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Archive for November 5th, 2007

Monday, November 5th, 2007

Football Live-ish Blogging MNF Edition

It’s a good thing Ben Roethlisberger can throw the ball, because the Steelers can’t run for shit tonight. It’s also a good thing Ben can shake off a pass rush because the Steelers don’t appear to be pass-blocking so well. Of course, the Ravens can’t do a god damn thing on offense, so Pittsburgh, being [...]

Monday, November 5th, 2007

Football-but-Really-Cultureblogging

Did IBM really just . . . repurpose the classic Dilbert “Buzzword Bingo” strip? Did they pay Scott Adams?

Monday, November 5th, 2007

Yes, but how much of that money is backed by gold?

By Thoreau
Ron Paul is pulling in vast amounts of cash today. I don’t claim to agree with him on everything (for instance, the title of this post) but he’s about as anti-war, anti-torture, and pro-Bill of Rights as we’re going to get. Other than Kucinich. And Dodd. And his credentials on the [...]

Monday, November 5th, 2007

My demands are non-negotiable

By Thoreau
I will not start working on my screenplay until the studios meet the following demands:
1)  They must fund a cure for writer’s block.
2)  They must slow the earth’s rotation so I get a 30 hour day.
Until these demands are met, I will not work on my screenplay.  And it’s a pity, because it’s really [...]

Monday, November 5th, 2007

Footballblogging

The dream is dead. The Redskins can not fulfill my 4-12 prediction. I’ll be surprised if they don’t win seven games, actually. Of course, I’ll still be surprised if they win as many as nine . . .