March 2010
My Workplace Is the Joad Family of Mainstream... →
“Heh. I’ve been meaning to mention this: I think I saw Andy on Washington St. [in...”
– I think this counts as my first celebrity sighting where I was the “celebrity.” Suck on that, Mark Coatney. (via shutupweirdo)
Late-Night Facebook IM With My Niece in Arizona
Andrew: boo!
Sylvie: AHH!!
Andrew: hahahahhahaha
good night
Sylvie: good night
“The politics of the university are so intense because the stakes are so low”
– political scientist Wallace Sayre (though usually attributed to Henry Kissinger)
'Hot Tub Time Machine' Gets a D in Physics →
“I’ve found that Tumblr’s hard to explain to people who don’t do it. I think...”
– In which we talk to Mediabistro about Newsweek, and Tumblr. (via newsweek)
Did Beck Prank Wreak Campus Confusion?
On this week’s episode of Shut Up, Weirdo, a caller asserted that Beck forged entries in his college roommate’s diary so as to make the roommate doubt his sanity. But sharp-eared listener Joe Skirkie pointed out on the comments board that Beck never went to college. Wikipedia agrees. We, of course, wondered why the roommate would conclude that the diary entries were his own in the...
Equality Myth: Just for Fun: A Quick Little... →
(Photo: Duke University archives)
It never happened! Just in case anyone was confused. The myth began after a group of protesters, who’d planned to light a ceremonial bonfire outside the 1968 Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, were denied a permit. Instead, they symbolically threw what…
Listen to 'Shut Up, Weirdo' for 3/26/10 →
shutupweirdo:
Topic: Tales of Revenge!
Healthcare Armageddon : The Dow closes at the... →
soupsoup:
Fun fact : The DJIA only means anything when it helps support your own arguments.
“But this clip is really something. It’s like a gold-medal performance in...”
– Poniewozik, on Chris Matthews (via newsweek)
Don't Blame Me, I Voted for 'Sighborgs' →
“There will be no cooperation for the rest of the year. They have poisoned the...”
– Senator John McCain (R-AZ) indicates that his party will no longer show the kind of willingness to compromise and find common ground with Democrats that they have demonstrated up until this point. (Via The Awl)
