Author Archives: Mickey

The Mad Boober May Strike Again!

Posted on April 10 2004 by Mickey

A Fox News.com Viewer Advisory     Fox News is reporting that the PDB from August 6 2001 — you know, the one titled “HEY, CONDOLEEZZA! OVER HERE! READ ME! IMPORTANT! HOT STUFF! I’M SERIOUS!” — is to be released … Continue reading →

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Diet Blog: Day Ninety-Eight

Posted on April 9 2004 by Mickey

    Taterpants recently used my impregnable spam-free Shoutbox to inquire about the progress of my diet. First of all, what the hell kind of name is Taterpants? Second of all, I’ve got good news and bad news. The good … Continue reading →

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My Inbox

Posted on April 8 2004 by Mickey

    From: Michael Dell <mdell@dell.com>To: Mickey <mickey@shortfatguy.com>Sent: Thursday, April 8 2003   14:48:56Subject: Your Website Dear Mickey, I can only guess your recent comedy bit about a ghost writer named “Gupta” is a pointed barb at the Dell corporation’s … Continue reading →

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The Plan

Posted on April 8 2004 by Mickey

    I found this on the Internet. It looks like someone is having trouble folding the Iraqi roadmap to peace.Your browser does not support the video tag.     “We don’t know what shape it will be in. We … Continue reading →

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04/04/04

Posted on April 4 2004 by Mickey

04/04/04

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The Following Entry Takes Place Between 3:14 PM and 3:48 PM

Posted on March 30 2004 by Mickey

    At last, the time has finally come. 24 is back from its five-week hiatus! To celebrate, and to geek myself up until its 9:00 PM start time, here is a list of 24 24-related links: • Detroit Free … Continue reading →

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Proof It’s a Slow News Day

Posted on March 30 2004 by Mickey

    Netscape’s big

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Appendix F: On Translation

Posted on March 29 2004 by Mickey

    Those wacky Chinese are at it again. Overseas bootlegs are notorious for their questionable English > Chinese > English subtitles. Now they’re just getting ridiculous, just randomly banging on their U.S. keyboard.    Check out these screen grabs. … Continue reading →

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Ladies & Gentlemen, Fish VI: The Undiscovered Country

Posted on March 28 2004 by Mickey

      The weather being almost close to decent Saturday, I remembered what I’d said last year about waiting for it to get warm again before buying a new fish. I also remembered how my fishes’ longevity seems to … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Leo

Posted on March 27 2004 by Mickey

      On Thursday, there was a story on Slashdot on how Comcast had announced it was buying TechTV. There were some who joked this was in reaction to Comcast’s failed attempt to buy Disney, but in fact Comcast … Continue reading →

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