Bear. Many people say 'Bears', but if you ever hear park rangers or naturalists talk about them, they'll say things like "there's lots of bear in the area".
If he's circumcised, you could always tell him that that means he's Jewish, and he shouldn't be so sure about that heaven bit.
That ought to keep the little turd spinning for a while.
Just to add an anecdote about Ann Arbor's Chef Jules of LeDog, often called a Soup Nazi, he is not only a very, very nice and generous guy (so long as you don't ask stupid questions that could be answered by a glance at his menu), but last year, when the olympic torch passed through Ann Arbor, he had on display a torch, designed by Hitler, and used in the very first olympic torch relay at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, that his father, a Hungarian track & field official, smuggled out of Nazi Germany. So watch those perjoratives. After all, he's completely right; there is no such thing as a Caesar salad without dressing.
I think the funniest thing about this whole episode is how two charming realtors discovered that if there is even the tiniest picture of doggie intercourse on your web site, millions will converge upon it until it dies.
I know, sorry. I don't read fark and hadn't read MeFi yet when I posted this, and the place I saw it didn't attribute. Oh well. It made me laugh out loud, I hope it did the same for you.
It's true. Nothing can be done. It's no-one he knows. When you get complaints, the thing to do is to remind people that the from address on spam is no more trustworthy than the content of the message.
There are things you can do to keep addresses from getting on these lists, like not posting email addresses on the web verbatim, but once it happens, you can't put the genie back in the bottle.
However, no matter what precautions you take, sooner or later, some moron will open an email harvesting virus, and everyone in their address book gets a free induction to the wonders of direct digital marketing, and the only thing left for you to do is to write an angry letter to microsoft.
This is great. I saw the original 'Elbow Room' short for the first time since childhood last year after the invasion, and the thought of something exactly like this certainly occurred. Great post, zedediah. How long till it hits mefi? hope someone knows to use freecache....
George Carlin said, "If you nail two things together that have never been nailed together before, some schmuck will buy it from you."
Don't know what made me think of that. Or of this.
Bear. Many people say 'Bears', but if you ever hear park rangers or naturalists talk about them, they'll say things like "there's lots of bear in the area".
posted by ulotrichous 17 years ago
In "Curious, George:"
There is a very polite mechanism for refusing something offered to you that you don't want, and I use it in these situations. Just say "No thank you."
posted by ulotrichous 19 years ago
In "Curious frustrated George"
If he's circumcised, you could always tell him that that means he's Jewish, and he shouldn't be so sure about that heaven bit. That ought to keep the little turd spinning for a while.
posted by ulotrichous 19 years ago
In "What I Heard about Iraq"
Great post. Thank you. I hope this is the story that history will tell. But I wouldn't count on it.
posted by ulotrichous 19 years ago
In "The Teenage Roblog!"
This a great show (even if it is a bit of a powerpuff girls clone) and a great post. Thanks.
posted by ulotrichous 19 years ago
In "Bunny Suicides."
Awesome. I loved the teleporter one until I saw the second panel. It was much funnier without it.
posted by ulotrichous 19 years ago
In "Epi-curious George"
Just to add an anecdote about Ann Arbor's Chef Jules of LeDog, often called a Soup Nazi, he is not only a very, very nice and generous guy (so long as you don't ask stupid questions that could be answered by a glance at his menu), but last year, when the olympic torch passed through Ann Arbor, he had on display a torch, designed by Hitler, and used in the very first olympic torch relay at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, that his father, a Hungarian track & field official, smuggled out of Nazi Germany. So watch those perjoratives. After all, he's completely right; there is no such thing as a Caesar salad without dressing.
posted by ulotrichous 19 years ago
In "Leave it to George! Ep. 1"
heh, that would be leave it to BUSH. I == schmoe.
posted by ulotrichous 20 years ago
In "Peculiar Animals"
Don't miss the page of two headed animals (and nondeformed lizards laying on top of each other).
posted by ulotrichous 20 years ago
In "Bush on tribal sovereignty. "
I love the smattering of laughter. Maybe there is hope for us all.
posted by ulotrichous 20 years ago
In "A lovely home, available now."
I think the funniest thing about this whole episode is how two charming realtors discovered that if there is even the tiniest picture of doggie intercourse on your web site, millions will converge upon it until it dies.
posted by ulotrichous 20 years ago
I know, sorry. I don't read fark and hadn't read MeFi yet when I posted this, and the place I saw it didn't attribute. Oh well. It made me laugh out loud, I hope it did the same for you.
posted by ulotrichous 20 years ago
In "The God Game"
Unscathed! Very cool concept, and a great post.
posted by ulotrichous 20 years ago
In "An image, a flash, then a slightly altered image. Repeat."
Great post. Don't miss this or this... clips of a real-world change blindness study (each a 3mb applet).
posted by ulotrichous 20 years ago
In "Boss Was hI-JACKED"
It's true. Nothing can be done. It's no-one he knows. When you get complaints, the thing to do is to remind people that the from address on spam is no more trustworthy than the content of the message. There are things you can do to keep addresses from getting on these lists, like not posting email addresses on the web verbatim, but once it happens, you can't put the genie back in the bottle. However, no matter what precautions you take, sooner or later, some moron will open an email harvesting virus, and everyone in their address book gets a free induction to the wonders of direct digital marketing, and the only thing left for you to do is to write an angry letter to microsoft.
posted by ulotrichous 20 years ago
In "Shock 'N' Awe"
doh, I mean great post shawnj. =]
posted by ulotrichous 20 years ago
This is great. I saw the original 'Elbow Room' short for the first time since childhood last year after the invasion, and the thought of something exactly like this certainly occurred. Great post, zedediah. How long till it hits mefi? hope someone knows to use freecache....
posted by ulotrichous 20 years ago
In "PSSSSSST! That superstar of the Democratic convention? We think he might be the Anti-Christ."
Does that make Alan Keyes the tooth fairy?
posted by ulotrichous 20 years ago
In ""
George Carlin said, "If you nail two things together that have never been nailed together before, some schmuck will buy it from you." Don't know what made me think of that. Or of this.
posted by ulotrichous 20 years ago
In "Things That Don't Exist"
*sob* I miss sifl and olly so badly! Fantastic post, ilyadeux.
posted by ulotrichous 20 years ago
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