February 2009
GEICO | The Remake of ''Somebody's... →
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you are welcome.
Music from GEICO commercials featuring a remake of Rockwell’s
Harpoon Celtic Ale. An Irish style red. 8.7/10.
January 2009
True story: I love Dinosaur Comics. Thanks, @qwantz! I especially enjoyed the racists in heaven one!
AND BY "RELIGION" I MEAN... →
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I suppose heaven is probably filled with racists. But maybe they have learned to love people of different backgrounds by now.
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Stuck in the world’s longest grocery line. Behind one person. It’s kinda rough.
Going to the gym, cleaning my apartment, maybe playing poker, having a few friends over, seeing Thievery Corporation. That is my Saturday.
YouTube - Lykke Li, "Can I kick it?" +... →
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If you’re not sure whether this is cool or not, the answer is: no.
Playing my Widower Card →
Ed Note: Boingboing’s current guest blogger Gareth Branwyn writes on technology, pop and fringe culture. He is currently a Contributing Editor at Maker Media. Recent projects have…
I have run over 7 miles in the last week. Look out world, I’m an incredible exerciser.
YouTube - Kaiser Chiefs - Oh My God: Album Version →
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After seeing this, I’m a bit less impressed with Mark Ronson’s abilities. The horns on his cover basically mirror the guitars in the original. Lily Allen’s vocals do still kind…
I want to go on a cruise to the place with beaches and tropical drinks.
I suspect that I will spend some time playing this game this weekend: http://tinyurl.com/bjme4u
Location in the media: Coming Soon: Bars Opening... →
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Can’t wait.
1337 14th St. NW Coming Soon: Bars Opening in 2009 Birch & Barley and ChurchKey (1337 14th St. NW) Published by The Washington Post’s Going Out Gurus blog…
Addictive Mac and Cheese - Bitten Blog -... →
I think I’m going to make this this weekend.
Massive grumbling around the office this week, for those fortunate enough to still be employed. Bad times.
One guy on this call sounds like Oscar Nunez, and another sounds like George Michael Bluth. If only the actual content weren’t so boring…
Google LatLong: Oh, deer: Street View and road... →
The deer was clearly killed. The driver stashed the body and dined on venison veal that evening.
Super Bowl Party Giveaway: La Frieda Burger... →
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the winner has pathetic meter. HAVE YOU PEOPLE NEVER HEARD A LIMERICK BEFORE? Seriously guys, you need to work on your scansion.
A Black Label burger at City Burger in…
Papers must charge for websites to survive →
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Google does provide its services for free, though, so that is a pretty stupid example.
You don’t get free gas from a gas station. You don’t get free meals from a restaurant. …
I work a lot.
Judd Gregg for Commerce? →
Roll Call reports that Barack Obama might appoint Judd Gregg (R-NH) to be Secretary of Commerce. If that were to come to pass, I’m sure Senator Gregg’s unique qualifications for this…
Saw Benjamin Button and drank two whiskeys. Not a bad Thursday evening.
The urgent need to fix federal archiving policies. →
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Right, Fletch?
President Barack Obama’s decision last week to revive the Freedom of Information Act was a good first step toward fulfilling his campaign pledge for a “new era of…
If mail is really going to 5 days a week, Netflix should lower my monthly bill accordingly. No sunday is already bad enough!
Oh man, Google Street View totally killed a deer: http://tinyurl.com/dd239s (move up two clicks, then look down and to the left.)
Lawyer of the Day: Harvard Law Student Threatens... →
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My sympathy is infinitesimal.
Usually, resisting arrest in Boston involves a wicked scrap with staties. I guess higher education is supposed to teach you how to use…
3) will the series end by blowing up the island with that bomb? 4) isn’t the show kind of better without Jack/Kate?
PS, let’s not forget that Charles Widmore broke his buddy’s neck. HE IS A MURDERER!!!!! Plus side, he speaks Latin.
Okay, Lost spoiler time. 1) are Widmore & the girl with the gun Daniel’s parents? 2) are all the freighter folk Other children? (cont’d)
Attire Part II →
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I would like to be remembered for my tight pants.
I’d like to digress from our rather substantive and hopefully helpful discussion (and let’s hear it for GP, who really tried to…
White House Unbuttons Formal Dress Code -... →
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THAT WAS OUR PRESIDENT FOR EIGHT YEARS.
“I’ll never forget going to work on a Saturday morning, getting called down to the Oval Office because there was something he was mad…
Frozen in indifference: Life goes on around body... →
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Wow, this is horrible. That picture is unreal.
DETROIT — This city has not always been a gentle place, but a series of events over the past few, frigid days causes one to wonder…
KSK Off-Topic: The Beaker in D.C. Meme →
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The Marion Barry one is the best.
Above is the image Punté used yesterday for Beaker’s Super Bowl prediction. Of course, blog commenters being what they are — that…
Can we talk about Lost yet????
I have to stop saying “relevant” when I mean “responsive”. I *have to*.
Garrett Mock's Coaching Tricks - D.C. Sports... →
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Tremendous.
Visit www.washingtonpost.com/.
There’s nothing sadder than the look in a contract attorney’s eyes when you tell him that you’re not going to have work for him tomorrow.
Obama Stands Tall Vs. Weather Wimps - Raw Fisher →
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what the
Ok, so the new president in town expresses his incredulity over the fact that the entire metropolitan area shuts down over an extremely minor weather event. You’d think…
Barfing Unicorn →
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I like it.
If a barfing unicorn needs a unicorn chaser, will the barfing unicorn serve as its own chaser?
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Morrison & Foerster... →
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Earlier today, we learned that a number of associates have been let go from Morrison & Foerster. According to a firm-wide memo that was just released, 53 associates…
Find Images by Exact Dimensions, Make Wallpaper... →
Everyone knows that Google Image Search sports a drop-down menu for filtering results by small, medium, large, and extra large sizes, but if you’re looking for the perfect wallpaper, for…
The Real Victims of the Economic Meltdown →
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I kind of love that people like this really exist. But I don’t think the NY Times needs to cover them.
Ugh. From the friggin’ New York Times:
The economic crisis came home…
Spanish steampunk clock →
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I officially want off the steampunk train.
A great clock by Tenerifean artist of Gonzalo Álvarez. It looks something like the center timepiece of a steampunk Swiss…
Too Much Prison →
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At this point it might be easier just to note when people of note are not Sidwell alumni.
Ben Trachtenberg has a smart item in the ABA Journal about the horrible waste of…
A wonderful day for Washington, D.C. - By... →
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Also, I concur with Hitchens. The most amazing thing about the inauguration was how uneventful it was—I think we were all walking on eggshells in the days leading up to the…
A wonderful day for Washington, D.C. - By... →
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Hitchens has a kid at Sidwell??
By all means the speech, but first, if you will allow me, a few words also on the day itself. Washington, D.C., is in many ways a provincial town,…
Top 10 Fast Food Chains In Customer Satisfaction →
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Where’s Steak N Shake?
Mmm, how satisfying. A recent survey by Sandelman & Associates, market research and consumer-trends firm, shows that customers mostly prefer regional…
The Trouble With Lobbyist-Bashing →
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I work on K St!
To return to yesterday’s discussion the reason the Obama administration is finding itself needing to wriggle out of some of its anti-lobbyist rhetoric…
Where Are My Thin Mints?!? →
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I agree—I’d rather pay more for the same product than get less for the same money.
As I have previously reported, the consumer seems to be getting less product for…
iSteamPhone: iPhone exploded by 15th Century... →
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Taking a niche product and making it nichier. Although I guess most of the hopeless losers who liked the original are probably also steampunk dorks, so maybe it’s not so dumb.