Stinque

Must Be the Feedback

nojo — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:10:33 +0000

“In a May 16 story about the death of go-go musician Chuck Brown, The Associated Press misspelled another musician’s first name. The correct spelling is Jimi Hendrix, not Jimmy Hendrix.” [AP/Yahoo, via @pourmecoffee]

Donna Summer, 1948-2012

nojo — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:13:15 +0000

Donna Summer Dead at 63 [TMZ]

The Pause That Refreshes

nojo — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:00:07 +0000

We had been contemplating all day Wednesday an Important Post about Eduardo Saverin, the Facebook cofounder (better known as Spider-Man) who is giving up his naturalized American citizenship rather than pay an estimated $67 million in taxes when Facebook’s upcoming IPO makes him filthy rich. Our point was going to be opposite the Conventional Outrage on the subject: You’re free to leave — as long as you never set foot again on American soil.

And then, well, this.

[via Sully]

Pizza Hut F*ck You Pizza

blogenfreude — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:00:36 +0000

Audio NSFW:

Was sort of on board until the taco shells … and who the fuck eats a pizza with bar mitzvah pigs-in-blankets as a crust?

All Lost Value Accrues to God

nojo — Wed, 16 May 2012 22:19:18 +0000

“The $2 billion J.P. Morgan lost someone else gained.” —Mitt Romney, explaining what appears to be a novel economic theory. [WSJ]

Political Metaphors in Real Life

nojo — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:19:14 +0000

“Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean (D) was talking to Canadian radio station CJAD-AM but the interview ended when the car carrying Dean was hit by another car.” [Political Wire]

Well, That Would Out-Gay the First Gay President

nojo — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:49:03 +0000

[Politico]

Epic Tea Time with Alan Rickman

nojo — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:32 +0000

We can’t possibly improve upon the video title, so we’re not even going to try.

(Stinque viewing suggestion: Run the video on your iPad and send it to your flatscreen/stereo via Apple TV. Crank up the music loud enough so your neighbor can’t hear you cackling like a hyena. Trust us.)

[via Know Your Meme]

Finally, We Can All Agree on Something

nojo — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:14:14 +0000

“She’s a vulgar singer who wears only panties and a bra when she sings and she stated she is the envoy of the devil’s child and that she will spread satanic teaching. This is dangerous.” —Salim Alatas, the Jakarta head of hardline Islamic Defender Front (FPI), explaining why Indonesia should ban a performance by Lady Gaga. [Reuters, via ThinkProgress]

A Man, a Plan, a Goose: Canada!

nojo — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:00:15 +0000

Okay, fine, so it doesn’t work as a palindrome. But you’d be thrown off too if you were just minding your own business when you were viciously attacked by a Raging Honker.