happen in or around Florida. Apparently, they consider it to be a strange enough place to warrant its own catergory.

If I were to start compiling strange stories, I'd instead have a category ( Read more... )

Topic: Multiple
From the Freestyle department:

I feel like mentioning a few things in a freeform way today.

1. Consider this:
   1918: Boston Red Sox win World Series.
   1919: Stanley Cup not awarded - Finals canceled due to flu outbreak.
   ...
   2004: Boston Red Sox win World Series.
   2005: Stanley Cup not awarded - Season canceled due to labor dispute ( Read more... )

Topic: Multiple
From the Winter Wonderland department ( Read more... )