January 2011
“This drunkenness culminates on New Year’s Eve, when you get so drunk you...”
– P. J. O’Rourke
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“An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up...”
– Bill Vaughan
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Barack Obama, Justin Bieber, Sarah Palin and Glenn... →
The most talked about–and tweeted about–people in the world are Barack Obama, Justin Bieber, Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck.
The president, though, was way out in front on both the “People” and “Politicians” lists, according to Klout, a company that tracks influence across social media and released the study today.
Read more…
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Tipsy Tow offered by AAA: You don’t have to be a... →
Don’t drink and drive - and don’t ride with anybody who does.
1 in 4 people in Wisconsin have admitted to driving drunk in the last YEAR alone. 1 in every 10 drivers in my city is driving drunk after 10 o’clock. 1 person is killed every 40 minutes in the United States by a drunk driver. Automobile accidents are the #1 cause of death for people between the ages of 3 and 30. These deaths are...
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Mohandas Gandhi: If you drink and drive, I hate... →
lostmustard:
Don’t drink and drive - and don’t ride with anybody who does. Tipsy Tow offered by AAA: You don’t have to be a AAA member. From 6pm-6am on New Years Eve/Day, they will take your drunk self and your car home for FREE. Save this number… 1-800-222-4357. Please re-post this if you…
“It’s the end (or perhaps when you read this, beginning) of another year. Wait a...”
– Culture Making (via azspot)
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December 2010
“When I was the rabbi of the Jewish community in Berlin under the Hitler regime,...”
– Joachim Prinz (via azspot)
Wow, profound! Here’s a similar thought:
“Nothing strengthens authority as much as silence.” - Leonardo da Vinci
“I get an urge, like a pregnant elephant, to go away and give birth to a book.”
– Stephen Fry
“My conclusion is that politicians should earn minimum wage - send their children...”
– Jane White
KEEP WIKIPEDIA FREE! LAST DAY TO CONTRIBUTE! →
From Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales
This is it. 26 hours left.
We’re at the time of year when people all over the world come together to sustain and protect Wikipedia.
Not everyone can or will donate. And that’s fine, because each year just enough people support Wikipedia with a small donation. If you feel it’s your turn, please make a tax deductible donation of $5, $20, $30 or whatever you...
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“Christine O’Donnell released a commercial in which she says,...”
– Jimmy Fallon
“You know, people have to stop saying that just because someone is an anti-gay...”
– Bill Maher
“Religious conservatives are very upset at the TSA’s new patdown...”
– Conan O’Brien
“Digg is something that users perceive less immediate than Twitter and less...”
– The Fall of Digg (via azspot)
I like Digg, but don’t go to their site much - I can’t get a fast internet connection where I live, and it takes forever to go from one site to another, so I don’t go there as much as I should….sad to hear about this…
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Americans Spent $584.3 Billion This Christmas →
That’s a record and is up 5.5% from last year. On Christmas presents. For one another. If you do some simple math and consider that Evangelical Christians are 20% of the population and they spent proportionally to everyone else, that would have that group spending around $120 Billion. On Christmas presents. For family and friends. Almost $200 for every man, woman, and child in America (see...
Oh, for the love of dog: Now that President Obama... →
Now that President Obama has jumped on the Michael Vick bandwagon with an official call to Eagles’ owner Jeffrey Lurie to congratulate him for giving the quarterback another chance, all of us here at Best Friends are waiting for a call from the White House to congratulate us for giving…
Well said! As a dog-lover, this whole praising Michael Vick has turned me livid with rage - and now...
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“There are Barbie Dolls that have bigger brains than Sarah Palin.”
– Joe Miller, Radio Talk Show Host on Sarah Palin bashing Michelle Obama’s anti-Childhood Obesity campaign
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“‘A farmer in Ohio has carved a corn maze in his field in the likeness of...”
– Amy Poehler