Feb
20
2015

Frivolities du Jour - 2015-02-20

  • From the Washington Post:

    The author of a Minnesota newspaper slideshow that called President Obama an "assclown" for using a selfie stick apologized Monday.

    … "If any actual assclowns took offense at being compared to the President, I sincerely apologize to them."

  • I've been shovelling snow a lot recently. The mind tends to wander. Specifically: what if I had a flamethrower?

    I need wonder no more, because someone in a no doubt similar situation asked Randall Munroe:

    I've long thought about putting a flamethrower on the front of a car to melt snow and ice before you drive across it. Now I've realized that a flamethrower is impractical, but what about a high-powered microwave emitter?

    Short answer: his flamethrower idea is more practical than the microwave idea. But click through for the long answer, because the discussion is (as is standard for Munroe) funny and entertaining.

    [Amazon Link]
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    I'm (slowly) reading Munroe's book, What If? Highly recommended.

  • Your Tweet du Jour:

  • Well, now, if we wanted our children to listen to Bob and Ray's Komodo Dragon sketch… where would be take the children to listen to Bob and Ray's Komodo Dragon sketch?


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