Wednesday, November 30, 2011

"The Wire" Monopoly Board

"The Wire" Monopoly Board:
I have literally never wanted anything more than I want this. Someone at Parker Brothers better make this a reality. Tagline: It's all in the game.

Via: flavorpill

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Not Only Did This Happen, It Happened Here

So This Happened of the Day:

So This Happened of the Day

So This Happened of the Day: The President and First Lady chat up ubiquitous actor Bill Murray ahead of today’s Tigers-Beavers game at Towson University. (Associated Press Fun Fact: “Obama’s brother-in-law, Craig Robinson, is Oregon State’s head coach.”) They’re lucky the AP’s Patrick Semansky snapped this photo, otherwise no one would have believed them. [ap / h/t: @alex_ogle.]

Friday, November 25, 2011

Here's To Montana Girls, Everywhere: SV Edition

Sarah Vowell Tells Us About the True Meaning of the Day After Thanksgiving

Sarah Vowell, history geek humorist extraordinaire (and the voice of Violet Incredible), has a very important lesson on history that we have probably never really acknowledged in our lifetimes. As she described on The Daily Show — as its newly minted Senior Historical Context Correspondent — November 25 is Evacuation Day, the day that British troops finally left New York after the end of the Revolutionary War after imprisoning American POWs in prison ships where many, many, many of them died and/or ate maggots to survive. But the good news is that, as we all know, the British finally left in 1783, years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence and those surviving prisoners were freed! Some of us will be taking advantage of sales this Black Friday. But some of us will be celebrating history by not eating maggots.

(via Time)

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Occupy Karl Rove's Speech: Who Knew Karl Rove Was Even in Town?

Occupy Baltimore Interrupts Karl Rove Speech:
To the GOP braniac's credit, he had the cohones to not leave the stage and snap back at the protesters ( unlike Scott Walker ). Best line of the night: “This is actually the most fun you can have on a Tuesday in Baltimore.”

Via: reuters.com

Thursday, November 17, 2011

NFL Searching For Any Unused Harbaughs

NFL Searching For Any Unused Harbaughs: NEW YORK—After noting the respectable performance of Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh and the excellent record of San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh, the National Football League announced Tuesday it is actively seeking any and all...

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Montana Hutterite colony subject of new documentary

Montana Hutterite colony subject of new documentary: GREAT FALLS — A National Geographic crew is filming a
documentary about a Hutterite colony in central Montana, hoping to
give viewers an inside look at one of the country's most
misunderstood people.

I've tired to explain this community to people here in the East.
"Oh, so like the Amish?"
"No, they use modern conveniences, but the do speak their own dialect of German."
"Oh, so like Mennonites?"
"Hmmm... they kinda dress like that, but they also like to party."

Let's see if National Geographic can do a better job of explaining than I can. I think they have a good chance.