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Quack 2

Jun

6

2007

Sorry, Canada. Yay, Teemu Selane! The man with the second best name in hockey (after Miroslav Satan, who really needs to be traded to the New Jersey Devils) now has his name on the Stanley Cup.

The next time someone asks me what it’s like to live in Los Angeles with all the celebrities you can see, I am going to direct them to this page. The writer has perfectly captured the grand “I don’t give a fuck about these morons anymore” feeling you get after about a year here. via ...

I Am Now Officially An Asshole

Nov

17

2006

This Onion article is hilarious from beginning to end, even more so because I just finally got rid of my Treo and got almost the exact same model of Blackberry mentioned: New Mobile-Device Purchase Makes Asshole More Versatile NEW YORK—The new BlackBerry 8703c has allowed total shithead Robert McClain to assign more work to his ...

It’s Beginning To Melt A Lot Like Christmas

Nov

16

2006

Outside my office is the New York Street set at Fox, and a progression of shows have been turning the street into a winter wonderland for various Christmas episodes. It’s amusing, though it’s very weird that it’s been going on since October. What’s probably the final one was out there shooting today, and I guess ...

Only In L.A.

Nov

14

2006

The picture is so beautiful all it needs is a caption: A nude man is apprehended on the 405 freeway around noon today after he was seen running in freeway lanes near Sunset Blvd. This idiot shut down the busiest freeway in Southern California for half an hour, tying up traffic in both directions for ...

Waiter Quiz

Nov

9

2006

Take this quiz to find out whether you should be a waiter! Or, conversely, whether you were the waiter who waited on my party this evening. 1. A party of five is led to a booth designed for four, in which they will not fit. After some wrangling, they are eventually led to a larger ...

Hot Hot Hot 4

Nov

7

2006

Here’s why I’m never leaving Southern California: It was 94 here today. Today, November 11 7th! 94! Too bad the Santa Anas are supposed to die down tonight and it’ll be back the downright chilly high 60’s. God bless you, Global Warming.

Dear Morons 1

Oct

24

2006

To the construction workers at working on that new building just east of Olympic and Bundy: I realize that when you build a building, you have to bring in a large number of steel beams. However, I’d like to request that you do two things for me and my fellow commuters in the future. 1. ...

This Is Going To Be An Oogly Winter 4

Oct

13

2006

First, there was yesterday’s First “It’s Snowing Here” Text of the Winter from someone in Chicago (Hi, Mark!). Then, there was the giant Friday the 13th snowstorm in Buffalo. And now, it’s pouring rain in L.A. Rainy season here normally doesn’t start until late January. This is going to be a very long winter.

Amusing Things From The Interweb 2

Oct

12

2006

Thing the first: Los Angeles apparently has the best mass transit system in the country. Metro beat out major transit agencies in New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C., to win the award. Clean-air buses, customer satisfaction and expanded service all helped Metro secure the national award. It’s a lot easier to keep customers satisfied when ...