Get me the name of this guy's tailor, that's some lovely detail work....

(I refer here, of course, to the myth of the Emperor's New Clothes. The gentleman in the article got the location right, but wound up doing it wrong.)

A UK church is offering Doctor Who based service as part of a general movements which uses popular culture to provide a reference point for their congregation.

Looking at the FARK commentary thread, I found this gem amidst various Dalek catchphrase postings:
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Apparently, on some occasions, the Queen *is* amusedFollowing Bush's verbal misstep (gosh, who saw that coming?) when he *almost* suggested that the elderly Elizabeth had been here in the 18th century, and said "she just gave me a look only a mother could give a child", the elderly monarch took it all in stride. But she got a joke in at his ( Read more... )

Ah, my home, the State of Maryland. One of the original 13 colonies, known for religious tolerance and stuck in the middle of the Civil War....and now, home to a very common-sense ruling about exposing your ass in public. It's been described as a victory for plumbers everywhere ( Read more... )

John Cleese has a lemur species named after him!

Pennsylvania wises up, doesn't re-elect lunatic "Intelligent Design" advocates to school board.

I'm confused. Is that proof there *IS* a god?

...is illustrated here:
Lawsuit over glue on toilet seat

So the thing is -- I *ALWAYS* look first, and usually wipe down, ANY toilet seat not my own. I have no sympathy for those who complain about what they find when they don't examine where they're sitting -- especially in a public loo!

You can buy that creepy Burger King head, or the subservient chicken. Experts still undecided on exact level of trauma this will inflict on children, adults:

http://www.bkmasks.com/

I am officially creeped out.

In other news, I made official proclamations last night. W00t.