Various Links and Stuff
It looks like 24 has lurched to the left. It was never the most well-written show, but what sold it was the so-called "rightwing" stuff in it. I'd have to agree with the article that I linked to that it's problems last season were due to poor writing and not a need to veer to the left politically (although I didn't see any of last season after the first four episodes, which weren't particularly well-written, I did hear complaints about the writing). I've heard that Lost is also suffering from bad writing, and ever more ridiculus plot twists, so it looks like the two big serialized suspense shows are approaching their end.
Here's the Great British Venn Diagram, handy for those unsure how to differentiaite between England, Britain, the British Isles, and all the rest. It's stuff I already knew, but, let's face it, Venn diagrams are cool.
Little-known histories of seven famous toys. Worth a gander.
A few Futurama cast members in LEGO form. It's the best of both worlds. Although, like many small-scale LEGO creations, don't get your hopes too high for how they look. I don't believe I have any LEGO in several of those colors (most notably Fry's hair).
It's been around for awhile, but there's also the Bible in LEGO form. They've added a number of stories in the few years since I last looked at it. It even has ratings guidelines -- NSLV, so be sure to have your parent's permission.
A brief write-up on post-micturation convulsion syndrome (AKA pee shivers).
One of the last two remaining known U.S. World War I vets has died. He was 108. The last known survivor is currently 107; the last known Canadian survivor is likewise 107 and living in the U.S. The last known German survivor died on New Year's Day at 107, and another U.S. veteran died in December at 109. Harry Richard Landis, the one who just died, never actually served overseas, but is still counted as a WWI vet by the Army. He signed up for service in WWII but was rejected as too old.
The Phoenix Suns aqcuired Shaquille O'Neal from the Miami Heat for some reason. If I was a Suns fan, I'd be pretty ticked off. Since I'm not, I'm rather amused. You know, I recall a hard (flagrant, actually) foul the Suns committed againt Steve Kerr back in 1994, I believe it was. He was in the same spot, with about the same game situation, as Jim Paxson was when he hit the three to seal the win in game 6 of the 1993 NBA Finals. Perhaps Kerr was just stewing all the years, waiting for the moment he could take his revenge. This also complicates things for a replay the Heat and Hawks need to play. Through 49 games, the Suns are outscoring their opponents 109.8-103.9ppg. Let's see where that stands at the end of the season.
Color video of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse. I'm used to seeing it in black and white, so color was interesting. Oh, and that dog it mentions the professor trying to rescue, died in the collapse, because he bit the man trying to rescue him. The collapsed portion of the bridge was found, and declared a historical landmark, but the car was never found. Trvia about the dog available here. While nobody died in the collapse of the bridge, there was one fatality during construction, three days before completion, when a worker fell twelve feet. Another worker fell 190 feet into the narrows below, but survived with minor injuries. A painter died while painting the bridge about midway through its short service life when a paint can fell on his head.
A math pun love song. I love it. Though, once again, the danger of reading the youtube comments section is demonstrated with this beauty:
That's the worst usage of "ironically" I've seen in some time. I see plenty of people confuse irony with coincidence, but this was a case of calling something ironic that was the exact opposite of irony.
Here's the Great British Venn Diagram, handy for those unsure how to differentiaite between England, Britain, the British Isles, and all the rest. It's stuff I already knew, but, let's face it, Venn diagrams are cool.
Little-known histories of seven famous toys. Worth a gander.
A few Futurama cast members in LEGO form. It's the best of both worlds. Although, like many small-scale LEGO creations, don't get your hopes too high for how they look. I don't believe I have any LEGO in several of those colors (most notably Fry's hair).
It's been around for awhile, but there's also the Bible in LEGO form. They've added a number of stories in the few years since I last looked at it. It even has ratings guidelines -- NSLV, so be sure to have your parent's permission.
A brief write-up on post-micturation convulsion syndrome (AKA pee shivers).
One of the last two remaining known U.S. World War I vets has died. He was 108. The last known survivor is currently 107; the last known Canadian survivor is likewise 107 and living in the U.S. The last known German survivor died on New Year's Day at 107, and another U.S. veteran died in December at 109. Harry Richard Landis, the one who just died, never actually served overseas, but is still counted as a WWI vet by the Army. He signed up for service in WWII but was rejected as too old.
The Phoenix Suns aqcuired Shaquille O'Neal from the Miami Heat for some reason. If I was a Suns fan, I'd be pretty ticked off. Since I'm not, I'm rather amused. You know, I recall a hard (flagrant, actually) foul the Suns committed againt Steve Kerr back in 1994, I believe it was. He was in the same spot, with about the same game situation, as Jim Paxson was when he hit the three to seal the win in game 6 of the 1993 NBA Finals. Perhaps Kerr was just stewing all the years, waiting for the moment he could take his revenge. This also complicates things for a replay the Heat and Hawks need to play. Through 49 games, the Suns are outscoring their opponents 109.8-103.9ppg. Let's see where that stands at the end of the season.
Color video of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse. I'm used to seeing it in black and white, so color was interesting. Oh, and that dog it mentions the professor trying to rescue, died in the collapse, because he bit the man trying to rescue him. The collapsed portion of the bridge was found, and declared a historical landmark, but the car was never found. Trvia about the dog available here. While nobody died in the collapse of the bridge, there was one fatality during construction, three days before completion, when a worker fell twelve feet. Another worker fell 190 feet into the narrows below, but survived with minor injuries. A painter died while painting the bridge about midway through its short service life when a paint can fell on his head.
A math pun love song. I love it. Though, once again, the danger of reading the youtube comments section is demonstrated with this beauty:
Every line in this song is a math pun. You have to know math to understand it. Ironically, my math teacher was the first to mention this video. I'm not that smart, and I still thought it was funny.
That's the worst usage of "ironically" I've seen in some time. I see plenty of people confuse irony with coincidence, but this was a case of calling something ironic that was the exact opposite of irony.
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