October 2011
“This is X-Men. I asked for Avengers.”
– Emerson, discriminating superhero viewer.
I like big butts and I cannot lie, but is there... →
When a girl walks in with an itty-bitty waist and a round thing in your face you get vital evolutionary information that acts as a fairly accurate indicator of overall health.
And sprung. You also get sprung.
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Comment threads like this are why the Internet exists.
Go read it.
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3 Small Words — Josie And The Pussycats
If I...
Study Finds Every Style Of Parenting Produces... →
The study did find, however, that adults often achieve temporary happiness when they have children of their own to perpetuate the cycle of human misery
Rack Em Up - Jonny Lang
“There was a guy...
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Brandon Tartikoff →
Tartikoff wrote a brainstorming memo that simply read “MTV cops”, and later presented the memo to series creator Anthony Yerkovich, formerly a writer and producer for Hill Street Blues. The result was Miami Vice, which became an icon of 1980s pop culture
One of my favorite little showbiz anecdotes.
WatchLaziest Ret-Con Ever
I like to imagine that the writers and producers of The Event were just a little too caught up in the excitement of producing what they surely envisioned as the next Lost to notice it at first.
Then, while on hiatus after ten episodes and a cliffhanger, somebody looked around and said, “Hey, did we just spend several months depicting intense power struggles inside a...
New Rule: All Patient Briefings Require A...
I understand HIPAA privacy and informed consent, but it’s abundantly clear to me in retrospect that the person in excruciating pain and whacked out on DUALID® should not be the only person in receipt of critical information.
(one of my “roommates” was on Ativan the whole time—he may not even remember having been in the hospital)
“RT @rolldiggity: It’s sad how Wile E. Coyote is remembered for his violence, and...”
– from http://bit.ly/oyuLrM (via afterhours)
“If you want to honor Steve, you might consider doing two things.
First, give...”
– The Macalope
“Don’t worry about that.”
– Emerson, as I was reviewing the play area rules at her school.
