July 2009
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“If I were a rapper, my rapper name would be “p-tag”.”
– Bobby
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“He stopped there because his brain fell out onto the floor”
– Bobby, re stalled vehicle
Value Added News - Technical Specification for the... →
Mourning the Death of Handwriting - TIME →
Microsoft. →
Microsoft. Word.
(Bill Gates)
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★ Pay Walls →
David Simon — former crime reporter for the Baltimore Sun, now best known as the creator of The Wire — lays out the argument in favor of newspapers charging for access to their web sites in this…
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“Yeah, 1…2…3…sh!tload”
– Amber, re how she got to the number of deer we saw driving home
“it’s the iPot”
– Lindsay, re high-tech Japanese toilets in a local sushi place
RIP Walter Cronkite →
RIP Walter Cronkite
A fierce liberal who kept hit opinions to himself and his coverage neutral as the best anchorman American ever had.
Take a hit, Fox. Cronkite is the gold standard.
Fake bus stop keeps Alzheimer's patients from... →
A nursing home in Germany built an exact replica of a bus stop in front of the facility. The only difference is that buses never stop there.
Jimmy Carter leaves Southern Baptist Church, cites... →
Former President Jimmy Carter has announced that he is leaving the Southern Baptist Church after sixty years because of its treatment of girls and women. [It was an] unavoidable decision…
Newsrooms vs. Newspaper Companies →
Mark Bernstein argues that newspapers aren’t overstaffed: The heavy staffing of traditional newspapers was not the fault of management bureaucracy. It was the fault of technology and…
★ Charging for Access to News Sites →
John Plunkett, reporting for the Guardian last week, in a story titled “Financial Times Editor Says Most News Websites Will Charge Within a Year”: The Financial Times editor, Lionel Barber, has…
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“Dorito’s made me start liking Ranch”
– Dana
World’s Cheapest Car Goes On Sale →
The world’s cheapest car is set to go on sale in India as the first customer receives the key to the vehicle, handed to him personally by the chairman of the car company.
The Tata Nano,…
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“You can save alot of money on an open-box baby or a refurbished one.”
– Bobby, re a Baby Depot store.
Future of Newspapers: Profitless? Go Wireless →
It’s undeniable that the going rate for information on the internet is “free.” That’s meant big trouble for newspapers, which have seen nearly all of their traditional roles usurped by better,…
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Bobby: Lindsay, I need you to sign this Laptop User Agreement.
Lindsay: You mean I can't play tetherball with it?
Bobby: what? no
Lindsay: What about Four Square?
Bobby: yeah, I don't need you to sign this Laptop User Agreement anymore....
Swearing Provides Pain Relief, Say Scientists →
Hugh Pickens writes “Scientific American reports that although cursing is notoriously decried in the public debate, scientists have discovered that swearing may serve an important function in…
Elephant Car Wash →
Forget bikini car wash! The new hotness in raising money in today’s tough economy is … elephant car wash!
The elephants at the Wildlife Safari near Eugene, Oregon are fundraising and they…
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan →
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“Who needs to get there fast when you can get there with Netscape”
– Jacob
Worker suffers death by chocolate | Latest News |... →
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“It’s tough for a fat boy to bend”
– Bobby, re a friend’s opinion of doing yoga
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“You’re always going to make that mistake when you think you know...”
– Me, (filed by Bobby)
scottberkun.com » Calling bullshit on social media →
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“Neon orange is the best flavor”
– Lindsay, re baked chips