From the monthly archives:

February 2007

In Fact, I Was at the Malls of Montezuma, Checking Out the Stores of Tripoli

by Joey deVilla on February 27, 2007

Photo of Marine barracks whiteboard that says: 'America is not at war. The marines are at war. America is at the mall.'

It’s a tough job, and whether or not you agree with the U.S. administration’s policies, you’ve got to hand it to the marines for doing a job that many politicians (and their families) don’t want to do.

(Psst! Don’t understand the title of this article? It’s adapted from the first lines of the Marines’ Hymn.)

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"Satan: King of Empires"

by Joey deVilla on February 27, 2007

Old comic graphic: 'Satan - King of Empires!
Image courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.

A couple of observations:

  • Zadcat makes the same observation I did: What about the Ottoman empire? And I’m certain there was at least one Chinese empire that could’ve given the Greeks and Romans a run for their money.
  • Even using their old names, I can locate the first six empires on a map, but I can’t seem to find “Antichrist” anywhere.

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The Jerk Cycle

by Joey deVilla on February 27, 2007

Preview version of 'The Jerk Cycle'.
Click the picture to see it at full size. Courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.

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Make Up Your Own Caption

by Joey deVilla on February 27, 2007

Cat on cat photo.
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11 Dead, 100 Injured in…Kite-Flying Festival?

by Joey deVilla on February 26, 2007

Skull kite.

At a two-day kite-flying festival in Lahore, Pakistan (former home of my good buddy George), injuries and deaths were caused by:

  • People falling off rooftopsStray bullets
  • Electrocution
  • and sharpened kite-strings [Joey's note: Huh?]

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Song of the Week: "The Sweater" by Meryn Cadell (1991)

February 26, 2007

Those of you who went to Crazy Go Nuts University and hung out in Clark Hall Pub in the early 1990s are probably familiar with Meryn Cadell’s spoken-word piece The Sweater of her album Angel Food for Thought, a number I used to play near the beginning of my DJ shifts before the dance floor [...]

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I Find That a Little Johnnie Walker Blue Label Also Heals the Dryness of the Place

February 26, 2007

I like the third reason to drink sake: “for reasons”; there’s a certain Zen koan quality to it.

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Apparently, People Have to be Told That

February 26, 2007

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A Reason to Switch Away from Bluenotes

February 25, 2007

I’m in the middle of cleaning out my wardrobe, getting rid of stuff that’s worn out or hasn’t been worn in over a year. In the process, I’ve noticed the following trends in my clothing:

Since meeting Wendy, I’ve bought a lot of clothing in Boston, most often at “pricey stuff at discount prices” places like [...]

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The Poster for "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters"

February 24, 2007

This one goes out to my brother-in-law, Andy Ramoniac, who like me, is a fan — it’s the Boris Vallejo-inspired poster for the upcoming Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters:

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Where the Single Men and Women Are

February 24, 2007

In the late 1990s, a surprsingly large number of friends-of-friends who were women were involved in relationships with older married men (it was never clear to me how much thought they’d given to the long-term prospects for the relationship). I remember a Globe and Mail article from that time that talked about “The Man Glut”, [...]

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"Sex attacks blamed on bat demon"

February 23, 2007

That’s the strangest headline of the day, courtesy of the BBC:
Men in parts of Tanzania’s main city, Dar es Salaam, are living in fear of a night-time sex attacker.
A BBC correspondent says the attacks are being blamed by some on a demon called “Popo Bawa” meaning winged bat.
Some men are staying awake or sleeping in [...]

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Damned Jedi Fratboys

February 23, 2007

[via How Now Brown Pau] Tequila + testosterone + lightsabers = trouble [video, typical college kid swearing]. “A bit Forced,” says Paulo, but it made me smirk.

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Don’t Mess with the Senior Slayer

February 23, 2007

I’ve fended off a mugger while travelling once, with a little help from the accordion (See the December 31, 1999 section), but I have to salute the 70-year-old tourist who killed a 20-year-old mugger — who had two buddies armed with knives — in Costa Rica with his bare hands with a filet mignon on [...]

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It’s Spelled "D-E-F-I-N-I-T-E-L-Y"

February 23, 2007

I’ve been running into the misspelling “definately” more and more. That’s why I’m glad that someone finally set up a web site that explains that the word is spelled “D-E-F-I-N-I-T-E-L-Y”. You know, from the same root word as “define”.

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