Blogs Posts on "Idiocy"

Webcam Schmebcam by Oh, The Joys on Nov 20, 2009In jest, one of the members of the Board of Directors where I work teased that the organization should set up a webcam to watch what I really do on days when I work from home.There is no need to go to all that trouble.Beginning at 9:00 a.m., I open t...

Big Head, Small Brain by Being Picked Last At Sports on Nov 15, 2009It's been a constant fear of mine for many years now that I'm actually a total idiot.It has even been confirmed to me by others on quite a few occasions. Whether it's been dressed up as retard, tool, doofus, spazz or just plan idiot, I'm no stranger...

Forced DVD Borrowing by The Captains Memos on Nov 6, 2009Let me start off by saying that up until a few years ago I was not a movie guy. I watched on a whole maybe 10 or 12 movies a year. I couldn’t understand how someone could watch 3 movies a weekend, I was just way more into music at the time. T...

Imagine A World by Oh, The Joys on Nov 6, 2009Last night The Rooster announced that no one in her class likes the color pink."But that’s crazy," I said. "Imagine the world without pink!""There wouldn't be any pink in the sky during sunrise or sunset!""Imagine a world without pink lemonade or...

MTV’s MADE…My Guilty Pleasure by The Captains Memos on Nov 5, 2009I really don’t watch a lot of TV. When I do it’s usually something on the History Channel about the Nazi’s obsession with the occult or Vikings. One show I do have a ridiculous soft spot for is MADE, an MTV reality show. Let me fir...

Seasonal Beer + Accelerated Holidays by The Captains Memos on Oct 29, 2009I may love Sam Adam’s Oktoberfest more than any pirate has loved pillaging and/or booty. However, I was at the bar the other night and asked for the Sam seasonal to which I was told, “Just so you know – it’s the winter aleR...

Bullshit Holidays by The Captains Memos on Oct 20, 2009Fuck Hallmark and their bullshit holidays. My office took up a collection for “Bosses Day” last week. Now this was for my two big bosses in the office and I have a supervisor that’s technically my boss too. When does it end? Where t...

Back To Our Regularly Scheduled Stupidity by b0ll0cks Rants and Other Spectacles on Oct 19, 2009We now return to our regularly scheduled stupidity.I have overcome the flu or cold or whatever the hell it was that I had. I know this much, whatever it was really kicked my ass :( I still have the sniffles but am slowly weening myself off the cough...

Fuck Off Philadelphia, PA by The Captains Memos on Oct 14, 2009Up until this weekend, I had no issues with Philadelphia. Not only is it a fascinating hot bed of American history but it also share’s the title and location of one of TCM’s favorite TV shows. On Columbus day I was lucky enough to attend...

Trafigura, Carter-Ruck and the Streisand Effect by Devil's Kitchen on Oct 13, 2009UPDATE: The situation has now been resolved and the Guardian ungagged. Read to the bottom of the post for further details.Author's note: I am not the Devil's Kitchen. Cross-posted from Mr Eugenides.Looks like Carter-Ruck solicitors should be in the P...