‘Tis the season for Charlie Brown mash-ups. After you’re done watching, head over to Ken Jennings’ blog to reacquaint yourself with the Peanuts characters and read his delightful analysis of their respective dance styles. Personally, I’ve always rather liked 5’s “funeral march of the marionette.” (via TV Squad)
Swirlee
December13
December11
Charlie Brown Christmas vs. Scrubs
A great Charlie Brown Christmas homage from the producers and cast of Scrubs. (via TV Squad via Netscape)
December8
prewalking
prewalking “To position oneself on a subway platform such that, when the passenger steps off the train at his destination, he’ll be as close as possible to the exit or stairs to his transfer.” (via kottke.org)
November13
The 30 Days of Threadless
The 30 Days of Threadless Threadless is adding new shirts every day and selling them for $10 each for the next 30 days. Yay!
November10
Wikipedia: Famous body parts
Wikipedia: Famous body parts Including Einstein’s brain, Rasputin’s penis, and the Holy Prepuce, i.e. Christ’s foreskin, which according to 17th century theologian Leo Allatius may have divinely ascended to heaven to become the rings of Saturn.
November9
Facebook News Feed Ad Nuker
Facebook has added “Sponsored” links to the News Feed that graces every user’s home page. In case you’re not into that sort of thing, I’ve whipped up a quick Greasemonkey script that effectively nukes them.
You can install it at Userscripts.org or from this local mirror.
Please report bugs or enhancements in the comments.
November8
Pelosi is in ur house
Nancy Pelosi channels 4chan. (via Boing Boing)
No, You Can’t Have a Pony
Senator Rick Santorum’s concession speech, or “No, you can’t have a pony.” Filed under schadenfreude. (via kottke.org)
November7
Tenacious D - Classico
The marketing campaign for Tenacious D in ‘The Pick of Destiny’ is really ramping up. Here’s two different videos for “Classico,” one of the songs from the movie. (Note: Both are PNSFW.) The first looks like it’s from the movie itself:
(via jarkolicious)
The second is an animation directed by John Kricfalusi of Ren & Stimpy fame:
The movie opens in theatres on November 22 and the album goes on sale on November 14. Also check out this set of promo clips.
November6
xkcd - Canada
“If you die in Canada, you die in real life!” — xkcd
November5
Wikipedia: Articles that are too long
Wikipedia: Articles that are too long See also Articles that are way too long (via ozmm).
TV Checkup
TV Checkup A blog from WebMD that dissects TV’s medical dramas. E.g. Can a woman have two uteruses a la Grey’s Anatomy (yes), and can people really get their kidney stolen like on Nip/Tuck? (No.) (via TV Squad)
November4
The Goon Bible Project: The Book of Job
Reading the Bible so you don’t have to. An accurate retelling of the Book of Job (with some things ommitted for time’s sake).
November3
Wikipedia: Robinsonade
Wikipedia: Robinsonade A literary genre named after Robinson Crusoe. In the archetypical robinsonade, the protagonist is suddenly isolated from the comforts of civilization, usually shipwrecked or marooned on a secluded and uninhabited island. He must improvise the means of his survival from the limited resources at hand.
My local library classifies Fight Club as a robinsonade.
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