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  • While discussing the Olympics at work one day, Susanna expressed her belief that the Olympics and all the athletes involved - our world's most finely-tuned sportsmen - were just a waste of time. Naturally,we decided she should be our official Olympic correspondent. Let's see how she'll belittle the efforts of so many incredible athletes today!

    Sometimes all the hubbub about swimming, track, and gymnastics can overshadow the other fine events that the Olympics have to offer. And that makes perfect sense. Because some of the other events are ridiculous.

    I'm not even just talking about table tennis and "racewalking."  I'm talking about the events from the ancient check-out-this-weird-thing-I-can-do tradition.

    Shot putting? Hight jumping? Long jumping? Pole vaulting? Javelin throwing? Hammer throwing? Discus throwing? Any kind of competitive throwing? I don't doubt that these things are hard to do. I just don't know why anyone thinks to do them.

    "Hey, Ivan, see that really heavy metal ball? Throw it. No, silly, don't just chuck it with all your might. Hold it up by your neck, then spin a bit, and then fling it. It'll be awesome!"

    I have the sneaking suspicion that the brawny men (and women) of eastern Europe have had something to do with keeping these events in the Olympics year after year. If that's the case, I think it's only fair that every nation be able to suggest adding one of their citizens' arbitrary skills to the Olympic line-up. China already snuck in table tennis. The US could suggest eating. Greenland would excel in the field of competitive melting. And India could finally improve its medal count by adding out-sourced computer assistance to the games.

    Victory for all! (But still not really for Greenland.)


    See More: Olympic Round Up
  • FreakierLinks

    Never forget.

    Operation Freakout
    - Turns out Scientology is even more psychotic and evil than you knew! Good luck, Suri Cruise. You're gonna need it.

    The Miracle of the Sun - The desert level from Mario 3 was based on real events! Will it soon be socially acceptable for me to wear my frog suit in public? Please?

    The Denver Airport- News Flash! Airports suck. But the Denver Airport sucks just a littttttle harder.

    The Bible Code - God got bored while he was writing the Bible and decided to turn it into a crossword puzzle. I wish he would have turned it into a sudoku or connect-the-dots, that would've been way better. Regardless, I finally have something to keep me occupied in church.

    The REAL Truth Behind 9/11!!!
    - This is what aired in France the morning of September 11th, 2001. Are you ready to know the TRUTH? Was it bin Laden? Nope. George W. Bush? Nuh-uh. Iran? Iraq? Russia? Canada? Ecuador?! Not even close. The truth is far more horrifying than you can ever imagine.

    May the Jihad be with you.





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  • "I would prefer if you took down the Sarah Michelle Gellar poster."
    Miles: Hey, Vlad?

    Vlad: Yeah.

    Miles: We need to talk.

    Vlad: Ugh... what.

    Miles: Look at what I'm holding. What does this look like to you?

    Vlad: A pack of Gushers.

    Miles: It was. (Squeezes one.) Now they're not gushing anything.

    Vlad: That's weird.

    Miles: Yeah. Did you suck the juice out of these?

    Vlad: Absolutely not.

    Miles: You sure? What's that stuff on your teeth, then?

    Vlad: Blood, obviously.

    Miles: Blood.

    Vlad: Yup. Bit a kid earlier.

    Miles: It's purple.




  • Do your parents not understand technology? Dothey ask you stupid questions? Do they send you absurd text messages?Do they use words like "MyFace," "SpaceBook," or "The World Wide Web?"
    If you've got an example of your Parents Just Don't Understanding,
    submit it here!
    And thank God we'll never be as dumb as they are!
    Your parents' Michael Phelps.

    I used my parents laptop the other day and closed the lid once I was finished. This was apparently the first time anyone had closed the laptop because I got a phone call from my mom an hour later at work asking me "to not mess with the home computer and to put the screen back on when I got done with work."
    Alex P.

    My grandpa got a magic 8-ball during a gift swapping game at a familyChristmas party. We told him to ask it a question, and he held it up tohis mouth and asked "Where's Beijing?"
    Charlie N, Penn State

    When I was younger, my mom would tell me every night to get off the computer because "bad people go on the internet at night."
    deana l.



  • Zach Galifianakis is what you call an alternative comic. When you think of most standup comedians, you imagine stale comparisons between males and females, and what the deal is with parking tickets. Not so with Galifianakis, who states his joke and then quickly moves on, sitting calmly at a piano in front of the waiting audience. Discussing topics such as the difficulties of quitting cold turkey itself or wondering "if deaf people have a sign for 'talk to the hand,'" his quips seldom last more than a sentence or two.

    In 2005, he appeared in "The Comedians of Comedy" alongside Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, and Maria Bamford and has since released a live standup DVD. Last fall he appeared in the Sean Penn directed "Into the Wild" and stars in "Visioneers," an upcoming indie film.

    Galifianakis is the only person in history to appear in music videos for both Kanye West and Fiona Apple.

    How did you get into doing standup?

    I moved to NYC after failing my last course in college by one point. I had a nervous breakdown and then moved there with my cousin Dean who was going to NYU.  We shared a closet for a bedroom. I moved to Manhattan in hopes of finding a great acting teacher who would change my life. Instead I met too many drinks.


  • While discussing the Olympics at work one day, Susanna expressed her belief that the Olympics and all the athletes involved - our world's most finely-tuned sportsmen - were just a waste of time. Naturally,we decided she should be our official Olympic correspondent. Let's see how she'll belittle the efforts of so many incredible athletes today!

    I didn't watch the Olympics last night.  It's not because I forgot; it's because I just really didn't want to. But when I went to check the Olympic Cliffsnotes a.k.a. the newspaper, I was reminded of a few events I have neglected to mention thus far:

    Brazil almost took the gold in Pathetic-Ways-to-Get-People-to-Go-to-Your-Country by putting Richard Gere in their commercials, but at the last second they were sadly defeated by Australia when mayor John Molony realized the most brilliantly embarrassing way to fix your town's over-male population problem: invite ugly chicks. Triumph.

    India pulled ahead in the Is-It-Really-Racist-to-Make-Fun-of-Their-Food? race as they took advantage of China's temporarily dogless menu, and trumped it with the government sanctioned suggestion of dining on rats.

    Russia took the gold in Global-Super-Power-Multitasking by seizing Georgia's port of Poti after promising to withdraw, threatening nuclear activity, and still finding time for sports. China came in a close second as they managed to lie about almost everything having to do with the Olympic ceremonies, take bibles from missionaries, and, of course, continue every shady government practice that makes China China. The fine US of A won a respectable bronze for its multi-faceted activities that can best be described by the White House's official away message: "Phelps and stuff..."

    And last, but probably not for the last time, Poland effortlessly swept up all medals in the contest for Western-Country-Most-Likely-to-Get-Dragged-into-Situations-Just-to-Get-Sh*t-on. A bittersweet victory, but as the old Polish saying goes, "Hey, at least we got something."

    Congratulations to all!



    See More: Olympic Round Up
  • #10
    Song: "Trust", by Prince
    Reason: Parade float scene, Batman (1989)
    Not that I listened to this song all that much to begin with, but it still applies to the list. Tim Burton's Batman is a classic, but watching it after the recent wave of new age superhero movies makes you realize how completely ridiculous some of its scenes truly were. Heath may be always remembered as the creepiest Joker, but Jack is no doubt the silliest. The parade scene is by far the funniest part of the movie, and after seeing it a million times it's gotten to the point where if I even hear the interlude to Prince's "Trust" I'll picture that ridiculous clown balloon peeking around the street corner and immediately burst out laughing.

    #9
    Song: "Bad Day", by Daniel Powter
    Reason: RIP Keith Ledger Youtube Video
    I still don't know the source of this internet-wide joke, but purposefully calling Heath Ledger "Keith Ledger" for the purpose of sending die hard fans into an anger frenzy doesn't seem like it will ever not be funny. Reading the mile-long list of angry Youtube comments over this video is even funnier with the 'sincere' background music playing, and now the piano interlude alone is enough to send me into a laughing fit.

    #8
    Song: "O, Fortuna", by Carl Orff
    Reason: Jackass: The Movie (2002)
    I'm sure that if German composer Carl Orff knew his orchestral masterpiece (which was inspired by the deep, moving poetry of the 13th century) made people not think of the struggle of mankind, but rather Chris Pontius in a banana hammock, he could've died a happier man. The worst part is that this song and the opening/closing sequence match up so perfectly its almost like they were meant for each other. Someone needs to give that editor a medal.


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