Category: Cool links

This is a hoot

A skateboarding bulldog. Be sure to check out the video (in Windows Media format). Link via Susan Mernit

dot-d@sh, etc

Better-late-than-never award for adding @ to Morse code. “As far as we know, this is the first change to the code in at least 60 years,” said Gary Fowlie, a spokesman for the International Telecommunication Union, the arm of the…

Another ’10 favorite novels’ list

Maud points to another fun collection. These are the 10 that had the greatest impact on my outlook on life. Also my favorites, because I’m in perpetual need of guidance. Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison All the King’s Men by…

The unapproved summary…

… of Ms. Rice’s testimony. Lie, lie, distortion, half-truth, pander, manipulation, pseudo-intellectual bombast. Dodge, dodge, feint, lie, dodge, avoid, subject change, lie, slander, pretentious generalization, character assassination, bald-faced lie.

In honor of Good Friday

It’s “The 30-Second Exorcist,” portrayed by bunnies. Thanks to Dan for the link.

Obligatory drunken Hunter Thompson link

The Doc favors Duke in the Final Four. Safe to say that Duke does not favor him, considering his shenanigans during an alleged lecture in the mid-70s. In his ESPN column, HST quotes George Plimpton’s account of the point where…