August 2008
“It’s a hardy perennial: If your opponent is a governor, you accuse him of...”
– Michael Kinsley in Slate.com
WatchA short film about WFMU featuring Station Manager Ken.
Disclosure: I grew up in California and Arizona. I have only lived in New Jersey since 1996.
“John McCain likes to say he’ll follow Osama bin Laden to the gates of hell. But...”
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Barack Obama’s presidential nomination acceptance speech
Heh.
(via doree)
Uhm, did I miss something. Does Obama know what cave Bin Laden is hiding in, and if so why is he keeping it to himself???
(via soupsoup)
Bin Laden is almost certainly in North Waziristan, which is of finite...
“Going back to 1999, John McCain did an interview with the San Francisco...”
– Former Hillary delegate Debra Bartoshevich explaining her support for John McCain and her absolute ingnorance of her his actual current views, which are the opposite of what she thinks they are
Portraits of Awesomeness No. 3: This Is... →
Guess Who's Gonna Be on the Radio Again?!?!?!
frangry:
ME! Wednesday, September 3rd at 6pm. 91.1 FM or online at WFMU.org. UPDATE: We now have our own page on the WFMU website. We have arrived
And me!
Look In My Eyes And You'll Find Peace →
myfreaks:
Body: hey wassup. i jus wanted to send u a message to say hi and see how you was doin and to let you kno that you look absolutely gorgeous. anyways, i would luv to get to kno you a lil betta. so i was wonderin if u had an AOL/AIM screen name so we can keep in touch ; ) it must b those sensual eyes of yours
Huzzah! MyFreaks is back and lamer than ever. If wish there was a MyFreaks...
“… the mindless slaughters being conducted by a Russian military … most notably...”
– Sen. John McCain, in a Republican presidential debate, November 1999
“[Georgia used to have] a corrupt government headed by a guy named Shevardnadze,...”
– Sen. John McCain, campainging last week in New Mexico
Saudi Arabia: Car Ads Touting Fuel-Efficiency Are... →
Shame on you, Nissan. How dare you imply that oil-rich countries want us to use more oil. That’s crazy. Of course they want us to use less of their only valuable export.
Emily Gould Reviews Walter Benjamin in the New... →
I haven’t read it yet, because just typing those words made part of my brain explode.
“His top contenders are said to include Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and former...”
– Can you spot the typo in this routine AP campaign story? And are you sure it was a typo?
Since We're Already Throwing Stones Here ... →
Can I just point out to Mary Rambin & Co. that “Earlier” and “Previous” mean the same thing.
After a lot of research, I’ve determined that the opposite of “Earlier” is “Later.” Try that instead.
You’re welcome.
'1001 Rules for my Unborn Son' is My New Favorite... →
(via frangry)
I hope Rules Boy is either joking about these being real rules or joking about planning to have a son.
Just get the kid a lifetime subscription to Esquire and save yourself the effort of years of “gentlemanly” cliche-spouting. (Bonus points: old Esquires are recycleable.)
If you don’t believe me, try testing these out on someone else’s son (not mine!) and...
Rambin Gets Told
frangry:
It’s about time I got a reaction out of you! And you even used curse words! I’m proud. But, once again, you prove me right. Here is a map, illustrating the fact that Elizabeth and Mulberry do NOT intersect. Hopefully, the red circles will clear things up for you. xo, Frangry
Haha, loving this (esp. since I used to live at 168 Elizabeth, which is still not a boutique).
As an...
Arabelle Is Her Real Name, Not Her Pirate Name,... →
An article from T (just “T”), the New York Times’s fashion supplement, on teenage fashion bloggers, including Arabelle.
A Post Mortem on Last Night's Show
Frangry: its online!
Frangry: andy im sorry but our show was AWESOME
Andy: you think?
Andy: I haven't decided yet
Frangry: dude yes
Frangry: i got so many emails
Andy: from non-stalkers, too?
Frangry: mhm!
Frangry: my friends!
Last Night's Radio Show: 'Shut Up, Weirdo' on WFMU
frangry:
Listen (RealAudio) or Listen (MP3 - 128K) or Pop‑up player!
Awesome, Gay or Sux? You make the call!
A Preview of Tonight's Show
Frangry: im not completeky insane andy
Andy: yes you are
Frangry: dick
Frangry: so what are we gonna talk about
Andy: http://www.newsweek.com/id/151303
Frangry: i hate you
Frangry: this is good for our show!
Andy: what, drinking or arguing?
Frangry: arguing
Andy: it's the one thing we got going for us
Frangry: mhm
The Oldest Jokes in the Book →
Internet Memes - A Timeline →
inothernews:
I guess we know the source material for Weezer’s Pork and Beans. I also hope to make this timeline one day - via fame or infamy. :-)
The obsessive detail and technical effort behind this page detailing the history of Internet memes fascinates me even as it depresses and exhausts me. All that wasted time.
Alice in Wonderland
Alice (upon coming to a fork in the road): "Which road do I take?"
Cheshire cat: "Where do you want to go?"
Alice: "I don't know."
Cheshire cat: "Then, it doesn't matter."
Letter From Camp
My son, J., age 11, who is away at a camp that lacks electricity and running water, wrote us this letter, which I reproduce verbatim:
Dear MoM and DaD and sister I seem to have supper Natrule ability to swat maskitoes.
Unforchanitly I havent found my nife yet but hopefully I will find it.
Scores of fitnis tests Push Ups 20 Sit Ups 30 mile run 8m 44s rope clime 1/2 Block to Block 12.2s...
“The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.”
– Sir Francis Bacon, 1595
“You can never be too rich or too full of rum.”
– Me, “reviewing” the delicously rich rum ball desserts at the Hungarian Pastry Shop on Amsterdam Ave.
WatchOf course I wish I had more time to watch Bill O’Reilly, but given that I don’t, here’s the next best alternative: O’Reilly in a Minute.
