February 2008
37 posts
“I would find myself staring out of the window, watching crows flying over trees...”
– I have Alice In Wonderland syndrome
“The Pentagon says it has to shoot down a malfunctioning spy satellite because of...”
– Experts Scoff at Satellite Threat | Drudge Retort
“2. The letter ‘U’ will be reinstated in words such as ‘colour’, ‘favour’ and...”
– John Cleese’s “Letter to America” « Things Are Looking Up…
“Never eat more than you carry”
Lucy In The Sky →
Iron Man checklist:
Same amazing armors as before, check. Random circuitry fiddling, check. Playboy sport supercars, check. One of said playboy sport supercars, a Cobra of all things, destroyed in goofy accident, check. $5,000 Armani suit, check. $7,000 Zegna leather jacket, check. Obligatory just-out-of-bed hot girl, naked in man’s shirt, check. Obligatory hot-but-untouchable secretary for underlying sexual...
Serendipity: 10 accidental inventions →
John Martyn wins BBC folk honour →
“Homer no function beer well without.”
– Homer Simpson
“There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum.”
– Arthur C. Clarke
“The future is here. It’s just not widely distributed yet.”
– William Gibson
Email Address Obfuscation →
“Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the...”
“Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand.”
– Kurt Vonnegut