I’ve been fighting a lonely, valiant battle against the domination of cats on the internet, one where even my co-blogger betrays me, but at least Zach Weinersmith understands me. I hadn’t realized until now that cats on the internet also explains the Fermi paradox. Cats: not just annoying, but guilty of extraterrestrial genocide.
Category Archive: Weirdness
Mar 27 2013
Mandatory style statement
I just want you all to know that when I arrived at my mother’s house last night, she was wearing this t-shirt. Why aren’t you? She clearly recognizes the objective beauty of the item, so I don’t know what your problem is.
Mar 18 2013
Nightmare fuel
It’s morning here, so it’s probably safe to post this now. I read this article just before bed last night, and then I had a nightmare. I dreamt that I walked into my classroom, and 50 pairs of eyes all turned to me, and they were all wearing Google Glass, and there were all these …
Mar 18 2013
But of course we all know what Satan looks like
He’s got to have dark skin, and he’s got to have a surprising resemblance to… The History Channel is showing some popular pestilential schlock about the Bible, and Satan has to make an apearance somewhere, so they found an actor who fits the popular perception of Satan. Who has a surprising resemblance to Barack Obama. …
Feb 28 2013
Screw it, gimme a steak
As I’ve been shedding the meat from my diet, I don’t need discouragement like this: a fellow ate a vegetarian burrito and picked up a tapeworm from it, which infected his brain. Is there to be no reward for virtue? Of course, when you think about the mode of transmission, it probably got into the …
Feb 26 2013
Behold the Hummonite!
Whatever you do, don’t think too hard about where its spine would go. That way lies madness. Which is exactly how the Hummonite gets you. (via TONMO)
Feb 22 2013
Maybe the counterbalancing would ease back pain?
This is how Sony is advertising some new gaming gadget. Somehow, I don’t think they’re trying to appeal to women gamers. I also don’t think plunking the female form down deep into the Uncanny Valley like that is going to appeal to most well-adjusted males. The other trope on display that I see a fair …
Feb 22 2013
Science proves me right!
I agree with the title of this article: Beards Keep You Young, Healthy & Handsome, Says Science. Furthermore, I find their conclusions totally copacetic. Gentlemen, they’re not just for hipsters and the homeless any more. While both dead sexy and totally awesome, beards are also a boon to your overall health. Researchers discovered that men …
Feb 21 2013
Got any children you really hate?
Then you need to have Werner Herzog read them a bedtime story.
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