August 2008
A Wasilla Local Responds to the Palin Pick
From the comments on a “local reaction” entry on Mudflats:
As an Alaskan who lives in “the Valley” with Sarah - like everyone else who lives up here - I am stunned. Simply stunned. Bottom line: there is no possible way she is capable of being vice-president. No way. She knows NOTHING of international matters, very little of national affairs and struggles sometimes to articulate...
“As for that VP talk all the time, I’ll tell you, I still can’t answer that...”
– Sarah Palin
palin
pau: Can't seem to come up with a way to add "drome" to "Palin" to make a witty post title.
tom: Hahahhahahaa :D
tom: Naval Observatory to become Palin-drome?
pau: omg YES
“I’m voting for Obama.”
– Kathleen Hensley Portalski, Cindy McCain’s half-sister.
“Are cameras like catnip for abusive, power-mad rent-a-cops now?”
– Writer who photographed HP Lovecraft’s headstone ordered to delete her photo, heaped with abuse
'Second Life' Romance Ends With Real-Life... →
‘“Second Life” members identify themselves online using avatars. The victim, whose character was a Lion, had been involved in a virtual relationship with Jernigan, whose avatar was a virtual woman, until shortly after they met for the first time in person several months ago, police said.’
Watchall your base are belong to us.
“Wedge! Pull out! You’re not doing any good back there!”
– Luke Skywalker
Meaning Turn
Babe Domain! A Membrane Clinic. Aha! Yam Bomb! Caring Medic. I am on a Beak. Cranny Commie! Abuses Male Bio. My New Lactic Nap. National Comb. Be Main Ace, Chuck. Rotor Bra! Danger Lazes On. Opal Urn.
On Saddleback
I like how John McCain is able to mention the failure of his first marriage as his greatest moral failing, then segue to 9/11 within the next two sentences.
WatchDeath Star over San Francisco
“i will not vote for you i am going to vote for mcCAIN.WE NEED CLINTON IN THERE...”
– Comment on Many Religious Voters Favor Obama, Poll Finds
“In the 21st century, nations don’t invade other nations.”
– John McCain
The Russia/Georgia conflict in three sentences
squashed:
After Georgia broke away from Russia, South Ossetia and another province tried to break away from Georgia, succeeding autonomy-wise but failing map-wise. As Georgia cozied up to the United States, Russia cozied up to South Ossetia, deploying “peace-keepers” and distributing Russian passports like candy. After Georgia decided to crush South Ossetia and its rebels into submission,...
irc markov infobot answering "lulz" with "a...
rob: lulz
GIR: lulz is a corruption of aristocracy
heish: lulz
GIR: lulz is a corruption of derek....
rob: lulz
GIR: lulz is a corruption of sweet jumps? hmm i had bacos. i can RELAX
rob: lulz
GIR: lulz is a corruption of hope or truth.
heish: it's funny because those really are lulz so you say lulz again
heish: lulz
GIR: lulz is a corruption of marrying a black rectangle mean?
heish: lulz
GIR: lulz is a corruption of marijuana in smoking lounges at airports
rob: lulz
GIR: lulz is a corruption of creating irresistable urls
rob: most accurate yet
vee: lulz
GIR: lulz is a corruption of a worker found under a "NO BEATNICKS" sign: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sweetbeans/2339317117/
rob: haha
vee: haha
