December 2008
“When gasoline prices peaked in July, says Edmunds, 700,000 visitors checked out...”
– The SUV Is Rising from the Dead - BusinessWeek YOU STUPID-ASSES. Barack, help me out here. “Change” should not be represented by trampling, gunfighting shoppers and morons buying more SUVs “because hey look! Gas is getting cheaper again!” (via catbird)
November 2008
Things I am thankful for this year.
antikris:
1. Always my family
2. Still having a job, even though it isnt paying much these days
3. Remaining relatively healthy
4. Fartcine ALWAYS making me smile when I am having a shitty time.
5. The new friends I’ve met
6. The old friends I’ve kept
7. Trusting my instincts this time.
8. For Alice’s Chantix
9. Crotchrocket
10. OBAMA!!!!!
This Week on 'Shut Up, Weirdo': Who Deserves a...
shutupweirdo:
Lehman and GM, no. AIG and Citigroup, yes. So why not me? you might ask. And when I say me, I don’t mean me, Co-host Andy, ‘cause I’m doing OK right now, thanks for asking, but rather someone who’s not doing so well who’s full of populist resentment over private jets and stuff. That’s what I’m talking about. By the way, did I mention that I own stock in Ford and Citigroup? Well, I...
“The whole place was screwy. Within those walls, it was always 1978, and we were...”
– Me, responding to a colleague’s e-mail asking what it was like to work at L.A.-based [redacted] Magazine in the early ’90s
“Where Amateurism Isn’t Just a Condition — it’s an Aspiration”
– Today’s WFMU.org home page
Seriously? Who Cares?!?! →
frangry:
UPDATE: I literally just went through that post to unfollow everyone who answered it. Antikris says I may have just stepped a bit past the line of sanity, and she’s probably right.
OMG! Amino acids. Seriously, I cannot live without them. Frangry, you’ve got to try this.
Big Bailouts, Bigger Bucks
bebelestrange:
(via The Big Picture-Barry Ritholtz)
“Whenever I discussed the current bailout situation with people, I find they have a hard time comprehending the actual numbers involved. That became a problem while doing the research for the Bailout Nation book. I needed some way to put this into proper historical perspective.
If we add in the Citi bailout, the total cost now exceeds $4.6165...
The List: Five Physics Lessons for Obama →
Great short listicle from Foreign Policy magazine.
WANT: Bourbon Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe →
LINK: Don’t Get Depressed, It’s Not 1929 →
Listen to tonight's episode of Shut Up, Weirdo. →
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TONIGHT on 'Shut Up, Weirdo': Worst Movies Ever!
frangry:
shutupweirdo:
Plan 9? Heaven’s Gate? Leonard Part 6? There’s a lot of contenders for worst movie ever, but we want to know what criteria do you judge by? Was the plot a mess? Was the acting horrible? Did it go on forever? Or did it just make you feel bad about yourself when it was over with? Call us and tell us this Friday, Nov. 28, at 6pm Eastern, at 201-209-9368. WFMU, 91.1 in the NYC...
This Week on 'Shut Up, Weirdo': Worst Movies Ever!
shutupweirdo:
Plan 9? Heaven’s Gate? Leonard Part 6? There’s a lot of contenders for worst movie ever, but we want to know what criteria do you judge by? Was the plot a mess? Was the acting horrible? Did it go on forever? Or did it just make you feel bad about yourself when it was over with? Call us and tell us this Friday, Nov. 28, at 6pm Eastern, at 201-209-9368. Hear “Shut Up, Weirdo” on WFMU,...
Blue Christmas lights make me so happy
frangry:
The multi-colored ones are aight. But the blue ones? Yeah. I love them.
Haha. Those are Hannukah lights, unless they’re airport taxiway beacons.
“Frangry: spreading joy from HK to UK”
– Andy (via frangry)
I didn’t give you permission to quote me!
LINK: Click Here If You Like Novelty Gloves,... →
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