January 2011
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“It was believed that mother bears licked cubs, born unformed, into proper bear...”
– Footnote to John Donne’s “Elegy 14. Love’s Progress” in Seventeenth Century British Poetry 1603-1660. WHAT?! I Googled this and apparently people also believed bears were born without eyes, which were also licked into shape; in fact, this is the origin of the expression...
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Guy running with an ice cream cone during... →
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For the second year running, the US military has... →
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Upon the Loss of His Little Finger
[The following poem was written by Thomas Randolph in the 1630s after his finger was cut off in a bar fight. Also note that the couplet ending with “a foot too short” has 9 feet in total instead of 10.] Arithmetic nine digits, and no more, Admits of; then I still have all my store. For what mischance hath ta’en from my left hand, It seems did only for a cipher stand. But this...
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WatchWatch
New Looney Tunes animated short.
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“Judge Rules White Girl Will Be Tried As Black Adult”
– The Onion
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Kanye lyrics rewritten to be about food →
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[Onion] In My Professional Medical Opinion, Pick... →
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Lame Pun Coon →
Apparently someone discovered Freddy’s blog.
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[Onion] New Alternate-Reality Series Puts 12... →
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[Onion] Report: It Going To Take Way More Than An... →
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[Onion] Political Pundits Surprisingly Good At... →
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[GIF video clip] Cat: 9 Kid: 1 →
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Bedtime Calculator →
Check this site before you go to bed each night and set your alarm accordingly. Or, if you need to wake up at a certain time, check this site and then go to bed at an appropriate time. (Or get an iPhone alarm app that will auto-set to align with your sleep cycles, if you have an iPhone.)
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[Video within] In 2011 Golden Globes Monologue,... →
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Phallocentrism
(conducted via text message)
Daniel: My friend's Christian Thought prof assigned a Peter Rollins reading supplemented by YOUR blog article about Rollins's event [and in which I appear as a character]!
Devin: I can't believe we're finally famous.
Daniel: The insurrection is under way.
Devin: If it lasts more than four hours, see a doctor.
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“What are the differences between Mark Zuckerberg and me? I give private...”
– Julian Assange
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