Not Exactly A Designer Drug
I heard about this “new” drug on a radio show the other day, but it sounded too disgusting to be true. Then a co-worker grew up in Zambia and was telling me that it is pretty common there among young people. Now from The Smoking Gun It’s an inhalant called “Jenkem,” and causes hallucinations and [...]
Nashville Increasing Licensing Fees For Strippers
From The Tennessean: Even though the board has discussed increasing the dancing permit and club licensing fees to $500, it probably won’t be able to charge that much. Metro attorney Doug Sloan said the board is prohibited from charging more money than it needs to regulate the industry, and the board is waiting for a [...]
Fudge Round or Star Crunch?
Last week’s poll was a real nailbiter. We had a three way tie, but I think the Ron Paul supporters were stuffing the ballot box. Or maybe they’re the only ones who care enough to vote? I asked my readers to choose between a bowl of Crispix, a peanut butter banana sandwich, Vienna sausages with [...]
Tonight We Have a Fine ’07 Sprite
I saw this on the soda dispenser at a BK yesterday and absolutely had to take a photo of it. Is this for real? This is one of the most ridiculous things I’ve ever seen. They are actually offering suggestions on which soda you should drink with which meal! I’d love to meet the person [...]
I Were Wondering the Same Thing
I came across this Mother Tongue Annoyances post by way of Kat Coble at Music City Bloggers. I’m taking a big risk linking to this blog, fearing that Tim W. may visit here and rip a new grammar hole in me. Ach! This usage of was grates me so intensely because in my opinion it [...]
Cliff and Claire Huxtable Would Be Proud
In last week’s poll I asked readers to choose which Cosby kid they think they are most like. 33% chose Theo. 25% chose Rudy, and another 25% chose Denise. Sondra and Vanessa got 8% each. I’m sure Theo won the poll mostly because he was the only male choice. He doesn’t really have much else [...]
Language Evolution — Who Be Studying It?
Harvard’s Erez Lieberman, Jean-Baptiste Michel are applying mathematical analysis to changes in the English language to make predictions on how the language will evolve and what changes we can expect. Lieberman and Michel’s group computed the “half-lives” of the surviving irregular verbs to predict how long they will take to regularize. The most common ones, [...]
Never Ask Me About My Business
In my last poll, I asked people to choose which Corleone they’d most likely be–Michael, Connie, Sonny, or Fredo. The answers were pretty surprising to me for several reasons. First of all, someone actually chose Fredo. I had a suspicion that my friend Rooster may stop by this blog, but I didn’t think he actually [...]
America’s Next Top Televangelist
Why doesn’t this reality show exist? It would be perfect for CBS Sunday nights, right after 60 Minutes. Of course, you’d have to wait until football season is over. Let the competitors give both prepared and spontaneous sermons on a variety of subjects. Instead of competing for dollars, they could compete for souls. Seriously, why [...]
So That’s Why I’m All Itchy
Headline at www.offbeat-news.com: Naked Angelina Jolie pics responsible for 80% of viruses All other viruses have been credited to Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, Tara Reid, and this guy:
