Extreme Mortman (Free subscription) | yesterday
Gotta love their classic pun of a headline: “Name Calling is the Most Sincere Form of Slattery” Funniest congressional joke since Jim Traficant. And while we’re at it, after giving the mysterious folks who run FamousDC the Marc Twain, send them off on the Marc Train.
OUR NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
"You can't depend on your judgment when your imagination is out of focus” Mark Twain, writer & illustrious Baton Rouge fan As Gustav has taken the time to move forward to the WSW, lose steam 45mph, and increase pressure 999mb, it is time to undertake the more important plans of the week. A good evening for a bike ride in a bright yellow jumpsuit is in order. An opportunity to discuss, in an organized...
Fark.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
2008-08-27 09:51:21 AM Now that's a story I can get behind.2008-08-27 10:06:04 AM I admit I read this as "Naked Hitler."2008-08-27 10:17:50 AM This reminds me of Mark Twain's saying:Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.2008-08-27 10:20:17 AM I admit I read this as "Naked Hitler."Heil. You gonna get raped.2008-08-27 10:22:47 AM You know who else was always nude..../Same...
SEOCentro - SEO News (Free subscription) | yesterday
It's not that easy really. Mark Twain once quipped that he'd have written a shorter letter, but he didn't have the time." Twain has always made people laugh, but his insight is apt. Every good writer knows that it takes time to write short, terse, concise content. It takes more time than writing long and verbose content because good editing requires cutting stuff out that isn't necessary. With PPC...
Sibby Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
From NetRight Nation: As Maine’s Sen. Olympia Snowe recently admitted, the price of heating oil this coming winter could be so high that many Americans "could freeze to death." According to Ms. Snowe, the price of home heating oil has...
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
"The rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated." -Mark Twain My eyebrows raised in a skeptical nature when I'd read that the Twins had promoted Anthony Swarzak to triple-A Rochester in late July. Because for most of the season in New Britain, whoever was taking the mound on most of Swarzak's starts certainly didn't look like Swarzak. Rather, the results didn't look like Swarzak's. When I voiced...
The Point (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
Two commenters wrote to tell me that the Twilight series is fiction, and I have to tell you, I'm relieved. The thought of all those vampires and werewolves running around the woods was starting to worry me. I kid, of...
EuroInvestor.co.uk (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
It ’ s the house where Huck, Tom, Jim and dozens of the most beloved characters in American literature were born. And it ’ s in trouble... - Read more
Dad29 (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
From Hugh Hewitt, via BlitheSpirit : "Slow Joe is the perfect running mate on a perfect ticket for a party betting on wind to solve the energy crisis." Damn, that's good.
Hell in a Handbasket (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
I like to say that I learned everything I ever needed to know from Mark Twain. Many people might take this to mean that I am a folksy and charming wit, prone to amusing quips. Nothing could be further from...
Dvorak Uncensored (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
Dissident Voice : Veganism 101 While looking for the connection between veganism and pancreatic cancer (I know two vegans who ended up with pancreatic cancer — seems like a longshot) I ran into this backgrounder I found interesting. It implies that insects are animals and should be protected. Here this girl says not to eat [...]
迷客科技 (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , Hardware , Surveys and Polls , iPhone Wired has published the results of the iPhone reception survey they were running, and clearly Antarctica needs way more coverage. But they also pulled a lot of useful data out of places where people actually live , and it probably doesn't surprise you. 3G performance is slow almost all over, especially in cities where the 3G service...
Man Bytes Blog (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
A good walk spoiled. –Mark Twain In the comments of my guest post over at Brainy Gamer last week, I referenced my July Round Table Entry on how video games are the only narrative form that actively seeks to stop the player from reaching the end of the narrative by inflating difficulty. Justin replied to my reference by [...]
Dad29 (Free subscription) | 24/08/2008
The annual pilgrimage to McMiller happens today. Some daughters will learn a bit more about safely using deadly weapons. Papers will be punched; brass will be stowed in the cans. Shoulders may ache a bit if they don't snug up that .30-06. The smell of gunpowder in the AM, and PM!!
Sin City (Free subscription) | 24/08/2008
“Weather is a literary specialty, and no untrained hand can turn out a good article on it” -Mark Twain I guess you could call it… the ‘NASCAR Effect’. Remember how the local chapter of the Brotherhood of Budweiser complained when the last hurricane passed this way because the local TV stations interrupted a race in favor [...]
