December 2010
84 posts
“In all, 150 pizzas went to the airline Tuesday and 330 went out Wednesday...”
– Mamma Mia! You want how many pizza pies? | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/29/2010
Lucio K – Santeria Love (Maroon 5 vs. Sublime)
Johnny – Sweet Transvestite Face (Lady Gaga vs....
Man quits job, makes living suing e-mail spammers... →
“The federal ownership of the mall has compromised its success in myriad ways....”
– Changing Skyline: For tourists and city, not re-created equal | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/26/2010
“Nerdy, yes. Silly, no. TWIT gets its name from Mr. Laporte’s flagship podcast,...”
– Leo Laporte Builds Empire With ‘This Week in Tech’ - NYTimes.com
WatchHulu - Saturday Night Live: Christmas for the Jews Song
“This group clearly worked very hard on this. It’s easy to get a little drunk...”
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“Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” by St. Nick’s Lonely Christmas Band (Amazon Advent Calendar day 25)
“There’s a debate to have about Christie, how effective he is, and how...”
– House Republicans are ready for war against public sector unions. - By David Weigel - Slate Magazine
WatchHappy Holidays (by DANIELS)
“Who are these title-junk keywords aimed at? Google? Do you they really think...”
– Daring Fireball: Title Junk
“It was Kubrick himself who cut these scenes from the film, not the studio. We...”
– Daring Fireball Linked List: Regarding Those Cut Scenes From ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’
“Mr. Tang’s smartphone reckoning represents a revolution in retailing—what...”
– Maybe they wouldn’t have this problem if they didn’t charge $40 for a 6-foot HDMI cable.
Phone-Wielding Shoppers Strike Fear Into Retailers - WSJ.com
“But believing in something doesn’t make it true. Hoping that something is true...”
– A Holiday Message from Ricky Gervais: Why I’m An Atheist - Speakeasy - WSJ
LCB's epic run might be near end | Philadelphia... →
My favorites are the people who claim privatization would lead to a spike in delinquent alcohol sales. If only there were some case study, like EVERY STATE IN THE UNION.
WatchAll About The Music » Blog Archive » Bruce Springsteen Plays Songs From “The Promise” Live
Michael Vick purchases $90K Porsche for... →
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, who is still under the supervision of a bankruptcy court, gave his fiancee a $90,000 Porsche for her birthday, TMZ reported Thursday.
I hate this man more and more every time he’s in the news.
“Dear Philadelphia, Stop turning Cliff Lee’s decision to come here into a...”
– Twitter / @J T. Ramsay: Dear Philadelphia, Stop tu …
“The incident simply didn’t happen. The Transportation Security Administration,...”
– TSA Not to Blame for This | FactCheck.org
’Suspicious’ ornament shuts Pentagon train station... →
“Someone spotted some lights that were was blinking in a trash can,” Layman said. “We took it seriously, it was called a ’suspicious object and they came and x-rayed and inspected the item.”
Protip: Real bombs don’t have blinking lights. They also don’t have big red LCD countdown timers.
“So let’s dispel the Altruistic Lee Chooses Loyalty Over Money myth....”
– YFSF: In Which the Yankees Didn’t Offer the Biggest Contract
“The city’s chief integrity officer is, CP just learned, investigating a...”
– Parkinggate? CP finds City investigating Fairmount parking incident :: The Clog :: Blog Archive :: Philadelphia City Paper
“Remember how they found that old kinescope of Game seven of the 1960 World...”
– Game seven of the 1960 World Series to be broadcast tonight | HardballTalk