Category Archives: Shenanigans

The Next Republican Nominee for President

The  Republican National Committee announced today that they’ve decided to skip the middle man and nominate as their candidate for the 2012 Presidential election noted Somali Pirate, Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse. “We’re tired of the small time grifters, the closeted sanctimonious … Continue reading

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How I Spent My Summer Vacation

Unemployed. In Greenland! But let’s back up a few months here and frame this story properly… Back in December, I was informed that the University would not be renewing my contract and so I would be leaving my position at … Continue reading

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I Guess China Needs Books That Badly…

A Chinese publisher stripped Darren Di Lieto’s website–interviews, illustrations, the whole enchelada–then printed the whole thing as a book: Last week a British illustrator called Jonathan Edwards informed me that he had come across a book that contained his illustrations … Continue reading

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Outlaw Clockmaker’s Restore Cultural Heritage In Secret

Guardian Unlimited: Four members of an underground “cultural guerrilla” movement known as the Untergunther, whose purpose is to restore France’s cultural heritage, were cleared on Friday of breaking into the 18th-century monument in a plot worthy of Dan Brown or … Continue reading

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Proof That The Internets Are Truly Grand

Via Warren Ellis, via Xeni Jardin at Boing Boing, and for your Sunday morning reading pleasure, comes the amazing story of Karl Rove’s father’s solid gold cock ring: Louie loved his piercings, they made him smile. People who are pierced … Continue reading

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Not Really Pining for the Fjords, Just Visiting

Elvira and I are off to Sweden (yes Sweden!) on a vacation (yes, a vacation!) for the next week (a whole week!). We don’t leave until Sunday but lot’s to do; I have to squeeze all our toothpaste into a … Continue reading

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High Barbary

It’s a little late but today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Go forth and pillage. And listen to this.

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Zombie Jesus

After much frittering and sillyness trying to find a way to set up an online print shop to make Zombie Jesus Loves You T-shirts, I’ve decided to go the quick and easy route and just post a large version of … Continue reading

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Mystery Meat

I get a lot of spam. I mean a lot. How much is a lot? Try over 5000 pieces of spam in my inbox, per month. That’s not counting the between a dozen and forty spam comments I delete out … Continue reading

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Atlanta Bound

I’m headed off to Atlanta for a couple of days on Double Super Top Secret Library Business,* so now posting until at least Thursday night. in the meantime, here are a few fun links to hold you over til then: … Continue reading

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