News Coverage Of Bloggers Spreads
Even the Daily Show is starting to cover blogs now. “I’m Ted Hitler.” Heh.
Category Humor
Fun Spam Of The Day
Well, at least they’re trying to entertain me while spamming my inbox: Subject: Greetings, white man! 🙂 From: Calliope M. Satanism < [email address deleted]> To: [me] Message: Salut! [spam link clipped] Before honor is humility. Nabad gelyo [another spam…
Nicknaming The USS Jimmy Carter
Apparently, it’s rather common for ships of the US Navy to be given widely-accepted nicknames that more accurately portray their namesakes. For instance, the USS Theodore Roosevelt is apparently known as “the Big Stick”, the USS Ronald Reagan is known…
Strange Portents And Ill Omens
Valuable Advice For Bloggers Of All Stripes
How To Start Your Very Own Blog In Fifty-One Easy Steps! There’s some very timely and helpful advice contained in that article, such as: 3. Consider one of the many pre-made website templates offered by the blogging service, or one…
Mainstream Media Alert
For all your journalist types, Frank J. provides some valuable information regarding your new nemeses: blogs and the bloggers who, well, blog.
When Real Life And “The Far Side” Collide
Where’s Gary Larson when you need him? You may recall a “Far Side” cartoon titled “Ways Nature says ‘do not touch’” that featured a puffer fish, a coiled snake, one other animal that I don’t recall and a man standing…
Ow! My Nose!
Every once in a while (okay, quite frequently), Scott Ott of Scrappleface comes up with an absolutely, brilliantly funny fake news piece. Unfortunately, I happened to be drinking my morning coffee when I read this howler: Jimmy Carter Attack Sub…
“Digital Lynch Mobs”
I know I haven’t blogged about the Eason Jordan “US military is targeting journalists in Iraq” scuffle that ended in Jordan’s resignation from CNN, but apparently some of our friends on the leftish side of the political spectrum have taken…
Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO: Xbox 2 “Amazing”
You don’t say! In other news: Ford Motor Company: Pinto “Incredible”, Edsel “Astounding” Democratic National Committee: Howard Dean “Best. Chariman. Ever.” Kevin Costner: Waterworld “Oscar-worthy”
