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Blogwatch: Go Fug Yourself

Too funny.
You’d think the worst thing about Sharon Stone’s new look was her “I did this by myself with my nail clippers at four in the morning after six Harvey Wallbangers and a cup of gravy!” haircut, wouldn’t you?
See the pic.

Some things don’t change

I was looking for something on the Internet and found Tom Clancy’s novel, “Patriot Games”, on a Russian site. My guess is someone ran it through an OCR system. Whatever.
The book starts with a quote from William Webster, head of the FBI, in 1985.
Behind all the political rhetoric being hurled at us from […]

Go laughing

When I go, I want to go the way this guy went, laughing.
Even in death, Chet Fitch is a card. Fitch, known for his sense of humor, died in October at age 88 but gave his friends and family a start recently: Christmas cards, 34 of them, began arriving — written in his hand with […]

I don’t give people second chances

I don’t give people second chances, I give them second thoughts.
-JMan, aged 8

Borowitz Reports

Funny guy.
Nader’s Ego Enters 2008 Race
Massive Ego Fills Madison Square Garden
The field of presidential candidates got a little more crowded today as the massive ego of consumer activist Ralph Nader announced that it was entering the 2008 race.
For its historic announcement, Mr. Nader’s ego chose New York’s Madison Square Garden, the only venue available large […]

Bad actor

From Craig Ferguson:
It’s our president’s birthday. He’s 61 today. Also, Sylvester Stallone is 61 today. But Stallone and Bush don’t have much in common. One’s a bad actor who mumbles and blows stuff up, and the other is Sylvester Stallone.

Holy frijoles

Dana Priest puts it to Bill Bennett.  She slides that “casino gambling” snark in so easily.  Watch the video.
YouTube - Bill Bennett snark

419 Eaters

For those who don’t know, ‘419′ is the term used to describe the phony email games run by Nigerians to con people out of money.  A guy in England, reverses the scam with hilarious results.  Check them out:
419 Eater

Priceless

Stephen Colbert is amazing. He has the ability to ask the right question at the right time in just the right way to catch people out, without them knowing he has done it. Watch this clip on You Tube as he interviews Congressman Lynn Westmoreland. The question that is note and […]

RIP, Desmond Dekker

Desmond Dekker has passed.

In 1969, he enjoyed his biggest success with the propulsive reggae classic “Israelites,” four years before Marley truly brought reggae into the mainstream. The song’s hard-luck lyrics — “Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir” — delivered in Dekker’s mellifluous voice, resonated around the world. It topped the charts […]