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June 27, 2013
Pedantica YouTubicus: 50 Common Misquotes
This is a little on the pedantic side, but still pretty good fun. Alltop is never misquoted but often funny.
Parenting Level: 100
I’d love to see her take on Barbie. Alltop can take itself too humorously sometimes…
June 26, 2013
If on a Summer’s Day, a Fridgularity
You are reading a blog posting about Mark A. Rayner’s most recent book, The Fridgularity. You had been hoping to find a funny picture, and maybe a microfiction that played off that image, but instead, you find yourself reading another … Continue reading →
June 25, 2013
Fat cells galore, and what we can learn from them
Fat Fact Every part of the human body contains fat cells, except for: the eyelids parts of the esophagus the brain the penis. From this we can learn three things: the term “fat head” is grossly inaccurate, scientifically speaking; people … Continue reading →
June 24, 2013
The Zen of Proofreading
Sponsored post note: I used Grammarly to grammar check this post, because my cybernetic monkey helpers were away at pirate camp. I remember a couple of things about my study of Zen. The first was the importance of “beginner’s mind”. … Continue reading →
June 21, 2013
So what is life, anyway? Bill? George?
Two comedians give their take on the meaning of life, set to music. (Warning: autotune.) Sometimes people forget that comedians like Bill Hicks and George Carlin, for all their savage wit, had a soft gooey center just like the rest … Continue reading →
June 19, 2013
New NSA recruitment ad = sexy!
Eavesdropping makes Alltop feel funny.
Tune for Two
Great dark stuff, very Tarantoesque! By Alfa Primo. One of 11 fascinating short films of 2011. Alltop prefers Rainbow Connection. H/T to Adam Fraser!
June 18, 2013
Ask General Kang: How do you deal with bad drivers?
The first thing you have to realize is that I’ve only been subject to the idiocy of my fellow car-jockeys since my arrival on Earth. (Car-jockey is the right term, isn’t it?) Anyway. Back on my home world, we über-chimps … Continue reading →
June 17, 2013
Pozo and Mr. Savage
They lived on the margins of society as a travelling entertainment act. A classic clown-and-baboon show, in the old Czech style. They had terrorized a generation of Eastern European children. Pozo the Clown (once known to his family and a … Continue reading →
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