December 2008
I think I'm the only one who doesn't want to see...
inothernews:
I saw Forrest Gump like several times when it came out. I think this time around, I’ll wait for Button’s DVD.
sistermarymartha:theengineer:
Like, no desire whatsoever.
Oh, no you aren’t.
You really are not the only one.
“New Year’s Resolution #46:
Stop racism. Last year, I was lazy about beating up...”
– Rob Huebel
“Thousands of people who flew into Hong Kong yesterday left the airport without...”
– SCMP.com - the online edition of South China Morning Post.
Things you don’t want to read two days before you are due to land in Hong Kong
“Read over your compositions, and wherever you meet with a passage which you...”
– Samuel Johnson as quoted in Life of Samuel Johnson (NYTimes.com)
“… isn’t Zimbabwe the quintessential humanitarian project? It has it...”
– Why the West won’t save Zimbabwe | theage.com.au
Descendant of Louis XIV tries to ban Jeff Koons... →
aatw:
The formidably foppish Koons critic, who claims to be a direct descendant of Louis XIV, has launched a last-minute legal battle against what he describes as a “mercenary” and “pornographic” stain on his illustrious family’s honour.
Oh good grief. What a tool.
List of English Reduplicatives →
aatw:
wordjournal:
Reduplication is a morphological process by which the root or stem of a word, or part of it, is repeated. Examples of reduplication: hoity-toity, Joe Schmoe, hip-hop, chit-chat, and no-no. This list sorts them into the following types: Type I are rhyming pairs, Type II are ablaut pairs (the vowel changes and consonants remain unchanged), and Type III are total reduplications.
...
“Japanese researchers have came up with a new finding - young people who skip...”
– (via the Age)
Wrong wrong wrong →
thedoctr:
Poison! You minx!
lickystickypicky:
Big time eeeew….. seriously.
'Stink' attack on Japan's whalers →
This is for you summer cool.
pilnick:
afghanistanbananastand:
Have A Nice...
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
– - Plato (via notentirely)
Coal Ash SWAMPS Houses (from NYTimes.com) →
Effete
is not a word that is used (by me at least) enough.
I am going to ...
buy a new camera;
go to Hong Kong in six days; and
throw an egg at the next car that honks it’s horn as it goes past the window.
OMG this is a stupid thing →
It’s upside down !
