Monday, August 16, 2010

Beware of bizarre coffins

Watermelon in a small-scale organic farm in Ta...Image suggested by Zemanta for no apparent reason via Wikipedia
Greetings.

Jewish date:  6 ’Elul 5770 (Parashath Ki-Theṣe’).

Today’s quasi-holidays:  Watermelon Day, Bratwurst Festival, International Dadaism Month.

Worthy causes of the day:  “Take Action: Tell President Obama: Make Our Food Safe NOW!”, “GOP: Stop Punishing the Unemployed - The Petition Site”, and “Save the Internet: Take Action!:  Dear Chairman Genachowski: Don't Let Google Be Evil”.

Today’s news and commentary:
Today’s weird thing is “Screw It, You're Dead Anyway”, which deals with unusual ideas for how to dispose of dead bodies.  The title refers specifically to a space-saving coffin which is screwed into the ground.  Enjoy (or be shocked or something) and share the weirdness.

Aaron
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Thursday, August 12, 2010

Beware of overstuffed sentences

Greetings.

Jewish date:  2 ’Elul 5770 (Parashath Shofeṭim).

Today’s quasi-holidays:  Vinyl Record Day, International Youth Day.

Worthy cause of the day:  “ColorOfChange.org:  FCC: Say NO to Google and Verizon / Demand the FCC do its job and protect the open Internet”.

Today’s news and commentary:
Today’s weird thing, suggested by Barry, is “Do You Suffer From One of These Writing Viruses?”, which should give people an idea of ways not to write.  And if you do not like it, see “Jaws Theme Goes Here” and check under “How sharks DON’T attack”.

Enjoy and share the weirdness.

Aaron
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

All tautologies are tautologies

Greetings.

Jewish date:  30 ’Av 5770 (Parashath Shofeṭim).

Today’s quasi-holiday:  National Duran Duran Appreciation Day.  (Don’t ask me.  I don’t come up with (most of) these quasi-holidays.  I just report them.)

Worthy causes of the day:  “Tell the Obama administration we need more protection from for-profit education rip-offs!”, “Tell the FCC: It's up to you, not Google and Verizon, to regulate the Internet”, and “MoveOn.org Political Action: Stop Social Security Cuts”.

Today’s news and commentary:
Today’s weird thing is “tautology cat iz tautological”:
tautology cat  iz tautological
Not quite tautological, but close to it.  Enjoy and share the weirdness.

Aaron
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Sunday, August 8, 2010

Ahmadinejad proves he needs to take a remedial geography class

Greetings.

Jewish date:  28 ’Av 5770 (Parashath Shofeṭim).

Worthy causes of the day:  “Ban New Offshore Drilling - Take Action Today @ The Rainforest Site”, “ColorOfChange.org:  Tell Google: "Don't be evil" / And to stop dealing away the Internet”, “MoveOn.org Political Action: Google: Don't Be Evil”, and “Alliance for Justice:  Congress: Repair the Damage Caused by the Corporate Court”.

Today’s news and commentary:
Today’s weird thing is “'England Is A Small Island West Of Africa,' Says Ahmadinejad”, courtesy of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s most infamous lunatic, who is apparently too busy being insane to check a map.  Enjoy and share the weirdness.

Aaron
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Thursday, August 5, 2010

“Modded Nintendo Lets You Play Mario With Your Eyes (video)”

Mario in Super Mario Bros., one of the first g...Image the relevant game via Wikipedia
Greetings.

Jewish date:  25 Tammuz 5770 (Parashath Re’eh).

Today’s quasi-holiday:  National Mustard Day.

Worthy cause of the day:  “Tell Sarah Palin to Go Back to Alaska - The Petition Site”.
    Today’s weird thing, the title of which pretty much speaks for itself, is “Modded Nintendo Lets You Play Mario With Your Eyes (video)”.  Behold the referenced video:

    Enjoy and share the weirdness.

    Aaron
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    Wednesday, August 4, 2010

    Beware of ninjas fighting in public

    Greetings.

    Jewish date:  24 ’Av 5770 (Parashath Re’eh).

    Today’s quasi-holidays:  Coast Guard Day, Emancipation Day/August Festival (British Virgin Islands).

    Worthy cause of the day:  “Tell Mott's: get the scabs out of your applesauce!”.

    Today’s news and commentary:
    Apple store interiorThere may be a ninja in this image from Wikipedia, but you would never know it
    Today’s weird thing is “34 Things I Learned From Video Games”.  This list gives valuable information for anyone trying to survive on the mean streets such as:
    • “You never run out of ammunition, just grenades.”
    • “Ninjas are common, and fight in public frequently.”
    • “Repulsive, ugly, cannabalistic, evil beings have just as much right to be loved as heroic fighters.”
    Enjoy, share the weirdness, and beware of ninjas.

    Aaron
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    Tuesday, August 3, 2010

    Beware of puzzle-shaped food

    Greetings.

    Jewish date:  23 ’Av 5770 (Parashath Re’eh).

    Today’s quasi-holidays:  Emancipation Day/August Festival (British Virgin Islands), National Watermelon Day, National Night Out.

    Worthy cause of the day:  “Save BioGems: Take Action: Stop Shell Oil:  Send a message urging President Obama to impose a 7-year moratorium on Shell's offshore drilling in the Arctic that will give scientists enough time to best determine how to protect the polar bear's home.”

    Today’s news and commentary:
    A Rubik cube, it is based on this one but the ...Image of the inedible variety via Wikipedia
    Today’s weird thing is the Rubik’s Cubewich, a meat and cheese sandwich in the shape of a Rubik’s Cube.  I do not know what possessed anyone to create this, though I myself did once dream of a Rubik’s Cube-shaped kugel.  Enjoy and share the weirdness.

    Aaron
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    Monday, August 2, 2010

    Beware of drugs that give you visions of ancient video games

    A Lego CityImage via Wikipedia
    Greetings.

    Jewish date:  22 ’Av 5770 (Parashath Re’eh).

    Today’s quasi-holidays:  Emancipation Day/August Festival (British Virgin Islands), Emancipation Day/August Monday (Anguilla, the Bahamas), International Dadaism Month, Anniversary of Official Signing of the Declaration of Independence (USA).

    Worthy causes of the day:  “Ask Your Reps to Support the National Alzheimer's Project Act - The Petition Site”, “Support Clean Energy Jobs - Take Action Today @ The Rainforest Site”, and “Tell the FDA to Come Clean About Gulf Seafood - The Petition Site”.  Also along the lines of something worthy to do:  Save the oak trees.

    Today’s news and commentary:
    Today’s weird thing is “8-Bit Trip: 1500 Hours of Lego Stop-Motion in Four Awesome Minutes”.

    Enjoy and share the weirdness.

    Aaron
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