Very much in line with my belief that everything in life looks cooler when graphed, which led me to Graph Jam, here are two of the coolest little websites I’ve seen in a long while: Books That Make You Dumb and, for people who don’t like to read, Music That Makes You Dumb. The idea [...]
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I’ve gotten some weird emails, but one of the weirdest ever just arrived: From: jesuschristbethlehem@live.com Dearest Nat(h)an, Since I have always been a service to others, verily, verily I say unto thee: What shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world [...] For everyone worried that Bernard Madoff will give Jews a bad name – don’t worry, he’s not Jewish, he’s a redneck. How do I know? He owns more boats than cars. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOSES! Like Dave Johns’ mother, I’d say I’m not much of a honker. That’s partly due to my personality and partly due to the way I learned to drive, which included lessons in defensive driving that emphasized preventing and avoiding collisions instead of just making them noisier. There are situations, however, when honking is very, very underused. [...] All former Kasambans and employees of TCFKAK (The Company Formerly Known As Kasamba) are going to love this article about how psychics’ business has improved during the recession, featuring an interview with the company’s CEO. It’s too bad they didn’t ask him why the stock is down so much – I happen to think it’s underpriced [...] After all that time, year after dreadful, agonizing year, with all my incessant complaining that the bible is just too god damn big, scientists have finally created a bible small enough for me to carry around under my finger nail. I mean, what took them so long, anyway? NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That joke is from the Borat movie. Pretty funny, eh? Ok. Since Ynet is making some dubious claims about Israeli restaurant habits, I’m going to set the record straight. Claim: “A majority of Israelis eat out at least once a month, and most of them leave a generous tip to their waiter, a survey conducted by [...] It’s official. For the first time in more years than I’d like to believe, I am a college student. This time around, I’m doing it at the Raphael Recanati International School, Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya. The degree: a three-year BA program in Middle East Security Studies, Counter-Terrorism and International Relations offered by the Lauder School of [...] You’ll either get this and laugh, or you won’t get it at all. Here’s a random Gallatin concentration that I heard about today: “legal and cultural studies of oppressed and marginalized peoples.” Yes, someone actually has a BA in that. |
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