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Holy crap, post office!
So last week, none of us got mail for three days. No bills, no junk mail, not even an appearance by the mail truck. Nothing. This weekend, my neighbour got a package.
Not a big deal, right? Only it's one she sent.
. . .in DecemberApparently there are more packages and some regular mail on the way (and some is for me), all thanks to Mufti the Mail ( Read more... ) -
Hahawhat??
It's a book. About Jesus. I swear.
http://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Im-Coming/dp/B0013VDIH2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237860665&sr=8-2 -
Actress Natasha Richardson has died
Injured while skiing, she is reportedly profoundly injured at best and brain-dead at worst: http://www3.timeoutny.com/newyork/upstaged/2009/03/natasha-richardson-is-brain-dead/Read more... ) -
When worlds collide
On b3ta, one of the top answers to the Question of the Week (last week: Puns) was the old 'Are you fucking serious?'/'Yes, that too' -- and it even got a mention in the newsletter! Fandom and b3ta. What a scary combination.
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Taught in Schools -- The pass-around-the-internet version
Aaaaand everyone laugh on cue -- I had to use the 'straighten' function to make the image more even. It's still grainy and shiny, but at least it's a little. . .er. . .more level.
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They really DO teach it in schools!
As found in a recently acquired copy of The Open Door Language Series, North Carolina edition, 1928:
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Insane Coulter clone confuses 'Watchmen' with film for children, goes foamy at the mouth over it
http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2009/03/the_watchmen_li.html
If Watchmen is being marketed to children, what's in the Rorschach (Un)Happy Meal? A can of cold beans and a raw egg? [/geek reference] -
And all the naysayers eat their words (hope they're lead-free!)
Children's books quarantined in Nebraska library to comply with CPSIA: http://www.ncnewspress.com/articles/2009/02/20/news/doc499ed094480fd323904423.txt -
'Inflamed Joints' sounds like a band
Or maybe something at a party that will end in 'You should have seen them!'. Now, it just means I'm having trouble moving my left shoulder. Did my warranty expire at 30 or something? -
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For the darling lady on my f-list whose SO is/was taking a stop-smoking drug -- was it this one: http://consumerist.com/5155424/why-do-these-commercials-for-chantix-not-mention-the-drug-at-all ? If so, there are some ( Read more... )