The Mono

and have him read Shrine of the Mall-Ninja. firestrike, have a look when you're back online.

Anyone who has run a White Wolf LARP will find this guy all too familiar.



I've been having to read it a little at a time, because it makes my head hurt. You think the first part is funny? Wait until you get to halfway down... and it just keeps getting worse.

I am not responsible for any keyboards you may have to clean/replace, so watch what you're drinking when you read it.

firestrike, go have a look at this. You may like a bunch of the rest, too. (ooooooh -- this wins.)

There's enough WoW references to keep knaveofhearts entertained, too, starting with the one just previous to the one I linked.

Note: the browser's "back" and "forward" buttons get co-opted on that site, so open it in a new tab/page.

From my history book, on the French colony of Saint-Domingue (now known as Haiti):

In November 1723 a crowd of a hundred women attacked the Maison de l'Afrique, the island seat of the powerful Company of the Indies. Led by a onetime actress named Sagona, owner of a bar in the town, they smashed the windows of the building, broke in, and threw furniture, books, and papers into the street. They tracked some of the company's officials down to a nearby house, where Sagona placed a gun against the throat of one of them and said, "Drink, traitor, it'll be your last." Reportedly he was saved just in time by the intervention of an officer. The next night the rioting continued as a larger crowd again attacked the Maison de l'Afrique and then set fire to a plantation owned by the company at La Fossette. In the crowd were 60 men, armed and dressed like women, and more than 300 women, some covered in flour and wearing fake moustaches.

Disney left out the crossdressing -- so much for historical accuracy. :)

Accordion Hero II!

Check out their other titles, too.

Geek meditation



I'm not a big fan of deep-linking, but I don't have a reference page; if anyone can find out where this is linked from, I'll change the link here. Page found.

Apparently I've been standing in for Keith Olbermann. Not a bad gig.


(I'm familiar with her -- I've casually followed her career since her MTV days. It's still a little odd to see the name crop up, correctly spelled.)

I can relate. (Amusing, not a religious tract.)

The next strip is a continuation, so check that out too.

Quotes from lily:

-> From Kazrak, to random:
- "*All* dogs are lap dogs. Even German Shepherd-Rottweiler crosses. That
- weigh the best part of 55 kilos. And take up 70% of the sofa."

-> From ultor, to random:
- All dogs think they're really timber wolves. Except when they want to be in
- your lap. Then they think they're all Yorkies.

Bumper sticker:

Do Not Wash: This car is the subject of a scientific dirt experiment.



...Gwen would never forgive me if I got one of those.

Japanese actress finds out why her "poodle" won't bark or eat dog food.

Either this is a clever piece of fiction that managed to fool a few newspapers, or it's actually real. Having had trouble with my skept-o-meter lately, I don't feel qualified to tell. ;)

Edit: The former. I'd visit Snopes more often if they'd get rid of the piles of pop-up windows...

Don't Be Stupid (possibly NSFW due to nudity, though it is strategically covered)

She told me we couldn't afford beer anymore, from Miller. Amusing.

Pictures of Geek Culture

I was alternately thinking "that's pretty cool" and laughing incredulously. And some pictures were unremarkable simply because of how common they are in my social circles.

The story of the Alameda-Weehawken Burrito Tunnel.

Nuns go *BIFF*.

SFW. (Come on, it's nuns!)

Google Maps can tell you how to get from New York City to Dublin, Ireland.

You're on your own for step 23.

I have less than 12 hours before my doom descends. I'll post again when my life no longer sucks so hard.

In the meantime, I was running through old xkcd strips and rediscovered this.

Enjoy.

Q: What do you get when you cross a mosquito with a rock climber?


...



A: Nothing. You can't cross a vector and a scalar.

Slightly paraphrased:

you were doing 80mph around a turn rated for 35mph, fell off a cliff, and the only lesson you learned is to give the car more gas when you countersteer?

Remind me not to go driving with riceandbeans...

Richard Feynman in a nutshell. (The parent site has some other good ones.)

HTTPanties!