Today I happened to notice this link to ScottsMind.com - Evil Clown Generator on Blogdex.
The thing is, no clown on there is as scary looking to me as Bozo the Clown. (I find it even scarier that someone put a photo of Bozo the Clown in place of a photo of themselves. heh.)
Then there's the not so much scary as disturbing defaced image of George Bush: About.com - Political Humor : Bush the Clown
The most peculiar would probably be at Davezilla.com : Shakes Peare the Clown.
Still, there's nothing more awful to me than just a plain old clown. The orange wig, the round red rubber nose, and the really big shoes.
Somewhere on-line, someone was using this as an argument... They said that just because somebody is wearing really big shoes & a ruffle, it doesn't necessarily mean you'd think they were a clown, that you'd need the wig & the nose. Neh-uh. The big shoes & a ruffle - I'm thinking CLOWN, and already running away. heh.
People love to play crazy games made w/ technology
Stereotypes
You can put different bottom halves of faces with different top halves of faces. It can be funny or frightening.
I have to wonder who these people in the photos are. Glad I'm not one of them. ;)
Ya porch sittin' gossips, you look like a couple of flower pots!
I just remembered something this afternoon, a little funny something that someone told me many years ago. The thing is, I can't remember exactly who told it to me. It was either Gary W. or his brother Mark W., I just don't know which brother... I was pals with one, and then later worked with the other. Anyway, one of them told me it about their other brother or maybe a cousin of theirs.
Apparently in youth, the cousin used to get hassled by these middle aged women when he'd walk past their houses on the sidewalk going here or there. They would whisper, snicker, and sometimes rudely comment. They had a cool older aunt who told him how to handle it. She said to stop and tell them off like this: You 2 porch sittin' gossips, you look like a couple of flower pots. What did you plant a seed & now your neighbor's watering it?
I think there was more to it, but I can't remember the rest now. I don't know if anyone actually told the porch sittin' gossips off like that, but I do know one thing... Whatever reason, whoever told me it, would've related that story, I don't remember who was hassling me that the story was appropriately related... All I remember is laughing hysterically about telling some porch sittin' gossips they look like a couple of flower pots. And I'm not sure, but it's possible I may later have told someone off at some point using that.
Again, Morrissey states the obvious in a live recording of his new song, "The World is Full of Crashing Bores". That, and other good new songs like "Mexico" are available on MP3 @ VivaHate.org.
At the end of the recording, from a live concert in Arizona, of "The World is Full of Crashing Bores", Morrissey says, "And if you know, if you know the state of music, modern music, in America these days, you know the world is full of crashing bores. Fuck 'em!" I have to say, I kind of agree. The only new American music I've purchased, or even been interested in, in the past year is Nickel Creek. (I don't think Nickel Creek is a crashing bore.)
If I do this, someone will have to buy me real coasters
CNN.com : Campaign: Send AOL CDs back Don't know what to do with all those unwanted America Online compact discs that scream "Sign on today"? Jim McKenna and John Lieberman say they have the answer: Send them back. In an effort to get AOL, part of CNN's parent company, to stop sending the CDs, the two men started a Web site asking people to send the discs to them. Once the two have collected a million discs, they say they'll drive them to AOL's headquarters in Virginia and dump them at the Internet giant's door.
Yahoo! News : Bird the Size of a Plane Spotted in Alaska? A bird the size of a small airplane was recently spotted flying over southwest Alaska, puzzling scientists, the Anchorage Daily News reported this week. ... Schemf and Rob Macdonald of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said there had been several sightings over the past year and a half of a Steller's eagle, a fish-eating bird that can weigh 20 pounds (10 kg) and have a wingspan of eight feet, the newspaper reported.
Yahoo! News : Index Finger Length Can Predict Penis Size: Study "According to Greek scientists, the length of a man's index finger can accurately predict the length of his penis. The findings are published in the September issue of the journal Urology."
What do they mean predict? Are they saying after erection? 'Cause let me tell you ladies (and gay men), if you actually see the penis, and it's not erect fairly soon after you first see it... you don't need a prediction, because it will likely never appear that way for you anyway.
What's wrong with people? If the genders were reversed on this one, we wouldn't even be discussing this, would we?
The United States vs. Canada - Who should annex whom?
CTV.ca : 4 in 10 Americans support annexing Canada: Poll 'Should Canada become the 51st American state? Four out of 10 Americans answered 'sure' in a recent poll conducted by Leger Marketing of Montreal.'
I guess this article is a kind of testimony of the average American's ignorance of Canada. But my guess is that there's a lot more Americans than would publicly admit, that wish Canada would annex the U.S. because of recent reports like this one (heh): CNN.com : Canada's marijuana laws worry U.S. 'The changes being considered by Prime Minister Jean Chretien's government would make the penalty for getting caught with a joint similar to a traffic ticket.'
The Onion : FAA Considering Passenger Ban 'Seeking to address 'the number-one threat to airline security,' the Federal Aviation Administration announced Monday that it will consider banning passengers on all domestic and international commercial flights.'
Having just flown recently - on USScare - er - I mean USAir, I found this piece particularly funny... considering they treat you in such a manner that you'd never know it was a profit motivated service industry. heh.
It's also interesting to note that upon entering the Philadelphia airport to leave for Mexico, I was subjected to a 'random search', and was made to remove my shoes. On my way out of Cancun airport, I was allowed to board the airplane without a passport or any form of photo identification (I'd lost my driver's license in Mexico somewhere), and was not asked for any form of I.D. whatsoever upon arriving at the Philadelphia airport.
Iusedtobelieve.com is a collection of submitted descriptions of what people believed as children.
One of the most popular childhood beliefs seemed to be that if one swallowed a watermelon seed, watermelons would grow inside one's 'tummy'.
'Time' photo essay of the Diego & Susy Family 'On June 17th, every year, the family goes through a private ritual: we photograph ourselves to stop a fleeting moment, the arrow of time passing by.'
It's not so private anymore. heh.
I wish I started something like this long ago. I think if I ever get married I'll definitely start a series such as this. I love it!
icWales : World's funniest joke no laughing matter! ABCNews.com : So, Here’s One... CNN.com : Official! World's funniest joke SMH : The world's funniest joke MSNBC.com : Scientists list world’s funniest joke Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He doesn't seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed. The other guy whips out his phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps: 'My friend is dead! What can I do?' The operator says: 'Calm down, I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead.' There is a silence, then a shot is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says: 'OK, now what?'
According to the researchers, this joke was considered the most universally funny.
As it happens, I'm an American, but I didn't happen to think the top rated joke among Americans was too particularly funny.
They also said that they pinpointed the funniest moment of the year - 6:03p.m. on October 7th. That happens to be my birthday...
Arresting Images While the artistry of photographers like Richard Avedon, Annie Leibovitz, and Yousuf Karsh provides the images of the powerful that will go down in history, TSG actually prefers the work of some more obscure shutterbugs. We’re talking about the countless clerks, cops, and sheriff's deputies who handle the impromptu photo shoots with the rich and famous who’ve landed in the pokey.
My favourite would have to be Nick Nolte's mug shot.
There's also a mug shot of Bill Gates - 'Microsoft boss Bill Gates was photographed by the Albuquerque, New Mexico police in 1977 after a traffic violation (details of which have been lost over time).' - (I'm just sure they were lost over time. heh. The only reason the photo didn't get lost over time is likely because he thought he looked kind of cool in it. heh.)
Yes, you are completely alone in your skipping world
NPR: Skipping Records "Am I the only one who's gone back and listened to a particularly good skip again?" - Chris Tsakis of WFMU
I'm cringing. I think CD skipping and record skipping are both just as annoying... very annoying. But apparently there's at least one person who sees it differently - or hears it differently, rather.
I heard this on the radio in my car today, and barely made it through. I thought I'd share the agony. heh. I'm surprised I listened all the way through the segment without putting "Learn Spanish in Your Car" back on. I must really be getting sick of learning how to ask for the bus to Cancun.
superficiality >>If the facade is what's important to you, all you wind up with is an illusion. Disillusionment is the gift of substance.
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