I read Cracked.com columns pretty regularly but not many of them tickle me as much as this one did. Daniel O’Brien openly acknowledges that he’s just making stuff up. My favorite pairing was Lil’ Kim and Dorothy Parker but the Soulja Boy and Stephenie Meyer comparison was pretty funny too.
XKCD on Wikipedia.
The alt text reads:
Wikipedia trivia: if you take any article, click on the first link in the article text not in parentheses or italics, and then repeat, you will eventually end up at “Philosophy”.
It works for Jell-O, Hello Kitty, and snot.
A Softer World webcomic via I forget. This one was particularly funny.
Cracked.com had an article on classic board games with sinister origins. Must-read.
3 fun facts:
#1 People were playing the Game of Life before the Civil War began.
#2 Snakes and Ladders taught religious virtue to Hindu children.
#3 Hasbro needs to reissue Clue/Cluedo with the bomb and the shillelagh (and a flame-thrower for good measure).
A Valentine’s Day mushy nickname generator.
Justin Bieber = Sensuous Warm-Chest
Taylor Swift = Lickable Twinkle-Tummy
Michael Cera = Cuddly Sexy-Ears
Keira Knightly = Dizzy Thunder-Lips
Megan Fox = Scrummy Chocolate-Ears
Via Bookshelves of Doom – Which of these five sex positions will Edward and Bella attempt on their wedding night? - here is the article’s suggested soundtrack.
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Heard this story on the radio. Seems a mail carrier in Wisconsin delivered the mail in the nude to cheer up a “stressed” woman.
Radio commenter said (in a tone of sudden comprehension), “That’s why they call it junk mail!”
Over at Kirkus reviews, Rebecca Cramer pulls lines from Here’s the Situation “written” by Mike Sorrentino.
My impression is that he’s a sensitive soul, too good for this world.