- Calling shotgun
"Girl / Boy friends are automatically awarded shotgun during the first stages of dating. Once they have established themselves as members of your "crew", they must fend for themselves. Once married, automatic shotgun takes effect again."
Tags: culture, shotgun, driving, cars, passengers, drivers, slang, language, reference - This blowhard bit is working out great
"John has an amazing presence on stage," said Glass. "His head has that weird shape to it, and he doesn’t really seem like he’s of our time. You just want to build a fence around him and protect him from animals that could hurt him."
Tags: johnhodgman, hodgman, humor, interview - The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
“I met with Jon and read with him, and he hired me right there. And he said: ‘We tape at 6 o’clock this evening. Are you ready to go?’ “
Tags: dailyshow, jonstewart, comedycentral, news, parody - Peruvian Gothic
"Don Benigno Aazco carved his way 36 years deep into the green heart of the Andean forest, founded 14 settlements, abandoned his wife and many children, married his daughter, slew his son-in-law, fought drug peddlers, tamed the wilderness, and reclaimed,
Tags: don, benigno, aazco, inca, empire, andes, settlements, incest, murder, exploration, drugs, crime, wilderness, peru, travel, culture - Naked man arrested for concealed weapon
Hah!
Tags: crime, humor, nudity, concealed, weapon - In Ruhleben Camp No. 1
The first issue of the magazine produced inside the WWI camp for English POWs in Germany.
Tags: history, reference, war, wwi, magazine, germany, pow, camp, ruhleben, english - Armchair Designer: Zombies!
Detailed and well-thought-out plans for a Zombie Apocalypse game. I would totally play this.
Tags: video, games, strategy, design, plans, zombies, apocalypse, gamedesign - John Hodgman discusses writing
"If pig farmers had as much currency with NPR as literary novelists, we would be hearing just as much about the healing power of bacon."
Tags: writing, literary, agents, novelists, johnhodgman, hodgman, bacon, 9/11, 911, npr - Lost City of Chernobyl
Fascinating photo set from a tour of Chernobyl, showing the deterioration of the city.
Tags: chernobyl, russia, history, photography, architecture, ecology, environment, nuclear - What A Terrorist Incident in Ancient Rome Can Teach Us
"An intelligent, skeptical American would no doubt scoff at the thought that what has happened since 9/11 could presage the destruction of a centuries-old constitution; but then, I suppose, an intelligent, skeptical Roman in 68 B.C. might well have done t
Tags: history, piracy, terrorism, rome, america, usa, constitution - Interview with John Hodgman, the PC from those "Get a Mac" ads
"The villain of any story is often the most compelling character. Justin, who is brilliantly funny, of course must play the hero, and the Luke Skywalkers of the world always catch a certain amount of flack. It’s unfair, but inevitable, and I don’t think i
Tags: johnhodgman, pc, microsoft, windows, macintosh, apple, osx, advertising, interview, hodgman, mac, starwars, jedi - Portland Mall Light Rail
Downtown Portland is going to get a major revamp in the next few years as light rail moves onto the bus mall. This will be interesting.
Tags: portland, pdx, downtown, bus, mall, trimet, lightrail, max - How to Write a Book in Three Easy Steps
Derek Powazek shares his experience writing a book.
Tags: writing, reference, howto, tutorial, diy, book, author - Chutzpah, Truffles & Alain Ducasse
Hilarious blog post about a free $350 dinner (via Guy Kawasaki)
Tags: food, humor, comic, truffles, cooking, gourmet - US Presidential Speeches Tag Cloud
A tag cloud showing the most frequently used words in presidential speeches. (via information aesthetics)
Tags: politics, history, tagcloud, president, speech, culture, grammar, linguistics - Female Anatomy for the Artists
NSFW - Free reference photos of females, nude and clothed, in a variety of poses for artists who cannot afford a live model.
Tags: anatomy, art, reference, drawing, photography, nude, illustration, women, female, models, nsfw - Wiltshire’s Secret Underground City
British government secret bomb shelter.
Tags: history, war, bomb, shelter, secret, city, wiltshire, british, government
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