Month: July 2011

One of my favourite scenes from Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is the “Saying Grace” scene. “Dear Lord Tiny Christmas Baby Jesus…”

The lessons from this scene weren’t lost on the guy leading the pre-race prayer at a recent NASCAR, right down to the little bits of product placement (hey, Jesus kicked the moneychangers out of the temple, not the auto parts guys) and the reference to the “smokin’ hot wife”:

From now on, whenever I’m asked to say Grace before dinner, I’m ending it with “Boogedah, boogedah, boogedah, A-men!”

Not just books, but knowledge in general. By now, you’ve probably heard Snooki’s explanation of why ocean water tastes salty:

I wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t believe me, so here’s the clip:

“If you’re havin’ math problems, I feel bad for you, son / I got ninety-nine problems but logic ain’t one.”

This article also appears in Global Nerdy.

And yes, surveillance is one of those words that English borrows from French.

Found at This Isn’t Happiness via Marvin Ryan Vista.

Recently seen at a Guitar Center store:

Yes, accordions are for nerds. I’m cool with that. I’m less cool with Guitar Center’s inability to spell “accordion”.

As for attracting the ladies, your mileage may vary, but in the accordion’s defence, I present exhibit A:

When life gives you heat, make cookies!

My only nitpick with this poster: the kid should be wearing at least one polo shirt with a popped collar, and better yet, two or three of them in layers. And where’s the backwards baseball cap?

Thanks to Duty over at Certified Bullshit Technician for the image, who says “Ask yourself daily…are you?“