Well, it’s no catastrophe — yet. The Dow was down around 500 pts by the end of trading — it’s worst drop in 7 years. But we’re not out of the woods. When AIG goes under, there’s no telling how much farther it could go. Barring a miracle, AIG has a few days of...
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Hero or money? That is the question being asked of Lukas “Prinz Poldi” Podolski in this sign, which roughly translated says “Man City or Real (Madrid), fuck off. Poldi to FC (Köln). Hero or Money?”. Podolski, for those of you who don’t eagerly follow German soccer, is a striker for Bayern Munich and the...
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Wow — until I saw this quote, I didn’t understand just how much of a Bush-clone Palin is: “We must not, Charlie, blink, Charlie, because, Charlie, as I’ve said, Charlie, before, John McCain has said, Charlie, that — and remember here, Charlie, we’re talking about John McCain, Charlie, who, Charlie, is John McCain and...
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Will the financial system crash tomorrow? Will the stock market? We’re about to find out. Lehman Brothers went bankrupt today (Sunday). AIG will go under mid-week. Merrill Lynch has just sold itself to Bank of America to stave off failure. Washington Mutual, the country’s largest savings and loan, is teetering on the edge of...
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Sorry to see you go, dude. Thought we could play tennis sometime. I realized this weekend that I really haven’t developed an area of expertise (pretend or valid) for this site. And I think I want to. Ironically (in the contemporary usage) I think there would much less pressure on me to create good...
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what was your first screen name? i hope it was something along the lines of: “anfbeachbumxoxo14″ or “tennistar4″ or “doggyluva33.” If you are traditional and just had a “Initials/Birthday/Year” then don’t even bother posting because you need to reevaluate your personality and creative side. inspiration: KTB506 (kimbo the bimbo + address)
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living in a sorority house is fun. especially when you have a full-time chef who stocks the fridge and cabinets with an endless supply of food that makes you think “shit, i’m definitely not making bikini season this year.” anyway, i was just hanging out in the kitchen, searching through the cabinets and what...
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There are certain behaviors you can engage in if your 5. or if your 67. but those 52 years in between present an ambiguous slew of norms that cannot be broken. to elaborate, this is the time between recognizing you have testicles, and realizing your testicles are dragging across the kitchen floor.  this is...
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Saving us one Palin at a time.
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Dear Ellen Degeneres: Until last week, all of my Ellen knowledge was hearsay. My little sister is a huge fan of yours. She does a killer go!gurt sketch and a pretty good “let me find my cellphone as it rings” dance. Actually, I should say I’ve heard her impersonations are pretty good. I’ve never...
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