12.31.2009

Debunking the Demonstrably False



It's pretty sad that the erroneous claims these Republicans are making aren't being more widely ridiculed. It's not the norm for such political attacks to be so easily demonstrably false, but when they are I'd like to think that the arbiters of news could show everyone that they're not just asleep at the wheel. It would be nice if they could do the most basic fact checking and report on those facts, not the controversy. They're smart, right? They know the difference between journalism and vacuous bullsh... Oh my god! Someone went to a state dinner and they weren't on the guest list! HOLY FUCKING SHIT! Where's my pen and notepad?! The PEOPLE MUST KNOW!!!!

12.28.2009

The Decade That Was





















Oh man, I took so many self-portraits in 2005. It was like, the year of self-portraits. Ahh, self-portraits.

(made by Phillip Niemeyer)

12.16.2009

Down Is The New Up



Best quote: "Lowering the minimum wage, so that low skilled workers can earn more money."

It's just that easy. If you want to help someone make more money, give them a pay cut. And if you want to feed a child, eat their lunch. And if you want to help someone breath easier, choke them to death.

As Thom Yorke once said,

12.15.2009

Oh, Chimpanzee That!

Someone please inform Karl Pilkington of the most adorable monkey news of all time.



And while we're at it. Let's get his Mancunian opinion on this one as well. Is hiding under coconut shells preferable to getting into jars?