January 2010
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Bachelor Thoughts, Week 4
sweatshorts:
These women scream way too much for females who are not teenagers.
Ella (about the road trip): “I’m a Tennessee chick, I’m a country girl, so this is like down home for me.” Yes Ella, we know that your hometown friends are impressed by your time in motor vehicles, but no one else is.
Don’t motorcycles stop being badass at age 20 or so and just get kinda stupid?
Gia: “If there’s...
consulting phrase of the day
directionalize the impact (bs.) - a way of saying “how can we manipulate the data around to show a postive impact on the business.”
AFC Pro Bowl Quarterbacks
therealcage:
This year’s AFC Pro Bowl quarterbacks are as follows:
Matt Schaub, Houston Vince Young, Tennessee David Garrard, Jacksonville
This, of course, is after Peyton Manning, Phillip Rivers, Tom Brady, and Ben Roethlisberger all decided to skip the event. This game is a joke. I bet more people will watch the Grammys than the Pro Bowl. Personally, I will watch neither.
Garrard + Young =...
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Bachelor Thoughts, Week 3
sweatshorts:
Michelle: “I think of myself as very attractive, and Vienna - she’s totally opposite of who I am, as far as what I see on the outside.” There’s a 65% chance that Michelle draws blood from someone this season. 50% chance it’s from another girl, 80% chance it’s from Jake.
Jake just called himself and Vienna “a couple”. Good to see that the women on this show aren’t the only ones who...
Brett Favre Sings Pants on the Ground [VIDEO] →
Brett Favre chose a strange post-game celebration song after the Vikings beat the Cowboys today: the viral video hit “Pants on the Ground.”
The song, which originated on American…
Why We're Not Getting Married →
For the under-40 set, marriage just seems unnecessary and constricting. Hannah Seligson on why her generation isn’t ready to tie the knot.
My grandparents went on five dates over the course of 10…
Could This Be Good For Obama In The Long Run? →
A reader writes:
If Brown wins, the House has to pass the Senate version. We all know how
colossally stupid congressmen can be but they cannot be that colossally stupid
that they would just dump a…
Crayola Crayon Colors Multiply Like Rabits →
In 1903, Crayola had eight colors in its standard package. Today, there are 120, along with special packs like Gem Tones and Silver Swhirls. What happened? Above, from Weather Sealed,…
Parenting Fail →
Parenting Fail
What is it with shirts?
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Dumb Article of the Day: Why Start Ups Don’t Go... →
I have to call foul on a surprisingly foolish article in today’s NYT. Less than a month into 2010, it is already a leading candidate for the dumbest article of the year. It reads like it was…
Blizzard Fail →
Blizzard Fail
They don’t advertise them well either
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Manufacturers and the Outpouring of Aid for Haiti →
Following yesterday’s list of manufacturing companies contributing to Haiti relief, here are some more. By no means a complete list.
Unilever: “ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. - (Business Wire)…
Record Bank Bonuses Based On Record Bank Fraud →
The biggest banks and brokers are on pace to award $145 Billion in bonuses for 2009, Up 18% from the year before, according to a WSJ study.
This bonus bonanza is based on two simple factors: Zero %…
Assorted links →
1. More on growth vs. levels, with some polemics thrown in.
2. Relative prices of different liquids.
3. Warren Buffett on sex.
4. Thoughts on safe assets.
5. Haiti and debt.
Assorted links →
Shared by Paul
get a starter pistol haha awesome
1. How to guarantee your luggage won’t be lost (pack a pistol).
2. Interview with James Heckman on the crisis.
3. A successful…
Chart Of The Day →
Blumenthal responds to an earlier Dish post:
Watching a clip of Glenn Beck interviewing Sarah Palin, Andrew Sullivan catches
this comment from Beck: “I don’t know yet if [Palin’s]…
Free Tacos! →
Taco Bell is giving away printable coupons for free Fresco Tacos. Valid until a million taco coupons are printed. The rules say the manager’s decision is final on whether or not to accept the…
Manufacturers and the Outpouring of Aid for Haiti →
Following yesterday’s list of manufacturing companies contributing to Haiti relief, here are some more. By no means a complete list.
Unilever: “ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. - (Business Wire)…
Merlin’s Magic →
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This is why we’re preventing the import of... →
Anatomy Fail
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Here in the states we would say “by vagina” or “vaginally”. “Per vagina” makes it sounds like there is more…
LaDainian Tomlinson Dance VIDEO: Chargers RB... →
LaDainian Tomlinson is a highly accomplished running back and is likely a sure-fire Hall of Famer. He has piled up more than 12,000 yards on the ground during his pro career, and nearly another…
Locked Out →
Top Five Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2009... →
Top Five Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2009 Announced
Source: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) announced today the top five vote getters of its 1st…