Category: "Silly"
Oh well. I tried.
Just days after I said I wouldn't, here's another Potter related post. I couldn't resist wondering about this statement from the CBC Arts page:
The book was attracting scores of fans dressed as Ron, Hermione, witches, Death Eaters and Muggles
CBC, dear,… more »
Irregular Webcomic
One of my favourite places to visit online is "Irregular Webcomic". The strip runs several independent plotlines which sometimes overlap, including Shakespeare as a modern technical writer, an incompetent fantasy-world adventuring party, an entirely… more »
Wired reviews the spells of Harry Potter
Lore Sjöberg, Wired's resident humourist, takes a look over the various spells from the world of Harry Potter.
This will be my only Potter-related link ever, promise. Ritchie, on the other hand, will happily post reams on why magic is entirely… more »
Time to get out that atlas, CBC
This CBC article caught my eye solely because I know the area; while Cowansville is indeed south east of Montreal, it is no more in southeast Montreal than Red Deer is in northern Calgary. more »
Autobots need insurance too
The Transformers movie did indeed suck. However, this throwaway from McSweeneys is much more funny, better written and conceivably has snappier dialogue. Lacks a little on the special effects though.
(Via Ezra Klein) more »
Free as a bird
Helium balloons. Lawn chair. Why does this just sound like it's leading into a bad joke?
And yeah, I would love to hear this exchange:
Walters managed to surprise an airline pilot, who radioed the control tower that he had just passed a guy in a lawn… more »
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(ƃuıoqƃuıoq ɐıʌ)
(¡ɥɔnɯ ʇı ƃuısn ǝq ll,ı ʇɐɥʇ ʇou) ʇı ǝʌol ı ˙ʎɹǝʞɔɐɥ ɟo… more »
Boss panic buttons: not just for Tetris any more
For fun (and after much badgering,) I took a look at workopolis.com, a Canadian job site. In the top right corner of the screen I noticed a link labelled "Boss Panic Button". So I pressed it.
This is what you get: a browser window with a Windows… more »
The Wiimote bravely goes where theremin has gone before
More YouTube silliness: the original Star Trek theme as played on a Wiimote.
(Via Gizmodo) more »
YouTube Oddity of the day: Bikini Computer Smashing
I'm at a total loss to explain the audience for this one, other than people looking for bizarre videos.
Still, at least she's following basic safety procedure by donning protective eye-wear prior to destroying the PowerBook.
(Via Gizmodo) more »
Wired on Wii-eight loss
This one's for the new Wii owner on this blog. From Wired 15.05:
Instead Of
Play...
1.5 hours of weight lifting (842 calories)
1 hour of Dance Dance Revolution (900 calories)
30 minutes of aerobics (242 calories)
30… more »
Spidey does a mean shimmy-shake
Don't watch this if you revere your DC superheroes...
(Via OptimusCrime) more »
Fast Food: the promise and the reality
Link is to a quite amusing comparison of fast food meals with the advertisement photo directly contrasted with the delivered product.
(Via Kottke) more »
