June 2, 2003
Nigerian Email Conference
From Jeffrey Tarter comes this link to the one conference you cannot afford to miss this year, assuming, of course, that you are a Nigerian scammer.
Speaker info
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May 27, 2003
Those Silly Wieners
It is with great shame that I post this page of photos from Vienna. What am I, a 12-year-old??
May 25, 2003
Go thou Hoketh-Poketh?
From David Wasser:
The Washington Post Style Invitational Contest asked readers to
rewrite some banal instructions in the style of some famous writer.The winning entry was “The Hokey Pokey” song as if written by
W. Shakespeare.O proud left foot, that ventures quick within
Then soon upon a backward journey lithe.
Anon, once more the gesture, then begin:
Command sinistral pedestal to writhe.
Commence thou then the fervid Hokey-Poke,
A mad gyration, hips in wanton swirl.
To spin! A wilde release from Heavens yoke.
Blessed dervish! Surely canst go, girl.
The Hoke, the poke — banish now thy doubt
Verily, I say, ’tis what it’s all about.— by William Shakespeare (Jeff Brechlin, Potomac Falls)
May 12, 2003
Renee’s World
I did this. I don’t know why. I actually like Renee Zellweger. It’s mean. I’m not proud of myself.
May 11, 2003
Definitive Anagrams
WordWays, the increasingly odd journal of recreational linguistics, has an article by ANIL that consists of anagrams of words that define the words. He covers A-C in the current issue. Here are a few:
Abandon = A and no BAmbidextrously = mix at L/R body use
Amphitheatre = a hear-them pit
Astuteness = taut senses
Awakened = a dawn “Eek!”
Billiards = I rid balls
Capture = crate up
Circular = I curl arc
Cogito ego sum = micro ego gusto
Cough medicine = Chug, I’m codeine
No, none match the classic “Astronomers = moon starers.”
Have any favorites of your own?
At the WordWays site are some samples from the magazine, including some clever “word palindromes” collected by Will Shortz.
May 9, 2003
Bad Taste Posters Taste Gooooood
Some real bad taste posters are at the satiric whitehouse.org (not to be confused with the pornographic whitehouse.com or the differently-pornographic whitehouse.gov).
April 21, 2003
Ambiguous Signs of War
Our daughter Leah has noticed two war signs that, depending on where you place commas, are completely ambiguous about their position:
| NO |
| WAR |
April 5, 2003
Ratio…
From an email from the oddly delightful Mike O’Dell:
from the Disconcerting Analogies Department….
Egg Salad is to Chicken Salad
as
X is to Y
solve for X and Y
March 26, 2003
Splash
Here are some more honest and enjoyable splash pages for well-known sites. (Thanks to Hanan Cohen for the link.)
March 23, 2003
Operation Random Appellation
Operation Irate Fatwa
Operation Thin-skinned Privet Bush
Operation Very Hungry Beaver
Operation Choleric Hajj
Operation Cowboy Bird of Prey
Operation Trigger-happy Girlfriend
Operation Wrathful Button
Operation Sexually Ambiguous Griffin
Operation Platinum Centaur
Operation Spitting Uniform
Operation Infuriated Justice
Operation Brave Wombat
Operation Leather Tension
Operation Famous Sucker Punch
Operation Wild Republican Administration
Operation Wraithlike Typhoon
Operation Destructive Rottweiler
Operation Smite the Gecko
Operation Humane Crusade
Operation Screaming Cannon
These are from a random US Operation name generator. (Pointed out by Gary Stock.)
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