Just a little while ago I overhead some teenagers in the hall talking to each other. They were talking about time zones.
Teen Girl: "China is like half way around the world, right?"
Teen Boy: "No, it's farther than that. More like three quarters of the way around the world."
Oh boy.
What's the deal? Indiana Jones is gone from my local movie theater in favor of The Hulk. It is amazing how fast movies come and go these days.
Did you know that Star Wars played in many theaters for more than 1 year continuously?
This is something that I never really understood. Are you supposed to call the news when unique things happen to you? Did I miss that day in school?
I just read the story of a lady who was trapped in a closet for 20 hours when she decided to break through a wall to free herself. Here is the full news story and video. Take a look at it and then come back here.
Think now. This lady was all alone in her house. She went through this experience and then thought, "I'll call the local news and tell them what I did!" How strange! But then it dawned on me, how DOES the local news get all of their stories?
Are we supposed to call them whenever something unique happens? Should I have called them when a car went through a stop sign and got lodged on top of our hedge? Then there was that time I was mugged in downtown Stamford. Should I have called them then?
How do people know when, and when not, to call the news with a story? I'm really confused about this.
From the Twitter website:
Twitter puts you in control and becomes a modern antidote to information overload.
So therefore, it works even BETTER if you don't use it! I guess I'm getting all the benefits of Twitter right now!
From the cool-but-incredibly-boring department, we bring you a bulb-cam of the certified worlds longest lasting light bulb.
Just checked it and yep, it's still burning. Has been since 1901. 106 years and counting.
I've heard of optical illusions, and apparently your eyes aren't alone. Well, actually it's just your brain that matters, but you get the idea. Check out this audio illusion that fakes your brain into thinking it is hearing a note progression that impossibly never ends.
** Note - I promise this is not a "scare" video, it's real **
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I had a dream last night.
I don't recall the situation or any specifics other than an instance of myself leaning over to tell my wife something. I told her that I felt so great about the fact that "political correctness" appears to be fading away. The fad is ending and we can all go back to being responsible adults who aren't terrified of getting our feelings hurt with each new interaction.
I have no idea where I got that idea in my dream, but it was one of those dreams where you wake up and think that it's true. It wasn't until I was driving to work this morning when I remembered and realized it was all a dream. Dammit.
I have no idea who this guy is, but you couldn't plan comedy better than this. I mean, it's absolutely pure gold. I haven't laughed this hard at blooper clips in a long time.
It's the combination of random elements that make this one stand out. Is "brilliant" a strong enough word for this?
A friend and I recently IM'd this:
[after talking about some good games, I randomly inserted a sarcastic statement]
me: Video games are for losers. I prefer to spend my time watchin' da Big Game.
me: With my buds, Boomer and Smitty.
friend: Haha B and I have had this discussion lately...
friend: That in US society it is totally acceptable for a male to devote an entire day to watching a Football game (usually over 4 hours with pre/post game stuff) but for any other hobby you won't get anyone's sympathy.
friend: If I was, say, trying to beat FFXII that afternoon you could imagine what the reaction would have been.
friend: Or if I was in a clan and had a meet up planned.
me: I'm blogging that for truth.
Are there any groups of Football Guys out there where one of the members is NOT named Boomer (pronounced Boomah) or Smitty? I think not.
Everyday my wife thanks the maker that I'm not one of those Football Guys. I thank myself.
