October 2009
39 posts
The key to hipster jokes … is to make a joke that is clearly a joke, but is not actually funny. Other hipsters then acknowledge your hipster joke by saying “that’s funny” instead of laughing. Thus everyone gets to feel clever.
Gawker hits the nail on the head
I heard avril lavigne filed for divorce, and I read something intersting:
Lavigne filed for divorce from Sum 41 singer Deryck Jason Whibley on Friday (Oct. 9) in Los Angeles.
…Court records show Whibley was granted a request to add Lavigne’s last name to his name in December 2007.
Nice move.
Taryn Simon photographs secret sites
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Bank of America demands thumbprint from man with... →
“They looked at my prosthetic hands and the teller said, ‘Well, obviously you can’t give us a thumbprint’,” Steve Valdez told CNN on Wednesday.
Mad Decent Radio →
NPR for the streets!
Harperdex.ca →
During an interview with Peter Mansbridge on the CBC on Oct. 7, 2008, prime minister Stephen Harper suggested that the sudden drop in equity prices represented a good chance for Canadians to buy stock at a discount. On the morning after the interview, the S&P/TSX index opened at 9,520. An investment of $1,000 in an TSX index fund that morning would now be...
AC 360: Behind the mystique of Gadhafi’s female... →
one of the most unique and alluring features of Gadhafi’s persona [is] his parade of female bodyguards who escort him wherever he goes. Beautiful women dressed in military garb, with painted nails, heels, and make-up, at times carrying Kalashnikofs.
I never understand why people are so against Libya. It’s an ally of the USA now, and it sounds like a pretty nice place. Sure Gadhafi did...
Stephen Harper sings Beatles classic with Yo-Yo Ma →
OMG
Hammer - Pumps in a Bump
Axel says this video reminds him of me. I can see why.
Rent-a-friend in Japan →
There is a service for women who are about to wed too. Apparently, they can practise for married life with a hired husband.
Unfortunately Carolyn and I only rented a dog in Japan, not a person.
What is a good movie or tv show? I’m bored in Saudi Arabia and need something to watch. Suggestions?