Monthly Archives: October 2002

Food News

Posted on October 15 2002 by Mickey

    Screw this [old Food] page — if you want real late-breaking food news, try these sites:Food NewsFood News (prettier)Freakish Raw Food News    (One of these days I’ll fit those headlines on my homepage, too.)

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Bush Shakes His Tush

Posted on October 15 2002 by Mickey

    Before anyone complains, I was ordered to put this on my homepage by Angry White Girl:

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The Eternal Question

Posted on October 15 2002 by Mickey

    Without going into any gory details, I am again compelled to ask: why oh why do I persist in eating peanuts?!    For example, consider this timeline extract from the scientific field guide being compiled on me (details … Continue reading →

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Dial the “1”

Posted on October 12 2002 by Mickey

    I just heard a standup comic* joking about how old people always insist on giving out long distance numbers by preceding it with a one. The joke is that everybody knows you dial a 1 first, and that … Continue reading →

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Weekend

Posted on October 12 2002 by Mickey

    If it’s Saturday, it must mean one thing. Taco Bell for dinner. No, two, two things: Taco Bell for dinner and my cable modem is out.    Almost every weekend, either Friday around 11 PM or Saturday around … Continue reading →

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Googlefight

Posted on October 10 2002 by Mickey

    Just in time to help kill a dull afternoon, we discovered Googlefight. Pair up two opposing words or terms and watch them duke it out in the websearch arena.

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Another Top Ten

Posted on October 10 2002 by Mickey

    Here’s an official top ten list, straight from Late Show with David Letterman itself. This was broadcast last night and it seemed fairly appropriate.Top Ten Signs You’re Too Fat      10.   Only thing you read: takeout … Continue reading →

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Why is this not funny?!

Posted on October 4 2002 by Mickey

    Some British organization known as Laughlab is trying to compile the world’s funniest jokes. That’s all fine and dandy, but in some horrible administrative cockup they apparently never got the memo explaining what “funny” means. How can they … Continue reading →

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Star Wars Goes to the Dark Side

Posted on October 2 2002 by Mickey

    …by releasing a pan&scan version of Attack of the Clones.    Don’t know if you are a widescreen snob or a pan&scan idiot? Read starwars.com’s handy guide to letterboxing. (It’s my only hope that people will stop asking … Continue reading →

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REJECTED!

Posted on October 2 2002 by Mickey

    On Tuesday I suffered a terrible blow to my pride.    I was deemed unworthy, was found unacceptable.    I was rejected from giving blood.    Through all my years of donating, this has only happened once (and … Continue reading →

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