Monday, December 27, 2004

More Inane Blogginess

In the spirit of non-thought that permeates all but my required, work-related, do-this-if-you-still-want-a-paycheck activities:



The grilled-cheese madonna morphs into the hot-pocket satan. And somebody's paying $56 bucks for it. And they think our politics is the primary force behind the stereotype that Americans are stupid? via Dave Barry.



I'll bet it was a tossup on the headline for this article - either "Five Custom Gadgets You Can't Buy" or "People Who Have Way Too Much Time On Their Hands." Looks like the geeks won the war. Saw it on Slashdot. The cryogenic mouse thingy is cool, BTW.



The Australian version of the celebrity defense "I'm too Beautiful for Jail."



On the LOTR front: A medical diagnosis of Gollum and a Nitpicker's Cheat Sheet. As if a person who interrupts the movie every five minutes to say "But in the book, . . . . " isn't annoying enough without artificial assistance.



Of course, I generally limit it to twice per movie.



Did you know we're close to parachuteless skydiving?



I want to know how I missed getting on the Spamalot legal defense team.



The history of Boxing day from the Urban Legends Reference Pages.



And in another British tradition - if you're not on strike against serious thought, and actually want your brain to bleed, check out the King's College Annual Quiz. NOTE: Answers are not posted until January. If you're one of those who must see correct answers immediately, try the 2003 quiz with the answers here.



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