Monthly Archives: February 2007

The root of the problem… 0

It’s nothing really, but the grammatically preferable version of this phrase is ‘for whom I’m supposed to root,’ which is the most hilarious collection of words I’ve encountered since ‘Academy Award-winning screenwriter Ben Affleck.’

Numbers 0

I don’t get it: why is the latest Enterprise the NCC-4 8 15 16 23 42?

Greg Pattillo: Inspector Gadget + Axel F on Flute with Beatboxing 3

Incredible beatbox/flute performance from YouTube.

It’s Academic, Really… 1

The sea squirt has a very simple brain which is used only to find a suitable spot to root itself for life. Once it’s settled into a spot, it no longer needs the brain, so it eats it. This has been compared by at least one Researcher to a professor receiving tenure at a university.

The Clothesline Project 2

The Clothesline Project is a program started on Cape Cod, MA, in 1990 to address the issue of violence against women. It is a vehicle for women affected by violence to express their emotions by decorating a shirt.