Humor
Folksy can be funny
I really have to invest in a laptop and mobile router if only so I can blog while sitting in front of the t.v. (I could move the computer to that room, but there’s no room.) I would have loved to live-blog both the V.P. debate and the SNL skit this past weekend. Both events [...]
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Miscellaneous musings
While I was away not washing toilets and letting the sinks remain unused, someone not so nice was playing at this poor little blog.
It seems someone isn’t very happy with me and has chosen to attempt to hurt me through my blog. This to me is proof that pettiness and insecurity (those who dislike differing [...]
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Check for “MyRightArm and zero dollars”
A Pittsburgh woman says that Comcast cable published a check that she sent them. The image of the check contained personal information and was made out in the amount of MyRightArm and zero dollars. She said that an unnamed Comcast employee published the check online and used snide language to describe it. Fortunately someone who [...]
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The Flake is Back
As I was browsing looking for some kind of arthritis product to ease my aching joints (thanks so much to whoever is in charge of all the rain here in Southeastern Ohio) I saw that the frosted flake auction had been canceled.
Well, for a while anyway.
Seems that eBay had an issue with the flake because [...]
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That Poor Ellipsis
I sometimes frequent forums where, believe it or not, some of the people who post aren’t exactly grammar experts. I normally don’t have a problem with this, but lately there seems to be a trend of serious elliptical abuse.
For instance:
This shows how mean spirited that woman is .. I Hope CBS CANCELLED GL… She [...]
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Driving on The Right in Ireland?
Ireland is so accomodating to tourists that they’re actually considering switching from driving on the left to driving on the right.
Ireland should consider giving up driving on the left to reduce accidents by foreigners accustomed to right side motoring, a senior politician said Friday.
Donie Cassidy, the leader of Ireland’s upper chamber Senate, cited Sweden — [...]
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Tom Cruise Trying to be Deep… and Failing
There’s a hilarious video at the Gawker. It’s an interview with Tom “The Scientologist” Cruise.
Some gems from the video:
“[...]We create new and better realities.”
“[...]I help for the first time… to change people’s lives.”
“[...]We can rehabilitate criminals.”
“[...]We can bring peace.”
“[...]Being a Scientologist, people are turning to you and you know it, you know it and [...]
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