Bathroom Readers' Institute's Blog, page 185
November 5, 2012
“QUEEN VISITS IRISH NATIONAL STUD” and Other Interesting Headlines
That’s an excerpt from our brand new Uncle John’s Fully Loaded 25th Anniversary Bathroom Reader.
If you’re Christmas shopping – the whole darn store’s on sale: 30% off!
November 3, 2012
Worst. Football Spike. EVER.
How have we never seen this before?
In 2000, Kerwin Bell, quarterback of the Canadian Football League’s Toronto Argonauts, scored a touchdown against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. And he got a little excited…
Best part: the Announcers. “Ohhhhhh! And he hit himself! BWAAAAH!” Too funny.
Bonus: From Kerwin Bell’s Wikipedia page (until someone catches it):
Dude’s got a pass completion record of 165%! Best. Quarterback. EVER.
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November 2, 2012
Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader: The Early Years
As many of you already know, we’re celebrating our 25th year in the bathroomn-book-making business this year, with the release of Uncle John’s FULLY LOADED 25th Anniversary Bathroom Reader. (Release the confetti!)
Here is the introduction to that big fat book. The first introduction.
And here’s the second introduction:
It’s been a labor of love, people! Brotherly love!
P.S. Oh yeah, everything’s 30% off until January 1! (That’s practically two-fifths!)
November 1, 2012
Awesome Silent Movie Posters
Just because they’re awesome. (Most you can click on and click again to super-magnify. And I’ve added YouTube links where I could find them.)
The Cinema Murder (1919)
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Custer’s Last Fight (1912)
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Lord Loveland Discovers America (1916)
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Blood and Sand (1922)
Source
Wikipedia
IMDB
YouTube (full film)
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The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
Source
Wikipedia
IMDB
YouTube (full film)
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Salomy Jane (1914)
Source
Wikipedia
IMDB
Film Preservation Foundation (clip only)
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The War Bonnet (1914)
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The Man from Beyond (1921)
Source
Wikipedia
IMDB
YouTube (clip only)
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The Shiek (1921)
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Zvenigora (Ukraine, 1928)
Source
Wikipedia
IMDB
YouTube (full film)
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And our very favorite:
Quo Vadis (1913)
Annual Sale: Celebrating 25 Years!
It is the happiest time of the year! You guessed it—our annual Holiday Sale is finally here! This sale is the BEST Uncle John’s value of the year, and we have a great selection of new and classic releases to choose from, including our 25th EDITION, Uncle John’s Fully Loaded 25th Anniversary Bathroom Reader.
Here’s what you need to know:
• The Sale: From November 1st, 2012 to January 1st, 2013, everything in our online store is 30% off! Plus, get FREE standard shipping for orders of $35 or more! (Enter code HOL12Ship when checking out to apply free shipping.)
• Shipping Reminder: Because standard shipping can take up to two weeks, order no later than Monday, December 10th, to make sure your books arrive in time for the big day. (But if you happen to forget, you can still order Express or Next Day shipping.)
• Unfortunately, our store can only process US orders. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Newest Titles
Uncle John’s Fully Loaded 25th Anniversary Bathroom Reader
Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Fake Facts
Uncle John’s the Enchanted Toilet Bathroom Reader for Kids Only!
October 31, 2012
Halloween Candy Bowl Prank
Oh man, this is funny:
Happy Halloween everybody!
Hope it’s very scary…
Bonus: One lame Halloween joke:
Q: What did the corpse where on Halloween?
A: A costomb.
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Uncle John’s Big Election News!
Hey, Uncle John is having a vote, too!
What’s better: reading in the bathroom; or being in the bathroom, reading?
• reading in the bathroom
• being in the bathroom, reading
Please choose one! Or both! Or something else!
JUST REMEMBER TO VOTE!!!!
That is all. Now here’s a funny picture:
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October 29, 2012
Interesting Hurricane Notice [updates]
• Image from the National Hurricane Center. (LOTS of info there.)
From the Mount Holly, New Jersey, National Weather Service office, check this out—especially the part we’ve bolded:
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
241 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012
…AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA…
SANDY IS EXPECTED TO SLAM INTO THE NEW JERSEY COAST LATER MONDAY NIGHT, BRINGING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DAMAGING WINDS TO THE REGION. THE STORM IS A LARGE ONE, THEREFORE DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT CENTER OF THE STORM AS ALL AREAS WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS.
THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE AN HISTORIC STORM, WITH WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES, INLAND AND COASTAL FLOODING, ANDMASSIVE BEACH EROSION. THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAVY RAIN AND PROLONGED WIND WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LONG LASTING POWER OUTAGES AND SERIOUS FLOODING.
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE WRAPPING UP AS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO WORSEN TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY ON MONDAY.
SOME IMPORTANT NOTES…
1. IF YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO EVACUATE A COASTAL LOCATION BY STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS, PLEASE DO SO.
2. IF YOU ARE RELUCTANT TO EVACUATE, AND YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO RODE OUT THE `62 STORM ON THE BARRIER ISLANDS, ASK THEM IF THEY COULD DO IT AGAIN.
3. IF YOU ARE RELUCTANT, THINK ABOUT YOUR LOVED ONES, THINK ABOUT THE EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WHO WILL BE UNABLE TO REACH YOU WHEN YOU MAKE THE PANICKED PHONE CALL TO BE RESCUED, THINK ABOUT THE RESCUE/RECOVERY TEAMS WHO WILL RESCUE YOU IF YOU ARE INJURED OR RECOVER YOUR REMAINS IF YOU DO NOT SURVIVE.
4. SANDY IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM. THERE WILL BE MAJOR PROPERTY DAMAGE, INJURIES ARE PROBABLY UNAVOIDABLE, BUT THE GOAL IS ZERO FATALITIES.
5. IF YOU THINK THE STORM IS OVER-HYPED AND EXAGGERATED, PLEASE ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION.
WE WISH EVERYONE IN HARMS WAY ALL THE BEST. STAY SAFE!
THAT is how it’s done.
From all of us at the BRI to all of you in Sandy’s path: Be safe!
Update: 30.8 foot swells detected by NOAA buoy #44065 at the entrance to New York Harbor. Good God.
• Here’s a Hurricane Sandy twitter feed: #Sandy.
Update II: Oh man:
Lower east side of manhattan right now: #thisisnotajoke twitter.com/HobokenGirlBlo…
— Hoboken Girl (@HobokenGirlBlog) October 29, 2012
Update III: Noted Hurricane expert Lindsay Lohan wants all you people to get over yourselves:
WHY is everyone in SUCH a panic about hurricane (i’m calling it Sally)..? Stop projecting negativity! Think positive and pray for peace.
— Lindsay Lohan (@lindsaylohan) October 29, 2012
Update IV: Google has a crisis map up.
• Wow.
October 27, 2012
Funnydumb Things on the Internet Part Kajillion: PointerPointer.com
We’re hard at work at the BRI today, so here’s something simple and…
THAT WAS NOT A STRIKE!!!
What? Oh. Um, here:
What’s the point?
Go here. Put your cursor anywhere. And wait.
October 26, 2012
1950s Newsreel: Moulton Taylor’s Flying Car
For some reason the embed from Smithsonian.com isn’t working. So go over here. (Video starts automatically!) It’s short, and a blast.
And we’ve found this. It’s Moulton Taylor and his flying car – on a 1959 episode of “I’ve Got a Secret”:
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