I've been reading xkcd for a long time, and I love it. But it was not until tonight that I discovered the cherry on the webcomic cake-the reason why this comic is so damn good.

http://xkcd.com/404

  Nora brings you

The quote of the day:

I feel like the prom queen.

-Marc

From We The Robots comes "Poetry is easy" :


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The boys and I are eating popsicles.

Me: I have a banana one! What flavor do you have, Luc?
Luc: Umm.... blue!!
Me: Laughs. His is clearly red.
Luc: No, it's a monster! Rrrrr.
Me: Oh no!
Luc: No, it's a dragon! Raawr!
Me: Aaaaahhh! Laughs.
Luc: Laughs.
Max: Mine!

A minute later.

Luc: Holds his popsicle up in the air. Yes red!
Me: Doing same. Yes banana!
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Here's a funny excerpt from an article I read yesterday:

There are different visions of white guy life, depending on the available light where you grew up. If you grew up in rural Sweden, you turn into Ingmar Bergman and see Death prancing through the forest. If you grew up in Italy, you turn into Federico Fellini and life is a surreal circus filled ( Read more... )

I know there are some people who read this journal sometimes who like words, so I thought I'd share.
I think my favorite is "reintarnation."

PS: I can't vouch for authenticity.

Here is the Washington Post's Mensa Invitational which once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, ( Read more... )

Well since this is my last chance for four years to post something dated 29 February I figured I had better do it! But I don't really have anything important to talk about. So instead of actual content, here is a series of Get Fuzzy comics that ran a few weeks ago. I found them quite hilarious.


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