June 2009
1 post
Would you like a pretentious picture of coffee? →
May 2009
1 post
They're on a boat →
March 2009
1 post
make movies! →
Found this on the Bloggess. You pick your animated characters and type them a script. Everything’s funnier in robo-speak!
February 2009
1 post
Unicorns →
I forget, what are unicorns, again? …Oh, right.
January 2009
1 post
SNL celebrity portraits →
Anyone else love those photo portraits of the SNL hosts? Here’s a collection.
December 2008
1 post
The truth about women →
It’s so true. Even if you win the lottery, all women really want is…
November 2008
1 post
New chicks on SNL →
Let’s hope they’re better than Casey Wilson…
October 2008
6 posts
Candy Code →
Why waste precious trick-or-treating time on a house giving out crap? Follow the candy code, and never get stuck with Bit o’ Honey again. (I particularly love the symbol for Werther’s.)
Kendar want smash! →
This sounds fun.
"probably some lady." →
This is a shout-out to Michael… Maybe you guys were already aware of this list of his son Ben’s best quotes, but I just now saw it. You really have to go check it out. For reals.
Bother Voting →
From the good folks at someecards…. a handy way to remind/harass people about voting.
Dead, that's who →
This pretty much captures Palin’s speaking style…
September 2008
4 posts
WHAT?!? →
Experience →
This is exactly why the whole “experience” issue bugs me. Both parties try to have it both ways: the other candidate either has too much, too little or not the right kind…
“If your opponent is a governor, you accuse him or her of lacking foreign-policy experience. If he or she is a member of Congress, you say this person has never run anything. And if, by any chance, your...
August 2008
3 posts
I heart the Bloggess →
I’ll save you a bunch of reading so that you can scroll down to the images: this blogger was asked to review some stationery, and she tried to convince the company that she wasn’t the right person for the job. Her first two examples are pretty good, but the third one? COME ON.
This is from one of my favorite bloggers, Jenny Lawson/The Bloggess. She also co-writes a parenting blog for...
I knew it! →
Know Your Limits →
Oh dear! The trouble we ladies get ourselves into…
July 2008
1 post
Yeah Detroit →
Thank goodness I don’t live in New Zealand… here, I can name my kid “Talula Does the Hula” if I damn well please. Be sure to read down to the paragraph of other names that were rejected.
June 2008
1 post
Presenting the iLaunch →
May 2008
3 posts
Aw, man
Someone in the Overheard universe feels our pain, too… 12PM Frankly, I Think You Need a Break from Those Pasties, Earl Manager of consultant team: Okay everyone, we’re going into the office tomorrow. Consultant: Aw man, that means we have to wear real clothes!
Yo Momma →
People forward emails and IMs from their mothers to this site. Hilarity ensues! This Newsweek story features some of the best ones (skip the first page of the story- how the site started, blah blah blah).
Boooo →
At least we’re not alone…
April 2008
6 posts
"Lost" summary →
Found this on Slate… Michael, if you want to get caught up on the entire series of “Lost,” just watch this and you’ll be all set.
Commitment
I think this shows an admirable commitment to the sport. Brava, ladies.
This is No Game
I’d read this before, but just realized that it’s by Jack “Deep Thoughts” Handey (thanks to this CNN story). Apparently I didn’t read the byline last time, cuz it ain’t hidden. Anyway, hope you like it, but if you don’t, it’s OK… I won’t hold your bad taste against you. This is No Game (excerpt for ya) “Perhaps one day the Indian...
Yarrr, me be on the Discovery Channel. →
Anyone watch Deadliest Catch? I’ve seen enough episodes with Matt that this is pretty funny to me…
Why bother? How can you top "Your mama was a... →
How about... →
Maybe I’m the only one who will find this funny… and I’m ok with that.
March 2008
8 posts
I'll leave the follow-up jokes to you guys
I learn all sorts of weird stuff in the course of fact-checking crosswords… Come learn with me! Today’s fact: The trombone used to be known as the “sackbut.”
Apparently AMU is missing out on the...
3PM I don’t foresee a lot of sudoku success for her. Office bimbette: So, my friend got me a Sudoku book, but I can’t start doing it yet because she has to send the Sudoku pencil. It has an eraser on the end — only Sudoku makes them that way. (from overheardintheoffice)
The land of tiny cars →
The smart car from Jaime’s last post looked familiar, and I finally figured out why: it’s the dad’s car in Cul de Sac (which is becoming one of my favorite comics). The similarities are eeeeerie.
Six-word memoirs →
You have exactly six words to sum up your life story. Go.
All the world's a stage →
A very creative way around a Minnesota smoking ban…
February 2008
3 posts
Wait... Chinese prunes??
Overheard in the bathroom today… Woman washing hands: “I need to clean up… I’ve been handling those Chinese prunes and I don’t trust ‘em.” Woman in stall: “Yeah… They were probably shipped in the same crate as tainted dog food or I don’t know what.”
...and it's funky
Check it out, I finally gave myself a photo icon! It’s a monkey, as in “haven’t you always wanted a”. There’s about a 10 percent chance I’ll think of something better eventually, but 90 percent says I’ll get lazy and/or forget. Eh, maybe more like 7/93.
January 2008
6 posts
We the Robots →
None of this “marigold” crap, OK sweetcakes?
YEEEAHHHHHHH!!!! →
Anybody want a NutriGrain bar? Just wait— you will. Oh, you will.
Cereality →
I WANT ONE. Somebody get going on a KC franchise, will ya? Please? There are only a few locations so far… a couple of them are on college campuses, which is frigging brilliant. OK, I’m amending this post: not only would I eat there, I would work there. The employees wear pajamas and they show Schoolhouse Rock on TV! Come on!
Overheard in the Office →
All of the Overheard sites are good, but I’m partial to the Office one. The headlines are usually the best part. A couple good recent quotes: But She’s All, “I’m Three Years Old, Daddy!” Boss: I need her strapped to her desk with a phone in her ear at all times… I need her making money. We Happily Bring You an Amusing Anecdote Reader’s...
December 2007
2 posts
"First Tuesday of Huh?" by Anna Quindlen →
Since we talked about the crazy primary system at lunch today (well, you know— in between important stuff like Austin Powers and SNL), here’s a column I just read on the topic. A little preview: “…most other states still require voters to show up in person on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Why? The fall harvest, silly. The beginning of November was...
Basic Instructions →
Courtesy of Shena… this site is pretty great. Here’s one example; now go forth and waste time reading the archives.