Kindle vs iPod
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The main advantage of the Kindle over the iPhone is actually the fact that it’s not a phone; do you realize how high you jump when you’re sitting in a quiet place deeply into a horror novel, and right at the scariest part, the damn thing RINGS at you?!
That's Foresight
From the it-made-me-laugh files, this e-mail arrived in my spam folder:
Get a complimentary 2007 personal forecast from Bethea Jenner
April Fool's Comes Swiftly
I think this has to be a candidate for best April Fool’s Day prank ever:
But Partridge’s ordeal was only beginning. It’s reported that he woke up the morning of his death to the sound of the church bell announcing his passing. Before long, he was visited by an undertaker looking to prepare his …
New Highway Expansion Plans
This is the best news I’ve read all week.
DOT Creates New Lane For Reckless Drivers
WASHINGTON—Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters unveiled a new $270 billion federal project Monday to build special lanes for dangerous and careless drivers on most major U.S. highways.
”These new lanes are for the millions of drivers …
Aston Martin DB6 Couch
Here’s another symbol of how rich our country is: the Aston Martin DB6 Couch:
This couch is an exact replica of an Aston Martin DB6 rear end. It’s painted in a classic Aston Martin color, Silver Birch. The red leather is finished off with a Y-stitch on each cushion. Polished to perfection, this …
How Evan Almighty Should Have Been
From Redneck Peril, Lack of Realism in Evan Almighty Dept.:
And it came to pass, in the fourth day of the sixth month, that Noah settled in the land of Massachusettes. And behold, the LORD spake unto Noah and said, ”Again hath the earth become wicked, and it repenteth me that ever I made …
Explaining the Mortgage Crisis
How dodgy debt is transformed into High Grade Enhanced Securities, sold for million by creative bankers, then recognized as just some dodgy debt.
24 or "How Far We've Come"
You really should watch this parody of ”24”. Not only is this hilarious, but really — isn’t life a lot better than it used to be?
Twins accidentally marry
You know how it’s said (at least, I’ve heard it) that after a long marriage, you tend to start resembling your spouse?
Next time I witness such a phenomenon, this story will make me wonder:
”Twins separated at birth have married each other without realizing they were brother and sister, it has been revealed. …