If Michele wants us to play, who am I to say no?

"Chick flicks" movies that I, a guy, love:

Children of a Lesser God(shut up)
When Harry Met Sally
Sleepless In Seattle
An Officer and A Gentleman
Steel Magnolias
Four Weddings and a Funeral
The Princess Bride(I'm not convinced that this is actually a chick flick since I've read the book, but I'll play along)
The Truth About Cats and Dogs

“Guy” movies that I, a guy, do not like:

Rambo
Rocky V
Rush Hour
Platoon
Fight Club
Fandango

Movies that I, as a hardened, cynical, unfeeling, soulless person tend to break down in tears while watching:

The Green Mile
Schindler's List
Dead Poets Society
Terms of Endearment
Forrest Gump
Brian's Song(original version, not the abortive remake)
It's a Wonderful Life
E.T.
One Flew Over a Cuckoo's Nest

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I don't know where Jonah finds this crap. He's like me, only with more free time to troll for odd links.

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I volunteer to be a field op to test this theory. Excerpt:

We already know that beer doesn't actually make you fat but rather fights cancer while promoting world peace and understanding and a brighter future for all our children.

It's no surprise then that we can now confirm what the super-intelligent if somehat wobbly hacks at Vulture Central have known for years: alcohol makes you cleverer.

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Internet soapbox.

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Some vaguely amusing video snippets.

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Okay, 11 days late. What's your point? Anyway, I have to link to this "story".

And yes, I know the Puppy Blender linked to it already.

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The bovine uprising is near! Mark your calendars: May 5 is C-Day.

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Found the following snippet over at Lileks. Methinks that Randy Andy might keep this sort of thing in mind. Excerpt:

I have my doctrinal differences with the Catholic church as well; I understand the reasons for requiring priestly celibacy, but I don’t agree with them. I don’t agree with many Catholic positions on issues regarding sexuality. Growing up Lutheran, I was gently guided away from the clanging errancy of Maryolatry. Because I disagree with the Catholic Church on these and a few other matters, I am– how do I put this? – NOT CATHOLIC. Hence I am always amazed by people who want the church to accommodate their thoughts, their new beliefs, their precarious and ingenious rationales, instead of ripping themselves from the bosom and seeking a congregation that doesn't make them feel like a heretic banging thier head on Filarete's doors. To those who want profound change, consider an outsider’s perspective: the Catholic Church is the National Review of religion. You may live long enough to see it become the Weekly Standard. In your dreams it might become the New Republic. But it’s never going to be the Nation. And if ever it does, it will have roughly the same subscriber base.

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And it belongs, of course, to Ace. Check out this commercial found via the wayback machine. It brings back memories of my childhood. And last Friday. But that's another story.

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I realize that I'm violating one of Harvey's cardinal blog rules by telling you this, but I'll be away on vacation until next weekend. No computer, no posting.

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They killed The Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy! You bastards!!

I'm not certain whether to weep or have a seizure. Just yesterday I told my wife that "They'd better not screw up this movie." And yes, I'll probably watch the damned thing just so I'll be in the right frame of mind to light the torches before stormin' the castle.

Thanks?? to Vox for the link.

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All those book covers with partially disrobed women displaying the effects of push-up bras swooning before Fabio look-alikes tend to disguise some of the worst prose in the history of mankind. Truthfully, the covers suck as much as what's inside. Longmire decided to Photoshop a few. Excerpt:

His readers also got into the act.

And finally, some of the dirtier book covers. Click on the extended entry.

more...

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Received the following via email. They're old, and they're all gag-inducing. And yes, I already knew all of them. That probably doesn't bode well for my mental health:

1. A vulture boarded a plane, carrying two dead raccoons. The stewardess stopped him and said, "Sorry sir, only one carrion per passenger."

2. NASA recently sent a number of Holsteins into orbit for experimental purposes. They called it the herd shot round the world.

3. Two boll weevils grew up in S. Carolina. One took off to Hollywood and became a rich star. The other stayed in Carolina and never amounted to much--and naturally became known as the lesser of two weevils.

4. Two Eskimos in a kayak were chilly, so they started a fire, which sank the craft, proving the old adage you can't have your kayak and heat it too.

5. A 3-legged dog walks into an old west saloon, slides up to the bar and announces, "I'm looking for the man who shot my paw."

6. Did you hear about the Buddhist who went to the dentist and refused to take Novocain? He wanted to transcend dental medication.

7. A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel, and met in the lobby where they were discussing their recent victories in chess tournaments. The hotel manager came out of the office after an hour, and asked them to disperse. He couldn't stand chess nuts boasting in an open foyer.

8. A woman has twins, gives them up for adoption. One goes to an Egyptian family and is named "Ahmal" The other is sent to a Spanish family and is named "Juan". Years later, Juan sends his birth mother a picture of himself. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband she wishes she also had a picture of Ahmal. He replies, "They're twins for Pete's sake!! If you've seen Juan, you've seen Ahmal!!"

9. A group of friars opened a florist shop to help with their belfry payments. Everyone liked to buy flowers from the Men of God, so their business flourished. A rival florist became upset that his business was suffering because people felt compelled to buy from the Friars, so he asked the Friars to cut back hours or close down. The Friars refused. So the florist then hired Hugh McTaggert, the biggest meanest thug in town. He went to the Friars' shop, beat them up, destroyed their flowers, trashed their shop, and said that if they didn't close, he'd be back. Well, totally terrified, the Friars closed up shop and hid in their rooms. This proved that Hugh, and only Hugh, can prevent florist friars.

10. Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot his whole life, which created an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him frail, and with his odd diet, he suffered from very bad breath. This made him.... what? (This is so bad it's good...) --a super-callused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.

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And it's a twofer, thereby doubling your pleasure. Don't bother to Sully your hands with Photoshop; Allah, over at Ace, and WuzzaDem are in the house.

Update: Professor Bainbridge has more. Money quote:

So why is Sullivan so worked up? Here's his real gripe in his own words:

... the impermissibility of any sexual act that does not involve the depositing of semen in a fertile uterus ....

It's always about sex with Andrew, isn't it?

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Looks like Michele might finally get her wish: flying cars are about to become a reality. Excerpt:

And hereÂ’s the good news -- a lot of people are building machines youÂ’ll be
able to buy.

One of those people is an inventor named Woody Norris. This week, he will receive AmericaÂ’s top prize for invention. ItÂ’s called the Lemelson-MIT award -- a half-million dollar cash prize to honor his lifeÂ’s work, which includes a brand new personal flying machine. Correspondent Bob Simon reports.

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It's called the AirScooter, and self-taught inventor Woody Norris says it goes on sale later this year.

Norris, 66, asked one of his test pilots to demonstrate the AirScooter for 60 Minutes on a hilltop outside San Diego, Calif. It can fly for 2 hours at 55 mph, and go up to 10,000 feet above sea level.

"Look how quickly it stops, hovers, sideways, sideways, straight down," Norris tells Simon.

Everything is controlled from the motorcycle-like handle bar. Push it forward and the two counter-rotating blades pivot forward. Push it back and it goes back. Norris says you wonÂ’t need a pilotÂ’s license if you fly it under 400 feet in non-restricted air space. And heÂ’s going to sell it for $50,000.

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Scattered flying sausages, with automobile collisions out of the northwest.

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I'm going to send money to the campaigns of whoever the Democrats run against Senator George Voinovich of Ohio and Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska. Why are they dicking around? Are they afraid the NY Times won't like them? Wait until they see what it's like when the Republican voters don't like you.

I think I've determined the one necessary qualification for a UN ambassabor that the Democrats will aprove of: someone who bends over for some hot Kofi.

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Well, you knew that hackers would eventually target Firefox. Here's the fix.

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Sounds pretty good to me, especially with two small children in the house. Anywa, some details found here and here. Interestingly enough, the game Supremacy sounds suspiciously like one of my favorite old board games, Stellar Conquest. You, and up to three opponents, begin at the 4 corners of the galaxy. You colonize planets, improve your technology, build warships and attempt to conquer the universe. This game provided my first introduction to probability and permutations due to the different die-roll combinations required to win during combat. Suffice it to say that the ability to work complex fractions in my head-quickly- proved quite useful. Unfortunately, I played with other geeks and gearheads, so my advantage was essentially nill.

By the way, if anyone knows where I can aquire a copy of Stellar Conquest, let me know. I've checked at numerous gaming conventions and over the Internet. No results yet. Maybe you'll have better luck.

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What do you do when some asshats throw pies at speakers with whom they disagree? I guess that you can blame the victim or claim some sort of moral high ground for the pie-thrower. This article accomplishes both. Nice. Here's an excerpt:

The last few days have seen the predictable lament that the pie-throwers represent the worst thing about democracy—people so inarticulate that the only way they can counter such toxic thinkers as Coulter is to seize the moral low ground by trying to curtail their free speech.

That is far too simple an argument. Throwing a pie at someone who deserves it is one of the most celebrated traditions in our so-called culture.
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Clearly, throwing a pie at a lecturer is anathema to serious debate. But whatÂ’s worse is the quality of pie-throwing today. Coulter was barely grazed. A PETA pie-hurler a few years ago hit Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman in the back (the back!). Horowitz had more pie on his shirt than on his face. Perhaps, the pie itself is the culprit.

I will assume by this writer's tone that conservative pie-throwers will be welcomed with open arms at Hillary!'s next press conference.

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