The Top 10 of 2012
Saturday December 29, 2012
10. The Origin & Meaning of "420"
9. Cell Phone Numbers Going Public
8. Richard Gere & the Gerbil
7. The Clown Statue
6. Mr. Rogers Was a Navy SEAL
5. Jamie Lee Curtis Is ... Read More
Bookworms
Thursday December 27, 2012
There are the kind of bookworms who love reading books, and the kind that, you know, eat them. When they encounter one another things can get ugly pretty fast. Just ... Read More
'Twas the Spoof Before Christmas
Monday December 24, 2012
If there is a more parodied poem in the English language than Clement Clarke Moore's "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (more popularly known as "The Night Before Christmas"), I don't ... Read More
The Reindeer Conundrum
Thursday December 20, 2012
In Clement Clarke Moore's classic Christmas poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas," Santa's seventh reindeer is referred to as "Donder."
But in "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," the 1949 Johnny Marks song ... Read More
No, Morgan Freeman Didn't Blame the Media for Connecticut School Shootings
Monday December 17, 2012
Excerpt from a viral quote attributed to actor Morgan Freeman:
You want to know why. This may sound cynical, but here's why.
It's because of the way the media reports it. ... Read More
12/12/12 for the Lazy Blogger
Wednesday December 12, 2012
(Repurposed from the New York Times, December 12, 1912)
'Found Photos' of Pearl Harbor Attack? Not Exactly.
Friday December 7, 2012
Discovered, we are told, in a rusty footlocker in an unspecified location somewhere in America, the above photograph and a dozen more like it were supposedly taken by a U.S. ... Read More
Was 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' an Underground Catechism Song?
Thursday December 6, 2012
"A partidge in a pear tree" stands for Jesus Christ, "two turtle doves" represent the Old and New Testaments," and "three French hens" symbolize faith, hope, and love.
So goes ... Read More