“I know, Mom, I know. A carton of Kents is more than I deserve. (Though they can’t kill me fast enough).”
Archive for August, 2008
You Caption It!
Posted in Caption This!, tagged caption it, Entertainment, Humor, Wedding Kents, worst wedding photo on August 29, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Salad Dressing – Product Reviews
Posted in Culture, tagged Austin, Entertainment, food, Humor, local, local products, oka's miso review, Reviews, salad dressings, texas on August 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »
We here in Austin are lucky enough to have access to a unique salad dressing.
Unique in the fact that it’s local but, unfortunately, it is marketed in the absolute wrong way.
Here’s what some of our readers have to say:
“Should be called ‘Lower Colon Decimator’.”
“If Jackson Pollack worked in fecal matter, he’d have a sure fire [...]
2008 Olympic Thoughts and Snark – Our Roundup.
Posted in Culture, Lists of Fury, tagged bejing, best of the olympics, China, Entertainment, favorites in the Olympics, Humor, Reviews, worst of the 2008 olympic games on August 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
There was a lot to be learned from these Olympic games, to be sure. Some positive, some not-so-much. I enjoyed them more than I thought I would and found myself drawn in. But once inside, sometimes you saw a weird bit of human nature. (You know that old ‘Triumph and Tragedy’ chestnut)
So here are some [...]
M,IDKMPM #21 Chester A. Arthur
Posted in Man I Don't Know My Presidents, tagged Chester A. Arthur, chet arthur, Entertainment, fun facts, History, Humor, presidential nicknames, trivia, US president #21 on August 25, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Chester A. Arthur
Sept 19, 1881 – March 4, 1885
Elegant Arthur
The Gentleman Boss
The Dude President (Inspiration for the “Big Lebowski”)
Our Chet
Arthir was chosen by Garfield to be his running mate at the 1880 Republican National Convention because he was a [...]
Odd Olympic Events
Posted in Culture, Lists of Fury, tagged Entertainment, History, human interest, Humor, oddest sports of Olympics, olympics, retired sports, short lived events, top 25 worst olympic sports, top tenlists on August 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
They tried. They failed. We’re all for innovation here at the ‘Tuss but we alwaysknow when to say ‘When’…
Solo Synchronized Swimming (1992) It’s an oxy-moron, ya morons! Couldn’t you have called something else similarly as lame, like Water Dancing? Swamcing?
Live Pigeon Shooting (1900) – Only time in Olympic history live animals were exterminated utilized in sport. Let loose [...]
You Caption It!
Posted in Caption This!, tagged caption this picture, Entertainment, funny, Humor, make your funny, playpen on August 15, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Bretislav hated his playpen for years, but when he eventually medalled in The Robot in the 2020 Olympics, he finally forgave his parents.
Casin-Oh?
Posted in Culture, tagged casinos, Entertainment, gambling, Humor, native americans on August 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I’m not saying it’s not deserved but -
I don’t think all ’pale face’ are gonna miss the joke.
It is in Southern California so…pretty apt. And if you build it, we’re sure the morons will go and loose all their hard-earned whompum (and drink too many over-priced scalpitinis – just don’t hesitate to “give them back” at the end of [...]
M,IDKMPM #20 James Garfield
Posted in Man I Don't Know My Presidents, tagged 20th president, Entertainment, fun facts, History, Humor, james garfield, presidential nicknames, presidential trivia on August 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
James A. Garfield
March 4, 1881-September 19, 1881
The President Preacher (was a lay preacher for the Church of Christ)
Boatman Jim or The Canal Boy (referring to early occupation)
The Plow-Boy of Ohio
At the time of the Republican National Convention, Garfield was a current member of the House of Representatives. Right before he left for the convention, he had been [...]
Favorite Flavor Ice Cream? Mine’s Vanilla with Splinters.
Posted in Culture, tagged camp, church, Entertainment, fun, Humor, ice cream, school on August 7, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I reeeeaally like ice cream…
But in the whole of my adult life, I have never once been eating ice cream and thought, “Gee, I wish I had one of those wooden tongue depressor- shaped spoons to eat it with.”
I cannot possibly be the only child of the 70’s that was forced to eat a cup of ice cream at school [...]
You Caption It.
Posted in Caption This!, Culture, tagged Entertainment, families, father and son, Humor, silly pictures, you caption the photo on August 7, 2008 | 11 Comments »
“Does this thing make me look gay?”
On This Day…August 6
Posted in Knews?, tagged famous birthdays, famous folks august 6, fun facts, on this day in history on August 6, 2008 | 6 Comments »
HISTORICAL EVENTS:
1538 – Bogota, Columbia is founded by Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada
1776 – 60 ‘proof sheets’ of the Constition of the United States are delivered to the Continental Congress
1806 – Francis II, the last Roman Emperor, abdicates, thus ending the Holy Roman Empire
1890 - At Auburn Prison in NY, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person executed [...]
Hapiness Is…
Posted in Culture, Internets, Knews?, Television, tagged david tennant, doctor who, james nesbitt, meetup groups on August 4, 2008 | 4 Comments »
When someone starts off a story, “Omigod, I felt like the biggest geek one time…I was at this Doctor Who meet-up group and…”
If the thing that made you feel like the biggest dork was not simply being at the Doctor Who meet-up group, then I have some seriously high expectations for this story!
PS – Who’s [...]
MIDKMPM, Rutherford B. Hayes
Posted in Man I Don't Know My Presidents, tagged elections, Entertainment, facts, fun, History, Humor, rutherford b hayes, trivia on August 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Rutherford B Hayes
1877-1881
NICKNAMES:
Rutherfraud
His Fraudulancy
The Usurper
Granny Hayes
Queen Victoria in Riding Britches
The Great Unknown
President de Facto
Dark Horse Prsident
[Is that a reconstructed nation in your beard or are you just a scary old dude?]
