Wednesday, July 2, 2008

good intentions

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Hola amigos,

This collection of local news talking heads making asses of themselves might brighten your day. I guess just because you are paid exorbitant sums to read a teleprompter -- it's not even journalism -- doesn't mean that you don't blow it now and again.

The Best of TV News Lip Slips
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=532_1214089217


36-hour treatment
Amusing pharma commercial parody. Safe to say the time is never right for something like this. (Thanks Kory)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O2SX2TkVec


Top Nine Moments in Jeopardy History
And one might ask (or is it answer?), "What is number 10?" (pun in-ten-ded)
http://www.telewatcher.com/Game-Shows/Top-Moments-in-Jeopardy-History.134240


Quick pic: Wanted
http://www.morefishthanman.com/2008/06/19/wanted/


QuOteD
"I took a speed reading course and read 'War and Peace' in twenty minutes. It involves Russia." - Woody Allen


Best Photo of Toast Award 2008
NASA meets Wonder in this engaging photo. The story behind "The Moaster" isn't the thing so much, unless you buy into the claim that you haven't had a good piece of toast until it has picked up a bit of grime from the floor and the ceiling.
http://gizmodo.com/5018897/the-moaster-is-the-highest-popping-toaster-in-the-world


Polite driver
Rally car driver careens off the track and nearly makes roadkill out of some spectators, then stops to make things right...
http://www.break.com/index/very-polite-race-car-driver-crashes.html


Game break: Ice breaker
This is a tough one (in more ways than one)
http://www.bored.com/games/racing/1/ice_breaker/


Quizzical: Name that candy bar
The better you do, the worse it probably is.
http://food.aol.com/play-with-your-food/candy-bar-id-quiz/


Now that's bigtime dedication
The world's smallest man-made orange, if that concept makes any sense at all.
http://www.hyd-masti.com/2008/06/smallest-man-made-orange.html


Famous last words
"People seldom become famous for what they say until after they are famous for what they've done." -- Cullen Hightower


Enjoy and have a good weekend,
vW

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