The Web brings people together because no matter what kind of a twisted sexual mutant you happen to be, you've got millions of pals out there. Type in 'Find people that have sex with goats that are on fire' and the computer will ask, 'Specify type of goat.' -- Rich Jeni
no more Rich, alas

The Cliffs of Insanity looked pretty daunting in The Princess Bride, but people still fall off them with surprising regularity.

If I was a smarter, funnier guy, or if I'd spent less time partying this weekend and was thus less fried right now, I'd have written something here involving the phrase "I've started so I'll finish". BBC news story.

Is this actually ironic, or just coincidental, or misfortunate, or...

Part of the 75%

Dead stingrays with their tails cut off are found in Australia, amid fears Steve Irwin fans may be avenging his death. Yes. Avenging themselves on the evil stingray conspiracy. Yeesh.

Mo Mowlam was about the most charasmatic and downright human politician the current UK government produced, and I think will be remembered long after Tony Blair and his like are lost to the past. The Guardian has some choice quotes from Mowlam, but the one I recall best is a story about some insensitive or perhaps simply unthinking person (reporter ( Read more... )

I see John DeLorean has gone back to the future.

August 1995: we are in the wilds of Las Vegas, New Mexico, and strych9 is standing up at the disorganised open mic setup that someone threw together reading from Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, the bit where they're driving up and down the strip in the road whale and Thompson decides that the tires need more pressure.

R.I.P., Thompson.

Guys, thanks for all the condolences. I really appreciate it.