Dean Landolt

And for good measure, the cologne…

Jon Phillips has a great idea:
For anyone trying to offset your carbon footprint: Get a shovel, dig a hole, and bury yourself. I’ll take volunteers to do this first and I will document the whole process from start to near finish.
Plus, as noted by South Park, it has the added bonus of keeping you from […]

…than pointing out the shortcomings of others.

Tyler Cowen opened an interesting thread on the best country music — and laid out a big list of the kind of songs I have to get my hands on. I’m a sucker for the classic country blues material.
Sidenote: to round out the less-than-subtle racialism in the title, check out Stuff White People Like — […]

I honestly thought Expelled was a parody when I first saw the trailers. Is this the trailer for Stein’s next flick?

Frankly, it’s hard to tell what’s parody these days…
And hell, Ben Stein’s charisma is just what the abstinence movement needs.
[via HnR]

I hadn’t noticed (I avoid ‘em like the plague) — but apparently Starbucks has decided to return to its roots with it’s old topless, spread eagle mermaid logo. Boobies!

If only I’d been more of a geek and read up on graph theory in high school…

A few days back I received what I think is the first chain email that was actually worth reading — a little ditty about the little Fucking town in Austria. At first I thought it was Bullshit, but Google confirms…
I Google’d for Bullshit too, but no dice. Hell, I thought it was cool when I […]

Larry David on the “Sybillish personalities” Clinton’s broken out on the campaign trail.
I don’t want her talking to Putin, I don’t want her talking to Kim Jong Il, I don’t want her talking to my nephew. She needs a long rest. She needs to put on a sarong and some sun block and get away […]

Masnick on the rumored Y!AOL marriage to keep MS at bay:
That seems sort of like trying to keep a wild animal from eating you by covering yourself with feces.
If Google was pleased with their competitive prospects before, they must be ecstatic now…
Not only would an AOL/Yahoo merger appear to be less of a competitive worry […]

Quality infographic humor…

That’s right — the Onion News Network. Is everyone doing video? Who needs you, studio writers?!
[via infosthetics]

From copyranter’s brilliant collection of 9/11 advertorial premortums…

Hey, isn’t that plane flying a little low?

ASBESTOS: What Can’t It Not Do?

Some closer than others.
As an aside: from copyranter’s about me section — some sentiments I can get behind…
I hate capri pants. Also: advertising, advertising people, PR people, marketing people, salespeople, real estate people, journalists, lawyers, doctors, […]

Via Boing Boing.

Web Worker Daily asks about good ways to use your laptop in the summer sun…
The answer, apparently — the Techno Privacy Scarf. But it’s not just for outdoor use, folks — if there’s a better way to surf porn in your cube, I’d love to hear it!

My girlfriend just sent this along…