…when’s the last time you saw the word “chortle” in a newspaper headline (see the previous entry)? Or heard it in a conversation?
Monthly Archives: February 2005
Feb
18
2005
Look Out, Batman, Here Come the Boners!
Have you ever used the word “boner” to mean “an embarassing mistake”
rather than “manifestation of male sexual arousal”? I haven’t, but the writers at
DC Comics have — in fact, they devoted an entire issue of Batman to boners!
“First, I’ll need two dozen oysters, some of that Harry [...]
Feb
17
2005
Video: The "Jump the Shark" Moment
In 1985, one Sean J. Connolly coined the phrase “jump the shark”,
which his friend John Hein would use as the name of his web site 12
years later. For those of you who haven’t been keeping up with your pop
culture, here’s the definintion of “jump the shark”, taken from the
[...]
Feb
17
2005
And Now, a Letter from the Editor…
From the look of it, this is going to be one of those years that I’ll
look back upon and say “Whoa, I was pretty busy back then!”. Hence the
shortage of more personal “Hey, look at what I did” entries. It’s not
that I haven’t been up to interesting stuff; it’s [...]
Feb
16
2005
And Here I Thought It Was a Contradiction in Terms
Kirrily “Skud” Robert has started a blog on a little-covered but much-needed area of discussion: Geek Etiquette.
Kudos, Kirrily!
A free giant Santa “Pez” dispenser to the first person who can tell me in the comments why this T-shirt is rude.
Feb
15
2005
Happy 40th, Canadian Flag!
It’s easy to forget that while Canada is one hundred years older than I
am (Confederation took place in 1867, I was born in 1967), our flag is
less than three years my senior. For forty years, it’s been the symbol
of a great place to live, synonymous with hockey, [...]
Feb
11
2005
Chess is Now a Water Sport
[via The Colbinator] Here’s an interesting way to liven up those stuffy chess matches.
Feb
11
2005
The Masked Grader Strikes Again! [Updated]
Update: The papers have been taken down; the links now lead to this notice:
At the request of UT Austin’s Student Judicial Services office, I’ve
taken down the files pending an appointment I have with them next week.
Ah, the joys of non-academic discipline.
I love this panel from Achewood:
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Feb
11
2005
Flanders-Like Behaviour + Anti-Social Neighbour = Disaster [Updated]
You’ve probably heard this already, but let me state for the record: Wanita Renea Young is the worst neighbour on Earth.
Update: The original site to which I linked has a random image that isn’t always work-safe. Here’s its link.
In case you can’t go there, here’s the most important part of the [...]
Feb
11
2005
Redhead Here for Valentine’s
Wendy arrives tonight (I promise I’ll be in the right terminal this time, honey!), and we’ll be at Kickass Karaoke at The Rivoli this Sunday. Come join us!
Feb
11
2005
Last Night
It’s always a blast to step out for food and drinks with our friends from the Tucows office in Starkville, Mississippi,
and last night was no exception. My coworker Darryl and I hung out with
Bill, who was visiting from Starkville and had a blast. We talked about
work, poker, booze, alcoholic [...]
Feb
10
2005
"We Regret to Inform You that Xavier’s School Will Not Accept Your Application at This Time…"
What happens to people who can’t cut the mutant mustard at the school where the X-Men train? McSweeney’s tells all in their article, Rejection Letters from Xavier’s School of Exceptional Youth.
Feb
10
2005
RIP Jimmy Smith: 1926 - 2005
Jimmy Smith, master of the “Full Eights” sound on the mighty Hammond B-3!
Around 1985, the Yamaha Organ School was doing its damndest to expunge
my love for music and my sense of rhythm. While Yamaha’s musical
instrument division were practically redefining instruments — consider
the Yamaha grand piano’s [...]
Feb
10
2005
Forgot to Get Schmutzed
Best. Sign placement. Ever.
I just read this in Deenster’s blog:
is it just me, or did every one seem to walk around with a bit of schmutz on their forehead?
Oh, crap. I knew I forgot to do something today.
(Note 1: Hey, Wendy! I didn’t have [...]
Feb
09
2005
Happy Chinese New Year!
It’s the Year of the Rooster!
Of course, if you’re into rampant Beavis-and-Buttheadism like me,
you’re going to be and keep referring to it as “Year of the Cock” or
better yet, by my own coinage: “Cocktoberfest”.
(I prefer my coinage: it’s poultry in motion!)
Kung hei fat choy, [...]
Feb
09
2005
Zen Dog
It’s a busy day here in the Research and Innovation department at Tucows,
so here’s a series of terribly cute dog photos (not mine; I just found
them) to tide you over until the “real” entry for the day gets written:
Click the photo to see the full-size version.
