There’s a long standing theory that Hollywood action movies deliberately play up US urban gang violence…a part of a propaganda effort to persuade foreigners that America is not to be [messed] with. The British equivalent is Faulty Towers and Monty Python, which simply makes people want to stay the hell away in case it’s contagious.
Categories: Humor,Quotes
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- March 31, 2007 – 6:32 am
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- By Michael Hanscom
See that bit, third line from the bottom? I made the Dean’s list! Okay, so for many people this wouldn’t be a big thing, but while I’ve never doubted that I’ve got a couple brain cells to rub together, good grades have never been a common occurrence in my life.
Categories: Life
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- March 20, 2007 – 12:11 pm
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- By Michael Hanscom
I’ve updated djwudi.com (which I’m using to highlight my photography) to use Satellite. Since Dreamhost has a few security measures in place that needed to be worked around, I’m detailing my changes to the source code under the jump.
Categories: Photography,Website
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- March 20, 2007 – 9:40 am
- Author:
- By Michael Hanscom
The nonconfessions inspired William Schneider, a political guru here, to note a few years ago that Washington had contributed a new tense to the language. ‘This usage,’ he said, ‘should be referred to as the past exonerative.’
Categories: Humor,Quotes
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- March 20, 2007 – 9:02 am
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- By Michael Hanscom
As I said above, the rest of Back to Basics didn’t grab me, but those three? I’d definitely say it’s worth spending the three bucks to snag ‘em off of iTunes. And don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone you’re listening to Christina Aguilera if you don’t want me to. 
Categories: Music
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- March 19, 2007 – 10:05 am
- Author:
- By Michael Hanscom