I had this dialog in my head last night as I was falling asleep:
Tommy Lee Jones to Kevin Bacon… Go!
Tommy Lee Jones was in A Prairie Home Companion with Meryl Streep.
Meryl is the name of Truman’s Wife in The Truman Show.
The Truman Show was directed by Peter Weir.
Peter Weir shares the same last name [...]
Euphemise: To mercy-kill your curse words.
Q: What do you call Pele when he jokes about being a philosopher?
A: Soccer-tease.
Did you hear about the guy who had a really good time folding paper? He said it was practically origamic.
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So my last post was about Canada Day and the US Bill of Rights Remembrance Day and then I drove with my girlfriend 2/3 of the way down Baja and drove back with her as my fiancee*. And in all this excitement, I totally forgot about celebrating Bastille Day yesterday. Fortunately, McSweeney’s is on top [...]
This week is the week for national holidays in this part of the world. As it turns out, two days ago was Canada Day. In honor of my neighbor to the north, I’m going to direct your attention to a story involving actual Canadians and provide very little commentary. Mostly, I’m just putting it out [...]
While I’m no Oprah (I’m not Oprah, am I?), and while I’m also no Maria Von Trapp (seriously, how could you even confuse us - she’s way hotter than I am), I argue that I too am entitled to a few favorite things. One of these favorite things is The Chicago Cubs. Go Cubs.
The one [...]