Park Your Amusements Here

[Lord J Esq]

When I went into my bathroom earlier today, I found a pair of lovely ladies belly-dancing in it. I kid you not. I asked them what they thought they were doing. They replied they were shaking their hips.

All in a day's work for Lord J, Esquire.

[FaustWolf]

Sometime you'll have to introduce those ladies to a little man named John Bilezikjian. Nobody plays the oud better. Mmmm-hmmm!

[Lord J Esq]

Here's a political ad for some Republican who wants to be the agricultural commissioner for Alabama:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU7fhIO7DG0&feature=player_embedded

Now here's a spoof of the same ad:

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/ea0f0bfaf2/we-re-better-than-that-too-w-dale-peterson?rel=player

Not really all that different, are they? ^_^

[Lord J Esq]

I am writing an article about making your own adhesive tape at home. I googled "homemade tape" (without the quotes), and didn't exactly get what I was looking for. It wasn't until the bottom of the third page of results that I finally got a result that wasn't porn. It didn't have anything to do with making adhesive tape either, though. =/

I haven't gotten a search that bad since the time I was looking for information on XXX (cartoon moonshine).

[tushantin]

I am writing an article about making your own adhesive tape at home. I googled "homemade tape" (without the quotes), and didn't exactly get what I was looking for. It wasn't until the bottom of the third page of results that I finally got a result that wasn't porn. It didn't have anything to do with making adhesive tape either, though. =/

I haven't gotten a search that bad since the time I was looking for information on XXX (cartoon moonshine).

I just fell off my chair laughing. LOL

[tushantin]

BUMP (not really)

ALL YOU BASTARDS GET FIRED UP! And all you Bleach fans better LIKE it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwaOXTaE-dg

I'm gonna try making something BETTER than that. Yeah, the spirit of Youth storms within me!

[Truthordeal]

Two ads from Facebook, unedited on my end. I have an appreciation for dark or even sometimes distasteful humor.

[Lord J Esq]

I've got a friend whose wife will be on Jeopardy next week. Look for "Ilana" on Thursday's broadcast. If only I could do that myself, but, alas! I don't have television service! =/

She's left-handed, so, if she wins the night, you know what to credit. And if she doesn't win, you can blame it on DOFT.

[FaustWolf]

Whoa, congrats on knowing someone who'll be on a national game show! A local Obama Campaign volunteer I worked with was on "Who Wants to be a Millionare?", now that I think of it. I've never been able to find an archive of all the game show contestants to double check. I wonder if archives of these shows are kept online anywhere?

[ZaichikArky]

That's awesome, J! Dad watches jeopardy every night. I always tell him he should be on it, he's really good at it. I'll make sure to tell him to root for Ilana.

I've been waking up around 8 am every morning for about 2 weeks. I kinda hope it lasts... It's better than 2-4 pm anyway :p.

[Truthordeal]

When I was at the DMV earlier today, I was waiting for my dad in the hallway, and began reading some of the "special interest" license plates, one of which said "In Reason We Trust."

[Lord J Esq]

That could be an interesting segue into a discussion on the philosophical nature of trust, although it would require its own thread. Trust is an interesting concept which many people seem to understand only lazily, yet despite the difficulty in separating out its objective component, the notion of trust operates with minimal controversy in areas of philosophy and science that other qualitative ideas can't touch.

[FaustWolf]

Hehehe, psychiatrist uses Anakin Skywalker to illustrate borderline personality disorder. I was always so disappointed with the way in which his transition to Darth Vader took place, and I don't think this will change my mind, but the article has made me curious enough to revisit the Star Wars prequels now.

I was so disappointed with the prequels because I was expecting this...awesome, Byronic character arc for Anakin, and got this sudden snap into pure insanity instead. Maybe it's the Byronic character arc that's the more unrealistic of the two after all? Did George Lucas, in fact, do an ingenious thing by tossing aside the deep possibilities for anti-hero romanticism that he could have otherwise explored?

Hmm, perhaps debating the Star Wars prequels would be a great future topic for the Writer's Thread.

[Thought]

It is too late for me, my Faustwolf. Joss Wheadon has shown me the true nature of science-fiction storytelling. He is my master now.

[Sajainta]

Did George Lucas, in fact, do an ingenious thing by tossing aside the deep possibilities for anti-hero romanticism that he could have otherwise explored?

I doubt it.  Anyone who wrote the screenplays for those awful prequels can't have done anything ingenious.