Judge called upon to use Wisdom of Solomon in a very literal way. Not so much halvesies, but...

Hope is Emo. Chapter One: "The Words are Dying". Hope talks about the importance of words and how unfair it is for Marna to go to Senior Prom. [Brought to you by the fine folks at Ask a Ninja]

High School Pranking Season well underway.

Curious George and his Bad Jokes. Tell me a joke. The worse, the better. [via, indirectly, a lengthy exchange in this.]

Bum Wines. "If your taste buds are shot, and you need to get trashed with a quickness, then "T-bird" is the drink for you. Or, if you like to smell your hand after pumping gas, look no further than Thunderbird. As you drink on, the bird soars higher while you sink lower."

World Cup Filter. Unofficial World Cup discussion thread. Spoiler-rich environment, so stay away if you've taped the games.

ascii pr0n, still almost sorta exciting after all these years. NSFW, if your boss squints a lot. (Note -- site includes obligatory ascii anime pr0n.)

The Fenian Raids. This weekend marked the 140th anniversary of the Battle of Ridgeway. The plan was for members of the Fenian Brotherhood to either hold Canada hostage for the ransom of a Free Ireland, or to create a New Ireland, nobody's quite sure. more inside

I didn't understand a word, but it doesn't matter. Viggo as el capitán Alatriste. Bueno. Muy bueno. [direct video link of some kind]

Batwoman switches teams. This changes EVERYTHING. [INSERT OBVIOUS JOKE HERE] Miaowrrr!

Lost and found. 14 yr old kid's wallet found, right where he dropped it in 1971. (No word on a circ-circ-circular impression.) [via obscurestore]

Peanuts meets Marvel.

25 yr old virgin admits to having had sex. Same sort of thing as before -- guy supposedly extracted pledge from a platonic friend to relieve him of his unwanted virginity if his site got so many hits. Media took an interest (well, if you call the Toronto Sun "media"), the lie was caught, and people are screwed in ways they'd never imagined.

Johnny Lechner discusses his decision to forego graduation from UW-Whitewater once more, and fit in a thirteenth year of undergrad. Apparently, Johnny hasn't worked his way through the entire course calendar yet.

Curious George the Armchair Traveller We learn a lot about other people's cultures through the movies, and no doubt, we're all way off. So tell us, what are the movies that best portray your country and the people who live there? more inside

Stubbies. A thorough collection of Canadian stubbies. more inside

Art School Confidential. It's out (kinda), and the reviews are so-so. But -- screwem, I'll see it anyway. (As previously sorta discussed on Koko's earlier exhaustive thread on all things Clowes.)

Leonard Cohen in the flesh. Leonard will be appearing at Indigo, Bay & Bloor, T.O., May 13th, 3:45. He'll be there to support his new book and his girlfriend's CD. more inside

The Drowsy Chaperone. Don McKellar, writer, actor, director, and guy who must never sleep, talks about the Drowsy Chaperone, a musical that went from being a one-off bit of stag party entertainment, to Fringe Festival fare, to a show on the Great Broadway itself. more inside

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