Yearly Archives: 2003

The OED has added a plethora of new words and definitions recently (and yes, when writing about a dictionary, I do get to use words like “plethora”). Among them fuckwit, fisting, fist-fuck, and nipple ring. Teehee. (Thanks, MeFi)

Today’s entry (okay, yesterday’s entry, since I guess today is now tomorrow… or something) at Now is The Winter of Our Discontented Elf is just too funny. Discontented Elf is written “from the trenches of SantaLand, as reported by an … Continue reading →

Via Anil Dash‘s daily links: Queer Eye for the Saddam Guy. “The term “Shock & Awe” took new meaning as Paul Bremer announced at a press conference that Saddam will not be taken to Guantanamo Bay nor handed over to … Continue reading →

There are days when I really wish I had the…well, balls Aaron has. In the strictly metaphorical sense, of course. I like my plumbing the way it is, thank you. “I’ve developed quite an attitude about that lately. Leading someone … Continue reading →

I know too many scotsmen (both true scotsmen and renaissance festival scotsmen included) to not link to The Great Scottish Haggis Hunt. (Thanks, MeFi)

…my @ss! Sorry. Pent up frustration there. Some people are being way too optimistic about all this. It’s in all the traditional news sources, like the local Star Tribune here in the Twin Cities, whose headline “The Dark Era is … Continue reading →

Anything that can be described as: “a story about a world where the only hominids who haven’t ascended to the post-human cloudmind are reactionaries, missionaries, and religious fundamentalists….” is a must read in my book. Cory Doctorow, of BoingBoing, gives … Continue reading →

I never thought valium would be so pretty to look at…. A photogallery of microscopic proportions (Link thanks to Plastic)

This is one of the most absurd ideas I have ever heard. “NASCAR is serious about a new system where the top 10 drivers, or perhaps more, would be locked in with 10 races to go, and those 10 would … Continue reading →

At least your Nascar honey placed in the top 10 for something…. “Following Earnhardt Jr., who received more than 1.3 millions votes, in the 2003 Most Popular Driver Award final standings were drivers Jeff Gordon (348,629 votes), Kevin Harvick (213,511 … Continue reading →