October 2008
71 posts
September 2008
58 posts
Spielberg ripped off Hitchcok classic: lawsuit →
Louise passes this along, noting that calling Disturbia a ripoff of Rear Window is insulting to Alfred Hitchcock. I think it’s akin to slapping grace Kelly’s corpse right in the face. Anyway, does this mean it’s OK to start calling Shia LeBeouf “a young Jimmy Stewart”?
The Top 4 Plot Keywords for Nicolas Cage's "The...
Black Comedy
Camel Toe
Overweight Child
Box Office Flop
(Via IMDB)
"One of his sweaters costs more than my entire...
TV highlight of the week: “Say Hello to a Good Buy” - The Cosby Show (1987)
Cliff and Theo are going to buy a new car. They dress in crappy clothes because Cliff believes the dealer will give him a better price if he doesn’t know Cliff is a wealthy doctor. The ruse seems to be working on the dealer (PLAYED BY SINBAD!) until Cliff’s charade is exposed by one of his...
I guess I knew they existed, but I'd never seen...
Leather overalls.
Strike a populist note
magicmolly:
In thought, word, and appearance: McCain reminds me of a marshmallow melting too quickly on top of a hot drink.
A maverick marshmallow.
A program that lets you listen to every MLB... →
mollyknight:
I worked on this project for a long, long time.
Absolutely tremendous work. Some observations, focusing on the local squads:
Barry Zito’s walkup song is “15 Step” by Radiohead. If only excellent musical taste could add 4-5 MPH to his fastball.
Twelve years after reaching the majors, and more than two decades after the song came out, Rich Aurlia is still sticking...
Shows in NYC Next Week (Updated)
unnamedplayer:
azizisbored:
I’m looking forwrad to my trip to NYC this week. I’m now doing one more show at the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival on Saturday and there is also the Crash Test show at UCB-NY on Wednesday.
Invite Them Up Friday, Sep 26 at 9PM (9 PM Doors) at The Bell House Bobby Tisdale hosts, with John Oliver, Aziz Ansari, Marc Maron, Eugene Mirman, Ron Lynch, Morgan Murphy and...
Buy MY Shitpile, Henry! →
Why should banks be the only ones to have their worthless crap purchased by the federal government?
(HT: Megan and Nevin.)
Watchnowseehear:
I was recently in a Nike Training video, and the on-set joke was how overly positive all the dialogue was. The director edited this together in celebration of the “awesomeness.”
Is he cool or what?
The Secret Palin Strategy?
On my way to work today, I saw a man with Down Syndrome perusing a table of Obama/Biden buttons. He didn’t buy one. I wonder if choosing Palin wasn’t just an attempt by McCain to poach Hillary voters, but a concerted effort to corner the special-needs vote. Obviously, you’d think the Democrats’ greater focus on social services would be appealing, and few Down Syndrome...
Halloween Idea, Part One
Two-man Halloween costume idea:
- Matching tuxedos
- Top hats
- Monocles
- Canes
- Briefcases
- Both men covered in fake blood
“Lehman Brothers”
Sean and Jay Discuss Chrome
Jay: I'm about to get crazy and try Chrome
Sean: I hope you haven't been drinking, young man
Jay: At first I was gonna try meth
Sean: You know, I lost me to chrome
Sarah Palin's Email Hacked →
It doesn’t look like anything salacious came out of the hack of Sarah Palin’s email account, one of two Yahoo accounts she used to conduct official state business, in order to “circumvent subpoenas seeking public records.”
At least it wasn’t a Hotmail account, but why Yahoo, and not Gmail? My theory is that Governor Palin really likes Literati and Text Twist.
McCain, Palin, and Blinking →
Excerpt:
Maybe Sarah Palin was indeed chosen to balance the ticket, but not because of gender or ideology. No, when you have a blinktastic maverick like McCain on the ticket, you need a clear-eyed, glasses-wearing, fervently anti-blink running mate. Because let’s face it: between all of McCain’s blinking, and the inevitable afternoon naps, there’s got to be someone in the...
Sean Keane and Chris Garcia Discuss Lipstick
Chris Garcia: What's the difference between Sarah Palin and lipstick?
Sean Keane: Lipstick hasn't been on John Mccain's dick in YEARS?
Chris Garcia: Lipstick makes women look GOOD.
Sean Keane: OK, that's good too.
Popovich leaves with 4 Paralympic golds →
Erin Popovich thinks it might be time to get a job.
Here’s something for the resume: four gold medals and two silver in swimming at the Paralympics. Even better, she won 10 gold medals in the last two Paralympics, bringing her total to 14. Add to that five silver medals in her three Paralympics… The 23-year-old swimmer has been compared to Michael Phelps, who won eight gold medals at the...
The Bush Doctrine
The big news from Sarah Palin’s first real interview (two weeks after she was selected) was that she didn’t know what the “Bush Doctrine” was. I also didn’t know what the Bush Doctrine was before I heard the interview; then again, I’m not trying out for a job that lets me shoot off nuclear weapons.
What would I have thought it was, had someone questioned me...
Ali Wong & Chris Garcia @ Hemlock Tavern →
Chris and Ali get a writeup in the SF Weekly for their upcoming show, Club Chuckles, at the Hemlock Tavern on Tuesday night (I’ll be hosting, BTW). If you’re too lazy to click the link, here’s a quick synopsis:
Ali on breakup sex: “It’s so good because you feel like you’re almost cheating! Because you basically are cheating. On your self-respect.”
...
Marmaduke is not funny. →
indian:
Me and John were having this discussion about how cartoonists come up with an idea and think 1) wow, i’m a genius, this is hilarious! (and then laugh to yourself for a while), or 2) ugh, this isn’t funny, but i’ll write it anyways. I think it’s the latter like 60-90% of the time. In the case of the Family Circus or Marmaduke, 100%. Though I understand that it’s difficult to be...
Up in ur icebox eating ur plumz
magicmolly:
Peaches and nectarines taste the same to me, since I like both fruits to be crunchy and underripe. But I like peaches more. Much more. Why is this? I can only deduce that I like biting through a hairy skin.
I spent years confusing peaches with nectarines. It was almost pathological, I think it means that I only care about what’s on the inside, and I don’t judge things by...
What Kind of Maverick is John McCain?
sportscentr:
John McCain has started referring to himself as a “maverick” again. I think he’s really more of a Dallas Maverick.
McCain has been a perennial contender, but always seems to fall short of the ultimate prize.
He’s historically had trouble getting past opponents from Texas.
Just like Dallas in the 2006 Finals, McCain is having trouble against a dynamic young black man with an...
Sean and Nevin Discuss Alaskan Legal Issues
Sean: Sarah Palin'a husband's former business partner filed an emergency motion to seal his divorce papers
Nevin: Did anyone get copies before they were sealed?
Sean: Dunno
Sean: OK, looks like that motion was denied
Nevin: Nice
Nevin: Got a URL on that one?
Sean: It's just one line on the Alaskan docket lookup page from yesterday, saying motion denied
Sean: http://www.courtrecords.alaska.gov/pa/pa.urd/pamw2000.docket_lst?68762762
Nevin: Their Pentium 233 web server isn't keeping up with millions of hits
Sean: hahaha
Sean: Don't be such an elitist
Sean: That Pentium 233 is a real American web server
I Blog Last Night's Roll Call Vote →
Others can analyze speeches by Sarah Palin or Mitt Romney. I’ll focus on the state-by-state roll call vote, thanks. Excerpt:
- Wisconsin must hate having to sit through the roll call vote: come on, is it EVER going to come down to them? Just another example of insidious alphabetical prejudice.
- Arizona finally votes, and oh shit, McCain did it! I was worried there might be a Ron Paul...
Let's Roll, GOP
John McCain will be accepting the presidential nomination at 9:11, Central time.
New Album By J.Z. Sarcasmo →
Chat With iGod →
It’s repenting made easy.
Katie Murrin warns, “Too scary. Like what if it IS God?”
(Via Molly Lambert)
My Chat With iGod
God: Can you explain how it feels to be 29 years old?
Me: It feels great
God: him from stabbing you feels great? What else feels like that?
Me: Abdominal pain sometimes feels like being stabbed
God: Perhaps I'm just expressing my own concern about it.
Me: Thank you for your concern, god
God: You are quite welcome! Your purpose is my concern god.
Me: Aww, god, you're the best!
God: Thank you very much, human. I will tell Myself you said so.
Watchmollyknight:
The only five minutes you need to watch to learn everything you need to know about the last week in politics (from Jon Stewart).
Great segment. Let’s not forget that Dick Morris, aside from being a “lying sack of s—-“, used to try to impress his favorite prostitute by letting her listen in on calls with Bill Clinton, and also “liked to perform a frantic...
Palin = Umbridge
spiegelman:
she reminds me of the woman who took over Hogwarts