2008
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Son of a box!
I think the thing I like most about the terrible movies they show on airplanes is when they overdub offensive words. It’s totally inconsistent: sometimes they substitute a milder version of the same word, even if it doesn’t match the lips; other times they put in a word that matches the lips, even if it […]
The Gipper
Last night, during the RNC, there was a video tribute to Ronald Reagan. Not once, but twice the voiceover intoned, “President Ronald Reagan never forgot who he was.”
Airport Security Blows
I only fly a few times a year. So a recent visit to Newark Airport was my first encounter with the Smiths Detection Sentinel II. In Googling the machine later, I learned that it is able to analyze microscopic particles off of people for traces of explosives or narcotics. At the time, though, all I […]
Holy Photoshop!!! III
2006…and today. Do they honestly think that looks like Brian Wilson? God only knows.
Miss Bong
In Korean, this says “Miss Bong”. Phonetically it sounds like “Mee-su Bong.” They’re little fishcakes somewhat like slim jims. Along those lines, there is a sports drink called Pis in Korea and also Pocari Sweat (competing sports drink).
Dinner Me Dreadfully
According to an article in our local paper, the following stores located in suburban Albany closed in the past year: Dinner Me Quickly, Make & Take, Dream Dinner, Dinner by Design, and Super Suppers. All specialize in foods to be taken home and frozen for later consumption. I never heard of a single one of […]
Snapshot: The Election
Spotted in a Los Angeles office complex:
Disneyland
Isa and I were invited by friends to Disneyland this week. We’d never been, so we accepted the offer. We parked, and waited in line for a tram. Then we waited in another line for a security check. Then we waited for tickets. The inside of the park: We walked down the fabled Main Street, […]
Holy Photoshop!!! II
Bob Costas, circa Athens Bob Costas, circaBeijing (I’ll leave the punchline hanging like a nice Chinese Olympic curveball)
Holy Photoshop!!!
Three photos. Same Carrie Underwood. Doesn’t she look like someone completely different on the left/cover photo?
Jack Silbert, curator