Book Worm

Prayer video that sought a Barack Obama drenching gets yanked

skylark — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:40:39 +0000

Political lesson of the day: Be careful what you ask people to pray for; you may find yourself embroiled in a public relations flap. The political arm of the socially conservative Focus on the Family religious group today yanked from its website a video that called on folks to ask God to open the

What’s on your back?

skylark — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:42:28 +0000

Three men are traveling in the Amazon, a German, an American, and a Mexican, and they get captured by some Amazons. The head of the tribe says to the German, “What do you want on your back for your whipping?” The German responds, “I will take oil!” So they put oil on his back, and a large Amazon whips him ten times.

Top 10 Reasons Chocolate Is Better Than Sex

skylark — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:42:40 +0000

Top 10 Reasons Chocolate Is Better Than Sex July 29, 2008 by dennisnajee 1. Good chocolate is easy to find. 2. “If you love me you’ll swallow” has real meaning with chocolate. 3. Chocolate satisfies even when it has gone soft. 4. You can make chocolate last as long as you want it to last. 5.

Now THIS is satire!

skylark — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:45:55 +0000

In a strictly tongue-in-cheek jab at their sister publication at Conde Nast, the editors of Vanity Fair have satirized the controversial New Yorker magazine cover depicting Barack and Michelle Obama. It will only appear on their website., but you have to admit it’s funny.

Right-sized Ingredients: An Idea Whose Time Has Come

skylark — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:45:42 +0000

I’ve written about various other annoying food traditions, (such as only getting one napkin at dinner), but there’s another one that continually bothers me, and sometimes it can embarrass me. My… 25% Humor, 25% Philosophy, 25% Sociology, 25% Politics, oh and I am a car fanatic

Motorola Unveils Latest RAZR Phones - Disillusioned Trend-setters Scramble!

skylark — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:49:51 +0000

Motorola Unveils Latest RAZR Phones - Disillusioned Trend-setters Scramble! Thanks to Motorolas newly announced successors to the popular RAZR phones, angry cell-phone shoppers are frantically scrambling to their phone outlets in what experts believe could be the trendiest mob of well-dressed urbanites in modern history.

Supporting the troops? Nah, supporting Captain Underpants

skylark — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:54:18 +0000

(RTTNews) - President George W. Bush signed into law a $162 billion bipartisan plan to finance war operations in Iraq and Afghanistan Monday, praising Congress for their work and bringing the total provided by lawmakers for the wars to $850 billion.

Warning: May be unsuitable for some viewers.

skylark — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:03:43 +0000

So my kid has been walking around for the past couple of days making a weird snorting sound….like she was trying to farmer-blow her nose all over my floor. I kept asking her if she needed a tissue…she kept telling me, “Not yet, Mommy.” So yesterday she comes sidling up to me and says, “Whew…I got

Car Manufacturers

skylark — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:02:08 +0000

Car makers don’t really care about you. Sure they try to cover their asses while you are in their product: airbags, seat belts, re-enforced frame, … but … Why are ashtrays and cigarette lighters still standard features? Just wondering.

Things To Do In Constant Darkness

skylark — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:57:01 +0000

One of the last shipments to a U.S. research base in Antarctica before the onset of winter darkness was a year’s supply of condoms. Bill Henriksen, the manager of the McMurdo base station, said nearly 16,500 condoms were delivered last month and would be made available, free of charge, to staff throughout the year to avoid the potential embarrassment of having to buy them.