As Jaime would say, “Sweet Nantes!” Hundreds of protesters in France have rung in the New Year by holding a light-hearted march against it. Parodying the French readiness to say “non”, the demonstrators in the western city of Nantes waved banners reading: “No to 2007″ and “Now is better!” The marchers called on governments and [...]
Posted by Chris in Community & Activism, Humor, Oddly Enough, World on January 1st, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Sure, we always hear about our robot overlords, but who would have thought that the next wave would be… dun dun DUNnnnnnn… a chicken restaurant manager? Hyperactive Bob, the kitchen production management computer system from Hyperactive Technologies, is now being licensed to Zaxby’s, a fast-food restaurant chain with locations in the Southern states. … This [...]
Posted by Chris in Business, Food, Humor, Oddly Enough, Science fiction, Technology on September 8th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
I implore you to rush out and purchase Jonathan Coulton’s latest CD, Thing a Week One. Specifically I’d recommend getting it in old-fashioned CD form, because it comes with exciting new artwork and liner notes from John Hodgman. It’s the first of four soon-to-be-released discs compiling all the Thing a Week songs I’ve raved about, [...]
Posted by Chris in Art, Fun, Humor, Music on August 31st, 2006 | Comments Off
I just had to share this little mashup of George Says… and DubyaSpeak.com: I have to laugh so I won’t cry.
Posted by Chris in Government, Humor, Iraq on June 22nd, 2006 | 2 Comments »
As I was having lunch at l’Hotel Sainte-Marie, I couldn’t help but overhear the conversation of a very English family that included a small boy and girl. The boy ordered a hot dog and the girl, about 7 years old, ordered an omelette. When it arrived, her grandmother encouraged her: “Omelettes come from France! It [...]
Posted by Deana in Culture, Food, Humor, Uncategorized on June 2nd, 2006 | 7 Comments »
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