August 2011
July 2011
“I think we need to reintroduce lions into society. As a variable. …People would...”
– LOUIS C.K. (via woolyknickers)
Preach it, Louis.
The Party of Evil vs. The Party of Dumb →
motherjones:
Google searches (and the debt ceiling debacle?) reveal people think both parties are “stupid”. Republicans are also “evil” and “hateful” while Dems are “weak” and “dumb”. Wow, don’t they both sound just great?
“Today in the Senate, I met with Senators Jon Kyl and Mark Kirk. The meeting is...”
– Russia’s ambassador to NATO is none too pleased with US conservatives. Wait till you see what one of those conservatives said in response. (via adamweinstein)
Help-Wanted Ads Exclude The Long-Term Jobless →
Legal experts say that the practice probably does not violate discrimination laws because unemployment is not a protected status, like age or race. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently held a hearing, though, on whether discriminating against the jobless might be illegal because it disproportionately hurts older people and blacks.
The practice is common enough that New Jersey...
The Meat Bunker: I call BULLSHIT →
meatbunkerkaplyinc:
I am seriously angry right now, and I am angry at the Republican party. They are doing their best to shift the blame for the current fiscal crisis onto everyone and anyone while balking at accepting that the responsibility is theirs. They are the ones who are being unreasonable, they are the ones…
FIFA bans bin Hammam for life in bribery case →
Bin Hammam was found guilty of bribing presidential election voters just months after he helped secure the 2022 World Cup for his tiny Gulf homeland.
The scandal forced him to abandon his campaign to unseat FIFA President Sepp Blatter, and ultimately led to him becoming the most senior official convicted of corruption in the governing body’s 107-year history.
If Harry Potter Was An Anime
iced-t:
“I ate too much, and now I can’t get drunk.”
– First World Problems (via epic4chan)
You just aren’t doing it right.
(via meatbunkerkaplyinc)
Back to the Beginning: They Might Be Giants’... →
“On September 11, 2001, [They Might Be Giants] released the album Mink Car on...”
– Wikipedia article on They Might Be Giants
Need help with a practical joke
ahmielyn:
ex-genius:
yeahiwasintheshit:
gravyholocaust:
When the space shuttle arrives back on Earth, we all need to be dressed up in ape costumes. We need everyone in America to do it or it won’t work. Pass it on.
Dear Everyone. See above. Do not mess this up. Failure is not an option.
Check your calendars.
“An oligarchy of private capital cannot be effectively checked even by a...”
– Albert Einstein (via sheigh)
Dear tenant with the electrical "emergency"
Please try resetting your kitchen outlet before freaking out. The electrician that came out was very patient with me; I only wish that you could have been there to hear his explanation, too.
Eric Cantor Stands to Make Serious Bucks if... →
stfuconservatives:
stfucongressionalrepublicans:
“Mr. Cantor, who walked out of debt discussions with Vice President Joe Biden last week, owns up to $15,000 in shares of the ProShares Trust Ultrashort 20+ Year Treasury ETF, Salon notes today, updating a Wall Street Journal report on this from last year.”
Yes, you’re reading this correctly: the guy in charge of bargaining for the GOP shorted...
