(via BBspot) Just in case one of the Geek Pick-up Lines actually worked for you… Geek Break-up Lines (A)bort, (R)etry, (F)ail? R (A)bort, (R)etry, (F)ail? R (A)bort, (R)etry, (F)ail? F Relationship failed. Now that Half Life 2 is out, I need to refocus my priorities. You have been unsubscribed from my dating list. Please click … Continue reading “Geek break-up lines”
Month: January 2005
Dr. Evil strikes
(via Eschaton) Competitive compassion: This just in from Sri Lanka: Just before his helicopter lifted off, Frist and aides took snapshots of each other near a pile of tsunami debris. “Get some devastation in the back,” Frist told a photographer. Dr. Evil Bill Frist, MD must have entered politics because pretending to care about his … Continue reading “Dr. Evil strikes”
Bill Gates Crashes at CES
(via SFGate.com) But while promoting what he calls the “digital lifestyle,” Gates showed how vulnerable all consumers — even the world’s richest man — are to hardware and software bugs. During a demonstration of digital photography with a soon-to-be-released Nikon camera, a Windows Media Center PC froze and wouldn’t respond to Gates’ pushing of the … Continue reading “Bill Gates Crashes at CES”
Maybe there’s hope for humanity after all…
Ashlee Simpson Booed at Orange Bowl: NEW YORK Jan 5, 2005 — Ashlee Simpson’s Orange Bowl halftime performance was a lemon, according to the 72,000-plus Miami crowd. The 20-year-old singer received a discernible chorus of boos following a performance of her song “La La.” “You make me wanna scream,” she sang before the audience jeered. … Continue reading “Maybe there’s hope for humanity after all…”
867-5309
(from the now I can’t get that crappy 80’s song out of my head dept.) Someone used their phone service’s “free weekends and no long distance charges” to call 867-5309 in every area code. For example, in Saint Louis: 314: Rings and rings and rings until disconnect. 636: “Cannot be completed as dialed.” Read more … Continue reading “867-5309”
The Greatest High Note Trumpet Player in the World
Who is the greatest high note trumpet player in the world? I don’t know, nor do I care very much. One thing I’m pretty sure of, though, is the greatest high note trumpet player in the world would not need to troll the internet for attention.
Being Indian is…
(Stolen from Dark Bilious Vapors) BEING INDIAN IS ……… having a Christian missionary tell you it is wrong to believe in more than one Divine Being, then listen to him tell you about God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Ghost, the Virgin Mary, St. Joseph, St. Patrick, St. Christopher, St. Francis, etc. etc. — Rick Kerchee … Continue reading “Being Indian is…”
New Year, New Title (sort of)
You may have noticed the title of this page has changed*. As always, the quasi-official name for this web site is Yet Another Web Site (Yet Another Web Site is fairly common so I use a more unique title for this site’s main page). Other than being a cool name for a band or album, … Continue reading “New Year, New Title (sort of)”
Summary of 2004
In 2004, 164 posts were added to this web log.