July 2008
28 posts
Why I shouldn't listen to The Bugle in public
John Oliver: As we know, this queen's got back, Andy…I'm not ashamed to say that: Queen Elizabeth has got back. She's got a big butt, and I cannot lie. All the other royals can't deny; when Her Majesty walks in with an itty-bitty waist and a round thing in my face, I get sprung.
Andy Zaltzman: Do you, John?
John Oliver: I do. It's a compliment, Andy. My anaconda don't want none, unless my monarch has bum, son. She can do side bends or sit-ups, but don't lose that healthy butt.
“This is terribly sinful. All of the leftwingers are finally dragging us down...”
– Reading the comment sections on CNN news articles depresses me.
A Not-Complete List of Ohio Government Documents...
Ohio: The Heart of It All! Getaway Travel Planner
Understanding the Enemy: An Informational Overview of Substance Abuse in Ohio
The guy wearing a leather jacket and the girl with the ‘80’s hair on the cover of Report to the Director of the Department of Youth Services
A big debate answered 30 seconds into the...
io9: We've been debating on our site endlessly: Is Doctor Who a kids' program?
Steven Moffat: Yes. Debate over. It's good to fix those things quickly.
“What the *beep* are you doing, you little *beep*?”
– Pope Julius II said this to Michelangelo upon seeing the just-completed ceiling of the Sistine Chapel because he thought it too flash, if Andy Zaltzman is to be believed. The Bugle is definitely my new favorite podcast, even if I am several months late to the party.
“Barack Obama was born as one of the twin sons of a vestal virgin and Mars, the...”
– The Bugle, an audio newspaper for a visual world, trying to clear up some of the myths surrounding Barack Obama. You never do hear about Nigel Obama…
Craig Adds Inches For Bond
James Bond star Daniel Craig was forced to wear stacked heels during the making of the new 007 film - because his co-star Gemma Arterton is so much taller than him. (from IMDB)
I must admit, that is not what I thought of at first.
Google Books saves my ass…again
It may not be complete, but Google Books has a sizeable amount of the text of Women and the Comic Plot in Menander, a book whose existence I just found out about two days ago and which would be just perfect for my Honors topic. Only one OhioLink member has the book and it’s local circ only (boooooo), and I’ve tried ILL-ing it, but that might take a while.
Actually, I’m not all...
“Tasting old wine is like making love to an old lady. [dramatic pause] It is...”
– André Tchelistcheff, from The Billionaire’s Vinegar. Really, sometimes this book is almost like porn. About wine. Endlessly fascinating stuff.
The reason I'm sad I don't have a TV with cable...
Overall standings (after 12 stages):
1. Cadel Evans (Aus/Silence - Lotto) 50 hours, 23 minutes, 5 seconds
2. Frank Schleck (Lux/Team CSC) :01.
3. Christian Vandevelde (US/Garmin - Chipotle) :38.
4. Bernhard Kohl (Aus/Gerolsteiner) :46.
5. Denis Menchov (Rus/Rabobank) :57.
Last year’s race was fun to watch (Vinokourov biking with giant bruises, bleeding, and half his bike shorts torn;...
Things I have to read, ordered by importance
My professor’s draft of his article, which has left me feeling conflicted. Because I want to take a red pen to it and edit remorselessly, but at the same time I’m intimidated like nobody’s business.
The Billionaire’s Vinegar, Benjamin Wallace. Part of my job at the Ref Desk is cataloguing and shelving the Current Reading collection, and I saw this. The blurb on the...
NSFW: Choke Red Band Movie Trailer | /Film →
topherchris:
tapenoisediary:
Now this trailer got me worked up. That statement makes me sound like a pervert, but the other trailers made the movie look like the existential Girl Interrupted for guys.
Now we’re talking.
I loved the book; the trailer looks like it’ll live up to it. Can’t wait.
Italian wins gay driving ban case →
File this under ‘headlines that one can misinterpret in hilarious ways’. I immediately thought it meant that the Italian won a case to ban gay people from driving.
Mr Giuffrida was told to repeat his driving test or have his licence suspended because of his “sexual identity disturbance”.
Well, I wasn’t too far off.
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“The curse is inscribed in Greek on a lead tablet and part of it reads: ‘May your...”
– Ancient sex curse uncovered at Amathus, in Cyprus. I must be honest, the frequency of penises I’ve been putting up here is starting to concern me. But it’s classics-related!
“i hope she visits her mom regularly even if she’s busy building up a...”
– A parental unit not-so-subtly encouraging me to email more often. To be fair, I haven’t emailed in a month or so.
Long life of Indonesia's penis-growing grandma... →
a) There are so many ways one can misinterpret that headline. Is she a grandma that grew herself a penis? Does she grow ones to sell? Are they ends of grandmas that grow penises? (Turns out she lengthens them.)
b) I didn’t even know you could print ‘penis’ in a newspaper headline in the Philippines. Things have changed since I left.
“Nowadays, I don’t wear my collar when I am in countries which have supporters of...”
– Archbishop Orombi believes gay people are out to kill him. For serious.
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“So it will droop and not stand up: anoint the loins with the brain of an...”
– from a spell in Supplementum Magicum, on papyrus in Greek. It’s for my summer research, I swear.
Synod debate on women bishops today →
Oh no! We can’t let wimmin be bishops! Only men can do that (and possibly closeted gay people).
“GENEVA — An international standard for tomatoes has been adopted, ending...”
– Tomatoes get international standard. About goddamn time, too! (In other news, 4th of July has been a delightfully lazy day, and I have to try to get out of bed before 6 PM tomorrow.)