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Alpha3KV: Mar 30, 2011; Quex Chest

I like this "Fan on the Street" that went up today:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/the-redskins-and-cowboys-violate-the-nfls-unwritte,27656/

On the subject of sports, this article before the Super Bowl really sums up how terrible most sports blogs are in a single paragraph:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/1000-bleacher-report-writers-descend-on-super-bowl,27259/

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Alpha3KV: Mar 30, 2011; Quex Chest

Grifter posted:

Is that the sex house host!?

Yes it is. The actor's name is Chris Argos.

To contribute, one of my favorites articles is 48-Year-Old Man Actually Very Open To Dating 25-Year-Olds. I love the way it deconstructs what he says about his "open-mindedness" as being bullshit using pretty much just his own words.

Alpha3KV has a new favorite as of 05:46 on Sep 10, 2012

# ¿ Sep 10, 2012 05:36

Alpha3KV: Mar 30, 2011; Quex Chest

Eggbeater Jesus posted:

Anybody here read Chinese? Romney Delivers Stern Warning To China, Speaking Directly Into The Camera In Fluent Mandarin

I didn't do so well in the one Chinese class I attempted, so I can only pick out the words for "I," "China," and "America."

I took Chinese each year I was in college, but I'm still not all that good at it thanks to lack of practice. I took a crack at translating it with a lot of help from a dictionary.

quote:

Chinese leaders, I am unambiguously confirming, if I am made president, I absolutely guarantee that China will follow international trade regulations. Your state has for a long time manipulated exchange rates to reap the benefits of manufacturing jobs, hitting our American manufacturing work. This is not fair! My government will not accept this behavior from China. The first day I enter the White House, I will list China as an 'exchange rate manipulating nation.' This is your warning.

It's nothing very humorous given the context. I guess the joke is the idea that Romney could speak Chinese that well.

# ¿ Oct 23, 2012 07:57

Alpha3KV: Mar 30, 2011; Quex Chest

A chain of links from the end of today's Fashion SWAT led me to this article from 2001.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/marilyn-manson-now-going-doortodoor-trying-to-shoc,459

# ¿ Oct 25, 2012 16:43

Alpha3KV: Mar 30, 2011; Quex Chest

This discussion reminded me of an old article on CollegeHumor, "Seven Jokes that Came True," which includes that Gillete Article and is now annoyingly cut off partway into the fifth entry. Comedy Writers are amazing at making predictions based on current and past behavior. The first entry in particular does a good job describing that process.

# ¿ Nov 4, 2012 02:36

Alpha3KV: Mar 30, 2011; Quex Chest

The amount of annoying Ray Lewis hype surrounding the Super Bowl made me appreciate this one.
Ray Lewis Crying Over Embarrassing Spectacle He's Become

# ¿ Feb 6, 2013 06:14

Alpha3KV: Mar 30, 2011; Quex Chest

Mitt Romney recently gave his first interview since the election, which included his thoughts on why he lost. This is the exact opposite of what he said, but seems much more accurate:
http://www.theonion.com/video/romney-blames-loss-on-successfully-communicating-h,31541/

# ¿ Mar 6, 2013 21:41

Alpha3KV: Mar 30, 2011; Quex Chest

Malicious Focus Group Convinces Marketers Cinnamon Mountain Dew Is The Next Big Thing

I like the way they're being noticeably insincere without resorting to outright sarcasm, and that cinnamon Mountain Dew is something I can actually imagine being a real thing.

# ¿ May 8, 2013 22:56