How I Met Your Mother and Burgers: The Marshall Burger Speech
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How I Met Your Mother is probably one of the funniest sitcoms on TV today standing happily next to 30 Rock. It intelligently delves into a wide range of references without overtly giving the credit to the reference making it funny on two enjoyable levels.
Look
at this speech, lifted straight from the
1984 Amadeus but retrofitted for the story. My French probably has to be has been fixed (HT: Marshall Erickson himself!):
Presidential Debate 2008
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Before the Debate
We’re going to see some annoying banter no doubt: like Obama’s 8 houses comment again and I have a feeling McCain has a response (probably in regards to Obama’s ridiculously priced house). McCain often does a good job with in your face sincerity but Obama does a good job of quick thinking on his toes which I think will be problematic (since he often answers without answering and McCain often fires from the hip leaving his comments open to real examination).
I have a feeling Obama will win but not on substance, rather on quick verbal skills and the mutant ability to turn self into rubber and others into glue.
As for the Bailout, all Obama is going to do is say how the Reps were denying the additions to the bailout package that would benefit a wider category than the rich companies with the deep pockets and the bad fiscal responsibility. Probably will use it as a starting point for some renewed (and likely potentially dangerous) renewed regulation. Let’s see how close I was
Article Tags>> debateSeason Opener: Knight Rider
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Spoilers after the jump
Article Tags>> knight riderHeroes: Season Premiere
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Spoilers after the jump.
Article Tags>> heroesGood News Film Reviews Movie Meme
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MCF tagged me on this Good News Film Reviews Movie Meme so I figured I should surprise him and actually do this thing. I probably won’t tag anyone else since it’d be less embarrassing than tagging and have no one respond.
Article Tags>> meme | moviesLinks N’ Junk: Summer Glau Edition
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- summer song: Summer Glau song. Frankly the song is more about River than Summer, but whatever (HT: sfsignal)
- pimp-my-ride: For the dad who wants to up his cool factor: a Ferrari station wagon.
- geek: (1) Mythbusters continue being awesome. (via Geekologie) (2) While there, you might as well watch sound controlling fire. (3) Scientist pajama party successful after not accidentally creating a black hole with the Large Hadron Collider Halo. The Uninvited say “wait 4 years”. Skynet Google announces a web app that will coincide with the project and thus send the Google API back in time before Netscape. Check out the Pajama Party cheer when the magic happens (particle accelerator video on that link).
- gateworld: SG-Universe with no standard Non-Terran character?
- aps: Just when you thought you might have to pick up Adobe CS3, the 4th Creative Suite launches.
- movies: Eva Longoria as Wasp? That’d be cool. (HT: monsterscifishow)
- lifehax: (1) Nice bookshelf widget for your blog. (2) How to work better (via Lifehacker) (3) You like iCal or MS Outlook’s calendar for inputting data—but you love Google Cal for on the road. Why not sync Google Cal with any of them?
- freelance: New and Really well designed jobs site
- mp3: Free Wayne Grudem systematic theology mp3s.
- microsoft: Microsoft Smart Desks hit classrooms. (via Gizmodo)
- iLife: I think everyone should have an intel Mac. It allows you to run windows right on your box. Everyone else seems to think so, and thus sales for Virtualization software have gone up 50%.
- UPDATE ART: i meant to add a link to my buddy Matthew Kalamidas’ interview over at tor.com and over at Irene Gallo’s blog. Andy Wheeler (former-SFBC Editor and also co-worker) has a link to it as well.
- UPDATE FUNNY: This video just killed me.
Fringe: Pilot and Review
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Spoilers below.
Article Tags>> abrams | fringe | Lost | televisionObama: President of the Harvard Law Review
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This has come up enough times that I thought I should say something about it. Folk like to raise the Obama Harvard Law Review thing to prove scholarly level of intelligence and qualification. Thing is, I don’t think people have to do that. They should point to the fact that he went to Columbia and then went to Harvard and graduated magna cum laude. They should point to the fact that he was a teaching fellow (I guess an adjunct professor) in Constitutional Law at the University of Chicago Law School. But what they don’t have to do is say he’s smart and qualified because he was voted president of the Harvard Law Review. Well, here’s why (link to Harvard Law Review):
Article Tags>> obama | politicsSarah Palin Rumors
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Huge hat tip to Jeremy for linking to these sites. The first is one that focuses on the sexist commentary toward/around/about Sarah Palin. There’s nothing wrong with submitting a vice presidential candidate to scrutiny but some of this scrutiny is simply ridiculous. Like newspaper articles that focus on the fashionable way she dresses–ridiculous stuff like that.
The second is a (growing) list of rumors that have been flying around and which answers them and often links to evidence. Some of it even made its way into my Facebook discussion.
Anyway, here are some samples from the list:
23. No, she’s doesn’t believe that the Iraq War was directed by God. Yes, she did pray that proceeding with the war was God’s will: “they should pray ‘that our national leaders are sending them out on a task that is from God, that’s what we have to make sure we are praying for, that there is a plan, and that plan is God’s plan.’” (Ever hear the phrase “Not my will, but Thine, be done”?) Yes, this apparently freaks some people right out.
50. No, she doesn’t believe in “abstinence only” education. Yes, she thinks abstinence is an effective way of preventing pregnancy. Duh. Yes, she believes kids should learn about condom use in schools.
37. No, she didn’t cut funding for unwed mothers; yes, she did increase it by “only” 354 percent instead of 454 percent, as part of a multi-year capital expenditures program. No, the Washington Post doesn’t appear to have corrected their story. Even after this was pointed out in the comments on the story.
Anyone else getting annoyed by my incessant politics posts?
Article Tags>> palin | politicsTerminator: TSCC Season Opener
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Article Tags>> season | television | terminator | tv