December 2011
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Today In Wishful Thinking: Dogbnb →
This reminds me of an actual library listing I was recently made aware of.
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FROM THE VAULT: In high school, I was very good at getting my teachers/principal to do stupid and/or mildly embarrassing things. One time, I convinced my gym teacher (an old, Italian, ex-cop from NYC) to krump even though he did not know what that was. My vice principal and I also once played air guitar throughout the entire solo of “Welcome to The Jungle.” I managed to get my math...
The 20 Unhappiest People You Meet In The Comments... →
perpetua:
This is pretty much the last word on this subject!
I like this one:
6. The Read A Book Guy. “Not one of these movies is as good as reading a book.” On a list of books, by the way, he will say none of the books is as good as books used to be. He also hates Kindles, which he may or may not mention.
I think it’s endearing that NPR thinks discussion of books happens...
If someone put a gun to my head and I had to find one thing to nitpick about, it...
– Topless Robot
Will Smith lip-synched to Jennifer Holiday’s version of “And I Am...
– Wikipedia
Beginning in the 1960s students would congregate in the Yard or open their...
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NY Times: So Long, Water Cooler; Hello, Hashtag →
This is the dumbest article I’ve read in a while. It doesn’t really help that it’s reading period and I’m brushing up on moral imperatives at 3 in the morning, and so I think I can safely say that this article is neither valid or sound.
(And I know that whole E.B. White thing about how “Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog...
Law and Order builds replica of Zucotti Park;... →
This, to me, is what freedom means.
Meanwhile, Jon Bon Jovi tries to win back ex-fiancée Katherine Heigl
– If you didn’t want to see New Year’s Eve before, maybe this premise will change your mind.
Mankiw wrote an editorial →
I have only a base knowledge of economics, so I can’t weigh in on that part of the editorial, but I really enjoyed this part.
I have been told that at least one of the students who walked out sneaked back in later: he wanted to support the protest but didn’t want to miss the lecture.
Perfect.
Best screenname
Parker: Uh, I think Billy's is JBond2323.
Brian: I get the 'JBond' part but what is the '23' for?
Parker: Michael Jordan, dude.
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