By Jack Silbert on February 7, 2014
The Beatles landed in America, at Plymouth Rock. No one had the heart to tell them they spelled “Beetles” wrong. People were surprised how short their hair was. John Lemon caused a hubbub by saying he was taller than Jesus. Fans soon picked their favorite Beatle: Paul was “The One Named Paul,” John was “The […]
Posted in satire | Tagged Beatles, popular music, United Kingdom, United States
By Jack Silbert on August 21, 2011
The British appreciate quality time pieces. (Just look at Big Ben.) And of course they’re huge Salt in Wound fans. (Though over there we’re known as Rogan-Josh-Mix-in-a-Blighty-One.com.) So it’s no surprise that my post on watches went positively viral on that side of the pond: http://www.precisiontime.co.uk/victorinox-swiss-army-is-only-watch-that-cuts-it-dna-921.html Now, that gushing bit of Silbophilia was published on […]
Posted in meta, satire | Tagged self-delusion, United Kingdom, watch repair
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