Monthly Archives: March 2006

Rolling Stones sell Rice Krispies c1964

Oh, so sweet. Before they were popular, the Stones sang a jingle for Rice Krispies. Bet they didn’t get nearly the same royalties for that one that they did for “Start Me Up.” (Via Daring Fireball)

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Who's been using my Amazon Account?!?

From Amazon: Dear Amazon.com Customer, Since you have purchased extreme sports gear or beef snacks in the past, we thought you might like to know that Slim Jim, Original, Case of 12 15-Ounce Canisters is now available for ordering. I can think of two things wrong with this…

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Palms down

I was going to go on a tear about International Delight coffee creamers, because they have palm oil in them. Comparing this to Nestlés Coffee-Mate creamers, which have soybean and cottonseed oil, I thought it was clear which one to buy. Of course, non-dairy creamers are bad shit to begin with, but if you’re going [...]

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V for Vendetta Review

Phew! Russell’s Law of 50% Returns on Comic Adaptations holds true. Bad news for X-Men III perhaps, but V for Vendetta was fantastic. I enjoyed it while watching it, and I left the movie theater excited, eager to talk about the differences between the comic and the movie, which, except for two minor cases*, actually [...]

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ITMFA

Impeach the MFer, Already. Sounds like a good plan to me.

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