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Archive of entries posted on September 2015
Yeah, This Is Pretty Much How I Used to Play With My Star Wars Toys Back in the Day, Too
Mostly this is just about innocent fun and nostalgia, so enjoy that part. The focus point of the piece comes at the end and is actually pretty minor, almost incidental, compared to the broader point of being young and happy.
[Summer ’78 – A Short Film] (Viewer #86,711)
In Common
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri called on young Muslim men to carry out “lone wolf” attacks in the US.
Funny how all these “lone wolves” turn out to wear the same leash.
An Inconvenient Truth
Link of the Day: I Don’t Worry About the Real Ones, Either
[High Praise! to Mental Floss]
4 Fake Grammar Rules You Don’t Need to Worry About
[Think you have a link that’s IMAO-worthy? Send it to harvolson@gmail.com. If I use your link, you will receive High Praise! (assuming you remember to put your name in the email)]
Like a Kansas Cyclone
An Ohio theme park is a planning a ride with longer, higher drops, and more twists and turns than any other roller coaster in the world.
For a name, I suggest “Obama’s Economy”.
Obama Warned Us – Helpful Government
Thanks @NatlParkService for keeping our lands and waters beautiful for 99 years—and counting. #FindYourPark
“Pity we can’t say anything like that for the EPA.”
Straight Line of the Day: President Obama Announced a New Plan to Deal With Global Warming…
Works like this: I feed you Moon Nukers a straight line, and you hit me with a punch line in the comments.
President Obama announced a new plan to deal with global warming…
Shockingly, Not Even About Obama’s Favorite Color
After a reporter asked a question at the White House morning briefing, his iPhone’s Siri app responded.
Which may mark the first time a question was actually answered at a Josh Earnest presser.
The Illustrated Frank J: Gumpian
Fuzzy on the “Values” Part
In a speech about “middle-class values”, President Obama proposed a tax increase on the wealthiest 2%.
Apparently he wants the rich to have middle class values too, so he’s taxing them down to a middle-class income.
I Took All These Steps, and It STILL Leaks
[High Praise! to Neatorama]
CAUTION: Contains toilet humor:
Jeff Wysaski’s Obvious Plant series adds helpful hints and reviews to stores, always carefully designed and printed to look like they’re real. Most recently, Wysaski switched the toilet troubleshooting guide at a Home Depot hardware store with one that’s a bit less practical.
Link of the Day: Batman’s Ultimate Fate
[High Praise! to Dinosaur Comics]
Fight Crime Smarter, Not Harder
Also, when you’re done reading, hover your mouse over the comic and read the alt text.
[Think you have a link that’s IMAO-worthy? Send it to harvolson@gmail.com. If I use your link, you will receive High Praise! (assuming you remember to put your name in the email)]
It’s a Big Farsi Deal
Nancy Pelosi celebrated the Iran nuclear deal, saying “This is historic. This is grand.”
Uh huh. So was the docking of the Hindenburg.
Obama Warned Us – Climate
“No challenge poses a greater threat to our future than climate change.” —President Obama http://ofa.bo/g9DR #ActOnClimate
“Except climate stagnation. So if that ever becomes a thing, I totally called it. #FTW”