links for 2006-02-09
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I’m not a fan of facts,” he intoned. “You see, facts can change, but my opinion will never change, no matter what the facts are.”
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“They each contained a mixture of drain-cleaning detergent and gasoline, which could explode when combined.” This woman makes Lorena Bobbit look like Mrs. Garret.
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If you’re looking to see what all the uproar is about go here. I have to say though you may be disappointed because they sure ain’t Calvin and Hobbes or Bloom County. Heck, they aren’t even as good as Andy Capp.
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With fondness.
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“I’m Dick Cheney, yes I’m the real Cheney / All you other Dick Cheneys are just imitating / So won’t the real Dick Cheney please stand up, / please stand up, please stand up?”
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You can buy it in paper sometime in March, but why wait? Read the whole graphic novel online free of charge. —Via Metafilter
So I am reading the War of the Worlds book and I run across the line “it’s a million to one chance,” and immediately thought of the Pratchett novel with the dragon (I can’t remember the name). In it they mention that only a million to one chance will succeed. I wonder if the WoftheW peopple intended it. I laughed regardless