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Entry #534

Stuff You Should Know: Celebrity Real Names.

“Groaners” are words used in print and film that nobody actually uses in real life.  (ie: “details are sketchy”, or “for the second time in as many days”).  Top Groaners list.

Kennify your text.

Good news for Gray Whales.

Tom Tomorrow skewers little Scotty.

  Alien jerky.

Search Results:  Someone found the Biomes Blog by Yahooing “stoogeworld”.  It brought them here.

Bonus Search Results: Someone googled “freshwater biome information that isn’t a load of crap”.  Google responds with “Did you mean: freshwater biome information that is a load of crap?”.  The Biomes Blog is the first hit.  (Don’t laugh Dr. Myers. You were second.)

Entry #533

Check out Filmcritic’s All-Time Top 100 movie voices.

Here is a huge list of things that don’t exist.

This milk is expired when I say it is.

A little piece of Dylan: Something There Is About You (1974).

In honor of Memorial Day, I’ll refrain from dissing the criminals in the white house, even though none of them are veterans.

You really haven’t read Entry #51?

Here’s a list.  Scanning this I’m surprised at how many of these troops were around my age.

Albino Monday: Yawning Lion.

Entry #532

I could never figure out how they fold fitted sheets so neatly when you buy them.  Not that I really care much.  I just roll up my spare ones and stick them in a drawer until I need them.  But still, here’s how it’s done.

To folks who are opposed to stem cell research: Fine, take the pledge.

Cool Site of the Week:  The interactive body.

CBS poll finds Bush out of touch.  Ya think?

The Brady Bunch in the Land of Clones. 

  The age gauge.

Top ten funniest creationist statements, collected on the net by Darksyde.

Film sound cliches and logical flaws.

Zepp analyzes Star Wars.

'Well, I probably wouldn’t have made a link between Star Wars and George W., except for that stupid and expensive anti-missile program, but the paranoid yammerheads of the right who saw Star Wars as something else to whine about have left me wondering:"

Today’s slide show is of a cat eating a box of Krispy Kremes.

Reading this post by Neddie at American Street, I’m reminded of Turn-Around Norman from Tom Robbins’ book “Skinny Legs and All”.

I very briefly tried Google’s Adsense on this page, but quickly removed it because, basically, it sucked.  Here’s a flash presentation on how this nonsense works.  Stay with it because they actually use the Biomes Blog in the tutorial.

Entry #531

Timewaster of the Week: Another 404 error message.

Check out Governor Girlie Man dotcom.

The Cybertionary.

Dept. of Educashun: the Fallacy of Suppressed Evidence.

Buy your deck of Republican chickenhawk playing cards here.

Howdiditgoin.com offers many theories on how Tiger Woods' “the shot” went in the cup.

Today’s long read: Life After the Oil Crash, or why flightsuit boy was the worst possible choice for president (for yet another reason).  With Gore, and to a lesser but still significant extent, Kerry, we had the chance to have a leader who could have been intelligent and forward-thinking enough to solve this problem in a big way.  Just as Kennedy in the sixties envisioned the Apollo project putting a man on the moon by the end of the decade, a goal that seemed out of reach but for the ingenuity of American scientists, we could have had an energy “Apollo project” with the proper leadership.  What a shame.  What a waste of eight years.  Will we stay with the corporate-corrupted, incompetent christo-fascist leaders or will Americans wake up?  In this age of Fox News-induced ignorance, I’m not optimistic. Hey look! Michael Jackson! The World Series! Another brain-dead woman and protoplasmic embryos needing to be saved by the immoral right!  Jeebus.

Happy third bloggiversary to Markos.  Daily Kos gets close to a half million hits a day.  Here’s Markos’ first post.
Here’s Atrios’.
Here’s mine.

My favorite Kossack nails it.

Are all Baptists insane?  Please, somebody tell me you’re a Baptist and are not totally nuts.  Provide proof in the form of links or a urine sample.

This week's recipe is my homemade Chicken Noodle Soup, in the extended post below.

Entry #530

<---- What a jerk.
[Update:] Here's an interview with this clown via Onegoodmove.  You just can't make this stuff up.

Movie Ratings: The Quiet American.  Who knew Brendan Fraser could almost sort-of act?  3.8 starfish out of 5.
Seven.  Just saw this for the seventh time (three times in the theater, four times on tape).  4.9 starfish out of 5.

Fear Darth Puppy.

Join Snarl’s fan club.

Although the Biomes Marine Biology Center is a private aquarium, we have started public walk-in hours on a limited basis to allow families and individuals to visit us without having to put a large group together and book a scheduled tour.  These weekly open times are held on Tuesday afternoons from 3:30-5:30.  Members of my blogroll get in free!

Rebecca gave me one of these portable French press mugs for taking care of her cats for a few days, and I have to say it’s in the running for the greatest product of the year award. It even has a little secret compartment in the base to hold grounds for a second cup.  Coffee to go costs $1.47, times two cups per morning is $2.94 per day.  A  large can of coffee grounds costs $13 and lasts about three months (making two cups per day).  So, by using this mug every day I’ve calculated that I will save $1020 per year. Yay for me.

The Huffington Post Blog would be greatly improved by dumping Greg Gutfeld.

Enjoy fine dining at Taiwan’s toilet bowl-themed restaurant. 
Sidebar: After our weekly golf league Mark, Mike and I stop by the clubhouse for a beer and a sandwich.  Why would a restaurant have the TV tuned to people eating worms on Fear Factor?

Indie King.  A site about one of my favorite actors.

Watch Al Gore’s speech about the judiciary here.  Watch how often he looks down at his notes (you can count them on one hand).  And he uses big words and I suspect he even knows what they mean.  Wouldn’t that be nice to see in a leader.

Entry #529

"California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's popularity has been slipping in recent months as residents slowly begin to realize they elected Arnold Schwarzenegger to be their governor."  --Tina Fey

  Trevor the fly guy.

I got sick of always throwing out the white rice left over from Chinese take-out so I tried this.  I tweaked it a bit, but it came out pretty good.

Gay’s Lion Farm (1919-1942)

Pet Corner: How to knit a dress for your guinea pig. 

Revealed. The contents of flightsuit boy’s iPod.

Morford: The Real ID.

An inflatable pub.

Stuff You Should Know: Why we don’t drink pig’s milk. Plus a bunch of other letters that actually received replies.

The Sith Sense.  Let Darth Vader read your mind. Think of an object and he’ll guess it in 20 questions or less. (Via the good folks at Burger King.)
Wow.  Although I didn't appreciate the abuse, he guessed “platypus” in only 14 questions.

Transparent computer screens.

Entry #528

Animal of the Week: Bicolor Damselfish.
This fish is an extremely territorial tropical stray.  On years when we find several of these we have to spread them throughout our exhibits to keep them from killing each other.  For the first time, this year we found two (most likely a male and a female, but it's tough to tell when they're young) that actually get along and have lived together for several months now.
Listen to a damselfish chirping.

The trendy baby name generator.

Dept. of Educashun: An index of Creationist claims and answers to why every one of them is wrong.  Boy, does answering this one get tiring.

How to dance like a white guy.

Watch “Child’s Play”.

Milk sucks.

Snoop around in Bob’s cube.  Check it out, Bob has one of those Christmas Story lamps.  It’s a major award.

Now we’re cookin’:  The grand prize winner of the “Greatest Grilled Cheese Sandwich” competition. 

Entry #527

I didn’t know Zippy the Pinhead had his own theme song.

Meet Boinger, the happy fundy bunny.

I’ll bet the wingnuts who lambasted Clinton about the Lincoln Bedroom stuff are gonna be furious over this.  Word of the day.

Doggles.  Goggles for dogs.

The collective IQ of Americans just increased slightly.

You did remember that May is National Rutabaga Month, right?
Watch the live rutacam, for hours of fun.
There’s even a sport called rutabaga curling, with referees like Hilby the Skinny German Juggle Boy, who wears a typical ref’s outfit including suspenders and green, furry neck rings.

A note to Bartcoppers:  As you may know, Bart's enjoying his reader gift of a trip to Hawaii and promised to keep in touch at his blog.  I just received an email from him and internet connection at his hotel isn't what he expected.  He'll have a good story when he returns this weekend.

Search Results: Someone found the Biomes Blog by Yahooing “X ray vision goggles”.  It brought them here.

Guest Blogging:  Graham’s review of Revenge of the Sith in the extended post below.

Entry #526

Normally I wouldn’t advocate patronizing an artery-clogging fast food joint, especially one whose dead founder was a Republican donor.  But Wendy's has lost an estimated $2.5 million in business because some low-life pretended to find a finger in her chili.  (Wendy’s chili is made by grinding up the unused hamburgers from the previous day. Yum.)  So stop by and pick up a soda or a salad or something next time you are near one.  And you can’t beat a 99 cent Jr. cheese delux, although order it without pickles, since they microwave their burgers before serving them to kill any stray E. coli bacteria, and nuked pickles are gross.

Dept. of Educashun: The Swiss Guard.

Check out Hamburger Hill.

Happy Birthday Alex (8), Max (5), Joshua (6), Hillary and Allison (6), and Briana (8).

A little piece of Dylan: If You Gotta Go, Go Now (1965).

Fun things to do with your microwave oven.

Graham’s new baby skate movie.

Albino Monday:  RIP (much belated) to Snowflake the gorilla.

Entry #525

The final Star Wars film drew in $50 million in ticket sales on it’s first day, which is good because now that his two trilogies are over I was concerned about how Lucas was going to earn a living.

Dept of Educashun: The writings of James Madison.

Take a virtual tour of our solar system.

A pink hummer for the clueless.

Dolly Parton sings “Stairway to Heaven”.

Helping a chimp kick the habit.

Hey, did you watch this George Galloway testimony link I mentioned the other day?  Here’s the official government website on the hearings.  It says he didn't give a statement.

Cool Site of the Week:  Boring 3D.

Entry #524

That's a big snake. Anacondas.

Guiness gives the record for the world’s shortest interview to Bob Dylan.

Timewaster of the Week: Cat drumming.

Watch the short film “Oil on Ice”.

Who’s the party of fiscal responsibility?

On-line hunting losers.

Quote of the Month: via Blah3

“Gee, another lie. Maybe we should start a parallel blog listing the true things said by this administration...and call it The World's Shortest Blog.”

This Week's Recipe: Kale and Spinach White Lasagna in the extended post below.

[Update]: Whoa.  Episode III gets 4.8 starfish out of 5.

Entry #523

Sith Happens.  Read this great essay by Greg over at The Talent Show.

Short and sweet from Bill Press.  The difference between Newsweek and flightsuit boy.

Thousands of excuses for why you're late for work/school.

Play! the world’s smallest game of pacman.

Heh.  The Pigboy, by Billmon.  What kind of moron listens to this junkie?

Listen to an interview with a guy who sponsored Bob Dylan’s first show back in 1960.

  Tons of good stuff over at Jungle Walk.

Pet Corner: Jeanette's pet pillows.  They aren’t for your pet to sleep on, in case you’re wondering.

These soft, huggable pillows are a great way to enjoy your cherished pet and is an inexpensive alternative to taxidermy.

[Update]:  She took her site down.  Here's what happened.  For the record, this was a goofy idea at best, but I do not condone the actions of those that threatened her.  Nobody was killing their pets to have them stuffed.  I hope no one gets hurt over this.

Your complete guide to animal superstitions.

Yeah, you got to be real careful of them Al Qaeda penguins.

Note to wingnuts: The story arc of Star Wars was written over thirty years ago.  The movie isn't a critique of our dear leader, although I'm sure Mr. Lucas is intelligent enough to see that flightsuit boy happens to be the worst president in history.  I'd guess it's more of an allegory of the fall of Rome (which is kind of scary, when you think about it).  Or maybe, you know, it's just a movie.  My god, you people are so lame.

Entry #522

I’m a Jedi Master.  What kind of Jedi are you?

New York Times Review of Episode III.

Store wars.  Chewbroccoli, heh.

Listen to the Star Wars Cantina song.

Roger Ebert’s review.

Meet the Elvis Trooper.  And Elvis Solo.

A debate between Darth Cheney and Luke Edwards.

Watch the Episode III “A Hero Falls” music video.

The Absolutely True Adventures of George Lucas.

James’ Review.

Darth Vader’s blog (via reader Dan).

Star Wars Dermatology.

More Star Wars lego: Revenge of the Brick.

Rotten Tomatoes hearts Episode III.

A long review from Aint It Cool News.

Stuff You Should Know: How light sabers work.

Star Wars: Pink Five.  And Pink Five Strikes Back.

Star Wars Asciimation.

Pop Quiz: Guess what film the boy and I are seeing tomorrow.

Entry #521

I put my air conditioner in backwards. It got cold outside. The weatherman on TV was all confused. "It was supposed to be hot today." -- Steven Wright

Animal of the Week: Everything Muskrat.

The worst jobs in history.  Over an hour flew by reading this site.

Now we’re cookin’:  Wiki’s lasagna recipes.  On Saturday's weekly cooking post I'll be putting up my Kale and Spinach White Lasagna, which will put all of Wiki's recipes to shame.

Shirts and stuff for wimps. Threatmeter.

Watch George Galloway’s testimony before congress. He's addressing Senator Norm Coleman (R-Scumbag).   Ouch.
[Update:] If you have trouble loading it, Onegoodmove, as usual, comes through with a quick loading quicktime file.

Movie Rating: Chinese Box.
Jeremy’s Iron plays a journalist witnessing the transfer of Hong Kong from British to Chinese rule in 1997.  Gong Li is breathtaking. 3.6 starfish out of 5.

Look up at your address bar.  To the left of the “http”  is an icon.  Anyone know how to customize that thing?

How to eat a kangaroo if you’re a python.

One of the desperate excuses by warfloggers to justify flightsuit boy's illegal Iraqi adventure is the “oil-for-food” scandal (via Hunter). And here's another lie debunked. 

Buy your chocolate covered pork rinds here.

Be sure to tune in tomorrow for the Super-Duper Biomes Blog Star Wars Link-Fest Extravaganza, which is already written, linked-up and ready to roll.

Entry #520

Say hello to the Cloud Appreciation Society.  Check out their movies.  Here’s their gallery of clouds.

  Smack the penguin.

Gaaah.  How creepy is this?

Search Results:  Someone found the Biomes Blog by image yahooing “disgusting sandwich”.  It brought them here.

Read this site en fransay.

Play! Give Bush a Brain.  Good luck.

Cool.  I’m a Lunarantics “blog of note”.

Riverbend talks rugs, car bombs and carrots.

Read “Operation Golden Shower”.  This is just a priceless response to all your clueless friends who still try to defend the Iraq war.  Sure it’s a bit of a silly idea, but no crazier than the lengths those still in denial are going to avoid admitting they were all a bunch of dupes.

Stuff You Should Know: The 50-1 upset winner of the Kentucky Derby is named after Sting’s nine year old son.

Dept. of Educashun: Basic logical fallacies.