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Zoo Pictures
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Author: ryanvis
Anton Olsen has set up a Flickr group for pictures of the Detroit Zoo. Let’s hope photos aren’t all we have left next year. Link to Flickr groupLink to Anton’s site
Month: February 2006
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How to Identify a Crazy Person
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Author: ryanvis
1) Locate a sufficiently large body of people from which to pull a sampling. Something on the order of, oh, say a City Council.2) Observe this group. Note any strange behavior that stands out from the larger group.3) Pay particular attention for irrational conclusions or outbursts.4) If one of the group stands out from the […]
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New Python!
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Author: ryanvis
PBS announced today that six new Monty Python specials are in production for broadcast on PBS in 2006. Each of the exclusive to PBS six one-hour programs will focus on one member of the original Monty Python troupe – Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin and Terry Jones – and showcase […]
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Rumsfeld Says Extremists Winning Media War
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Author: ryanvis
I read that headline on Yahoo News and thought: “Of course they are; Democrats can’t get their message straight.” Link to real story
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RIAA says ripping your own CD isn't (is not) fair use
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Author: ryanvis
I’m not one for more laws (are you paying attention Mr. President?), but perhaps we could get some legislation that puts these moronic, withering, old-world industry lawyers in their place. Via Boing Boing, we get news that the EFF has unearthed some interesting wording in the RIAA latest filing. Basically, when they said (in MGM […]
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Idiots
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Author: ryanvis
No Costco in (or near) Ann Arbor. Damn NIMBY’s; wait, no, there’s no one in that area. Congrats, Ann Arbor, your incongruent thought patterns are spreading. Notes to friends on the West side: 1) I need a new job (call me) and 2) ARG!
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MST3K – At the Fair
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Author: ryanvis
One of the funniest 10 minutes ever produced by a guy and two robots. “Captured pilots are paraded before the citizens. Women are excited by seeing the word ‘member'”. Permalink to video if the embed doesn’t work [via Screenhead]
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Stop it!
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Author: ryanvis
Stop remaking classic, good movies. And then, stop remaking classic, bad movies, like Logan’s Run. It was a Simpson’s joke, for the love of god. Let it be. Singer says Logan’s Run script almost finished
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Huh, who knew?
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Author: ryanvis
With the Olympics *yaaaawn* going on, it seemed fitting that today’s Ask Yahoo question was “Who was the ‘agony of defeat’ guy?” Remember him, the poor dude who fell just as he was leaving the ski jump ramp? Apparently, so did lots of other people. Check out the answer to the question.