This is what Our President said will happen if we don’t nationalize the medical insurance industry immediately. AM talk radio is next, followed by the hinternest…
YES. REALLY.
[Image from Fengtastic. Dude.]
Category: Cool
“So I told the genii…”
“… I said, ‘Genii, for my second wish, please return my manhood to its previous size. Now for my third wish, I want a small house in a beautiful valley, with a fireplace, running water, an unlimited supply of cold beer, and with fishing nearby.’
God I hate geniis.”
“Bobby’s behind the bike rack. Go pound him.”
Pay No Attention: Redux
On 27 May 2009, Tacky Raccoons offered a creative challenge that apparently stumped all of our readers, except for one. That challenge was met by a man of good honor, obsequious habits, and great initiative. Above is the original image from here. Below is the excellent modified and annotated image from VE:
Of course, I gotta add my own snarky takes as well, below the break.
Saturday Matinee – Possession(?), EMW, Rex, Howlies, Demitri Martin & Harry the Hipster
Interpret it as you like. Found that here.
[Cool video found at Ivan’s Place.]
This one’s been around, but I found it again via the Divine Ms. C.
The Howlies had an excellent video of “Aluminum Baseball Bat” that was pulled from the Utoobage. They’ve resurfaced with this new one that’s ALMOST as good as their original.
Demetri Martin is Steven Wright minus 30 years, but with a guitar. The Question and Answer Song was improvised… (I’m certain that I posted some of his stuff before. If not, let him know.)
Who? I suspect Harry the Hipster. (Thanx for the fin, Feng.)
The .gif Friday Post No.89 – Cute, Cool, Creepy
[All .gif’s above are stamped, although they may not have originated from that site. Anyone who can prove authorship of these .gif animations shall be given full credit.]
“Try DOME GAS – It’s Better”
[Larger image can be found here.]
WHOA! 23¢ a gallon! And what a GREAT slogan.
Let’s talk about gas prices vs. inflation.
Inflation calculator: 1926-2009 = 1,108.2%
Price per Gallon in 1926 (regular, leaded): $0.23/gal
Federal Gasoline Tax (up to 1933): $0.01/gal = 4.55%
Actual cost per gallon (1926 dollars): $0.22/gal
Actual cost per gallon, less taxes (2009 dollars): $2.66/gal
Price per Gallon (regular unleaded) 10 July 2009: $2.90/gal
Federal Gasoline Tax 2009: $0.184/gal
California (Local + State + Fed Taxes) 6 July 2009:
$0.645/gal* = 2.9%
* Includes CA Sales Tax (7.25%) CA County & Local Sales Tax (1.25%), and UST tax (1.2%) whateverTF that is.
Actual cost per gallon, less taxes (July 2009): $2.26/gal**
**Note that the base price stated for California gasoline includes costs for state mandated fuel additives, summer/winter mixes, ethanol. Note also that this amount includes franchise fees, business license fees, miniscule profit by the small business folks, and Swantzenegger Boxer Feinswein Pelosi & Waxman fees, other “revenue enhancement fees” emanating from Sacramento, and costs for gettin’ the lead out.
[Sources found here and here.]
Now Let’s talk about mileage and cost and technology.
Saturday Matinee: Translations
[Tip o’ the Tarboosh to Nicole for the ferrettage link.]
“Oh Liver! Don’t you know I gotta LEG?!”
[Another Tip o’ the Tarboosh to Dan S. in Idaho for this gem Happy Birthday, Dan.]
Ben E. and I jest…
This one is a repost. It keeps getting yanked from the Utoobage, but it keeps growing back like a fungus. I love it.
Other good news: Tube No. 1 restored “Dance Girl,” so the link HERE has been repaired.
12:34:56 7/8/9
Nice observation by Hot Air’s Ed Morrissey:
“I’ve timed this post to go up at 12:34 ET this afternoon in order to celebrate an event that happens twice every hundred years, and happened for the second time today. The clocks will read 12:34:56 on 7/8/9 a mere 56 seconds after this post goes up in the Eastern Time Zone, as they did 12 hours earlier. It’s quirky and esoteric, but also a little bit of fun.
The previous occasion of this kind of sequencing took place in 1978, at 12:34 on May 6th. When that moment arrived, I was rehearsing for a school musical (Bye Bye Birdie), and I had everyone stop and wait out the full minute.”
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