A Gimmick, You Say?

In A Nutshell

"Today, John McCain put the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency."

-Bill Burton, Obama Campaign Spokesperson

Good One, BK

I may not like Burger King, but I do like clever advertising.

Rattled Cage

Greg showed me this clip today at work. It's basically a montage of random scenes from The Wicker Man. I was literally in tears by the end of it.

The Jig Is Up

I noticed this SPAM message in my work email this morning...

Aliens Are Gay Says Astronaut

Former Astronaut Dr. Edgar Mitchell - a veteran of the Apollo 14 mission - claims aliens are gay and that they are responsible for many of the earth's ills including global warming, war, disease and The View.

Blogger's Note: On behalf of gay aliens everywhere, let me personally apologize for The View.

RPG Humor

This post is for Jeremy.

So Who's This Biden Guy, Anyway

The always helpful NPR put together this brief summary on just who Joe Biden is, in a nutshell.

Senator Joe Biden is a (pro-choice) Catholic with strong working-class roots in his hometown of Scranton, PA. He's got impeccable foreign policy credentials, having served several terms as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations committee. During the Presidential primary, he often said he knows many foreign leaders by their first names -- "not because I'm important, but I've been there a long time." And Biden co-wrote the Violence Against Women Act, which created official support structures for victims of domestic violence and criminalized their batterers.

He was first elected to the Senate at age 29 (he's now 65). But before he even took office, his wife and baby daughter were killed in a car accident, leaving him the single father of two young sons. He married his current wife -- Jill, a teacher -- several years later, and they had another daughter.

Biden is an able and often funny debater with a reputation for verbosity (though he assured NBC's Brian Williams during an April 2007 primary debate that he is capable of verbal discipline). He also has an occasional tendency to stick his foot in his mouth. The gaffe we've already been reminded of several times this morning was his 2007 comment that Barack Obama is "the first mainstream African-American [to run for President] who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy." Obama accepted an immediate apology for the inelegant remarks and went on to defend Biden's civil rights record during the Des Moines Register debate in December, saying, "I have absolutely no doubt about what is in his heart and the commitment that he's made with respect to racial equality in this country."

Fun With Fonts

This little quiz is pretty cool...

Can You Guess The Movie From Just One Letter?

Go Team Venture!

If you aren't watching this show, you should be.

Honorable Mentions

After seeing the abysmal Clone Wars movie today, this list helped to raise my spirits.

The Unsung Heroes Of Star Wars

Little Gordon

As a fan of Hell's Kitchen, I find this very amusing. Thanks to Cookie for sharing.

A Little Too Ironic?

The Wacky New Game Show Coming To FOX This Fall!

We got notice at work today that this show is being added to the Fall schedule (an American version, of course.) I can't get enough of these wacky scenarios!

What It Is To Be Conservative

Beyond Absurd

Blogger's Note: I am totally amazed that this thing is for real. It is shameful for Apple to even offer this through their site, though them being Apple, I can't say I'm surprised at it. If you have a grand to spend on something this useless, donate it, you pretentious douche!

Breyers, What Were You Thinking??

Another Reason Why 80s Cartoons Rocked

Did you know that the voice of Shredder from the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon was done by Uncle Phil from The Fresh Prince of Bel Air? I've only just heard!