January 2009
78 posts
“Coca-Cola Co. said Friday it plans to drop the “Classic” tag from its...”
– Coke to drop ‘Classic’ from label | ajc.com
This has only taken MY ENTIRE LIFE. (Fun Fact: Coca-Cola didn’t fully discontinue New Coke until 1998, when it stopped selling it in the Midwest, a region of the United States that is always about five years behind.)
No layoffs -- ever! - Publix Super Markets (9) -... →
I heart Publix.
“FAIRFIELD - Nobody was able to cross the road Monday afternoon in front of...”
– Video: Massive Buffalo wing sauce spill shuts down Fairfield street - NewsTimes.com
Sux. And to think that wing prices have already gone up! This’ll be a sad Super Bowl for Fairfield. (Thanks, Janie)
Virgin complaint letter: Author of Virgin letter... →
Happy endings do happen IRL!!!1
Items NOT affected by the peanut product recall →
Check it before your wreck it (antecedents in order: list, gastro-i tract).
“Richard…. What is that white stuff? It looked like it was going to be yoghurt....”
– Funny: Is This The World’s Best Airline Complaint Letter?
You really need to read the whole thing. It’s perfection.
“The plant in Georgia that produced peanut butter tainted by salmonella has a...”
– Peanut Plant Had History of Health Lapses - NYTimes.com
Whoopsies. Leave it to Georgia to make the whole country sick/dead.
Flowbee →
alexrosen:
This is just what I’ve always wanted/needed! A vacuum powered home haircutting system!
And great web design to boot!
PolitiFact | The Obameter: Tracking Barack Obama's... →
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-25) →
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The Supremes (12)
The Police (11)
Diana Ross and The Supremes (3)
Something Corporate (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Rules for Dating Me #4
Please respond to my texts/emails/wallposts so that I know you’re alive and don’t have an aneurysm worrying about what happened to you.
WatchI present to you: racist cookies (Thanks, Mell)
AMC Theatres →
Awesome deal! $30 to see all of the movies @ AMC nominated for Best Picture.
“You are not welcome, thieves. Your shitty, ugly cars will now sell even less,...”
– Backlash: Chrysler Buys Ads Thanking You For Tax Money, You Get Pissed, Chrysler Censors You
My personal favorite is above.
Thing I Learned This Morning via Email
One of my students was pregnant almost all of last semester. I assume her child was actually dyspepsia, because she never showed.
“An entry level iPod Phone (voice/SMS, iPod, Wi-Fi but not data plan) could be...”
– AppleInsider | Apple seen resisting recession, adding new iPhone models
Imagine if you could (basically) get a prepaid iPhone at the gas station.
Obama Orders Secret Prisons and Detention Camps... →
Step 1.
Things I've Learned via Email Today
1. One of my students has been absent all semester, becuase he is in jail.
2. On Tuesday, the school almost burned down due to a falty hand dyer in a bathroom. (The alarms never went off; the school was not evacuated.)
“Dear President Obama, When you are president, don’t eat junk food. Junk food...”
– Kids’ Letters to Obama - Neatorama
So effing cuteeeeeeeeeeee! I want a kid right now (besides the 110 I teach daily, obvz).
“Borrowing a page from PETA, which attempted to refer to fish as “Sea...”
– AppleInsider | Windows 7 vs. Snow Leopard: Microsoft’s comeback plan
Totally outed, MS.
“1. Yo Momma so _______, when you mail her a letter, you need two zip codes. (A)...”
– The Laugh Out Loud Guide to the SAT - Neatorama
I would have done so much better on the SAT if I had this guide.
2009 Inaugural Luncheon Recipes →
What (then) President Obama will be eating for lunch tomorrow.
CNN.com - Special Reports - The 44th President -... →
CNN plans to use Microsoft Photosynth tech to create a 3D photo of the moment Obama takes his oath. This could be really awesome. First Pres to have his official photo taken digitally and now this.
Watch“Bestie by Bestie” #2 on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
“His pecs were, like, made of butts”
Bush: 'Sanctity of Human Life Day' - Andy Barr -... →
Happy National Sanctity of Human Life Day!
Watch(via Real World Dailies - Real World Dailies | ContentDetail )
The blonde guy is—in my expert opinion—a really severe closet case (he’s Mormon). This conversation with his roommate is almost heart-wrenching with that in mind. Almost.
PS The way MTV tags its videos is ridiculous in the best of ways.
WatchMTV Remote Control Blog » VIDEO: Ryan Wants Chet To Expand His ‘Wings Of Love’
The Real World BK is clearly going to be the best season they’ve had in years. While this didn’t make it into the episode, it is a love song about tampons. Peace be with you.
List Of The Day: Great Olan Mills photos →
These are always so dumb, but I read this post while my students were taking a quiz and had a hard time holding back my laughter. I think one of my students noticed, because he gave me a funny look.
Obamicon.Me - Home →
Thanks, Paste. I think I’ll make one to show my students on Tuesday. They’ll either get a kick out of it or throw things at me. At least if it’s the latter, I can suspend them.
“ATLANTA Thursday, January 29th, 7pm The Euclid Ave. Yacht Club/ A Cappella Books...”
– Stuff White People Like Tour #3 « Stuff White People Like
“Mellow Mushroom’s 1974 birth year is apparent in the chain’s...”
– Mellow Mushroom: An Unlikely Southern Tradition | Slice Pizza Blog
I’m pretty offended that this blogger felt the need to write “Atlanta, Georgia”. I would venture to say that most Americans know what you mean if you just say “Atlanta” (or “Hotlanta” or...
US Census Bureau 2010 Jobs Main Page →
Please tell me their planning to print the whole 2010 census in Comic Sans. That would make my life. So much so that I’d have to end it.
“This team up from the major beverage makers is aimed at making it easier to get...”
– New beer cocktail on the market - Slashfood
Inspriational!
“Saying his health-related issues were “more complex” than he originally thought,...”
– Apple’s Chief Is Taking Medical Leave - NYTimes.com
Ouch! My stock.
Cyberbullying — National Crime Prevention Council →
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