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That’s Why I Choose to Only Shop From Skymall on a Plane

Posted by Oscar on March 13th

Read More: Technology, Pop-Culture, Funny, Every Category, Poetry, Consumerism

Normal stores stuck on the ground, they strike me as mundane.
That’s why I choose to only shop from Skymall on a plane.

I’ve got a watch that sets itself with satellites in space
And glasses with a fifty inch TV for on my face.

My luggage is the kind preferred by golfers who are pro.
In my my pocket there’s a GPS to tell me where to go.

My grill at home’s accessorized with lights and other things,
Like a doodad on my belt that when my steak is done it dings.

A hanging upside down device keeps my back from getting sore
But when it is I’ve got a plastic stick to rub it more.

I have a toaster oven that’s designed by Wolfgang Puck
And an underwater vacuum–what an extraordinary suck!

My vest has weights. My pet-foods timed. My shoes have built in springs.
I’ve hundreds of alarm clocks, one shoots helicopter things.

There’s a device that’s made specifically to help me fall asleep,
A whooshing sound or waterfall, it sure beats counting sheep.

A stress reducing wrist band that needs a battery.
A pair of golfing glasses make my balls easy to see.

My bike fits in a back-pack1 that I wear when I can’t ride
Like when I walk to aerate my lawn with spikes on my shoes outside.

Speaking of lawns mine’s always well lit for my lights have solar powers.
The sun also charges a vibrating thingy that keeps the moles out of my flowers.

The walk to my house has a gazing ball that’s twenty-three inches and glows
And you can’t tell how I water my grass ’cause a flower pot hides my hose.

I’ve got a step to help my dog get up into my bed,
A gate to keep him from the kitchen, an urn for when he’s dead2.

My golf cart looks like an Escalade1, it cost me twenty grand.
There are hanging seats I hook on my truck, when I tailgate I don’t have to stand.

For my wife I’ve gotten a lot of things like roses dipped in gold,
and her make up mirror has a light so she won’t look so old.

The largest crossword in the world, the smallest helicopter too.
A Star Wars traveling battleship game and litter robot for poo.

A robot shark and floating black jack game–My pool is full of shit!
A little boat that brings the drinks to the chair in which I sit.

Theft is no concern of mine. I’ve cameras all around
And a folding ladder just in case my house is burning down.

There’s a spot on my mantle for Harry’s wand and other wizard things.
I’ve also a copy of Frodo’s sword ’cause he’s the Lord of the Rings!

There are handles for my toilet so I don’t fall down when I poop
And life is so much easier with a heated ice-cream scoop.

A robot Elvis talks to me and sings at my command.
Oxidation I fear not with my rustproof towel stand1.

Believe you me, I’ve got more things, this list is only some
But my plane is boarding. I’ve got to fly! SKYMALL HERE I COME!

1 This used to be in skymall I swear… they must have stopped selling it.
2 Not actually sold by skymall… slackers.

IDK Billy Boy

Posted by Alex on April 20th
Read More: Memes, Natural Disasters, Arbitrary conclusions, Every Category, Mixed Nuts, War, Sad, nazi

Beware the ides of March he says. Well maybe in your lifetime Billy, but in my life I beware the ides of April more. Today is a day to be wary. Happy 420 all! And an unhappy anniversary of so much more. I have always heard 420 is the day it is because 420 is the police code for marijuana possession. But we must take the good with the bad I’m afraid so here’s a little list of what to remember to forget about today.

  • April 20, 1792 France declares war on Austria beginning the French Revolutionary War.
  • April 20, 1889 Adolf Hitler is born.
  • April 20, 1961 A debacle knowns as the Bay of Pigs takes place.
  • April 20, 1997 An inferno begins in Grand Forks Minnesota as a result of massive flooding.
  • April 20, 1999 12 students and a teacher are massacred at Columbine High School in Littleton, CO.
  • April 20, 1999 The largest single bombing by the US of Kosovo in the Kosovo War.
  • April 16, 2007 The single largest mass murder in US history takes place at Virginia Tech.
  • April 15, Always:Tax Day
  • Do me favor, enjoy your holiday and forget what you’ve seen here today, but remember to be careful. And to smoke with a special friend today.

    HAPPY 420!!!

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Aggregator Aggregator Alligator 3-23-06

Posted by Oscar on March 23rd
Read More: Audio, Every Category

Today’s edition of Aggregator Aggregator Alligator 3-23-06. This time with legit music (Vivaldi’s four seasons, spring first 3 movements). Here’s a list of the sites I mention:

Google News - BBC - Aljazeera - The Huffington Post - Gamespot - Slashdot - Gizmodo - Lifehacker - Tailrank - Fox News - Gamasutra - C-Span - CNN - Defamer - Drudgereport

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Aggregator Aggregator Alligator

Posted by Oscar on March 22nd
Read More: Ask EightAndFive, Audio, Breaking News, Every Category

Here’s take one of a little idea I’ve been tossing around.  It’s a reading of the headlines of the day on all the websites that I (or we, if anyone cares to participate) deem worthwhile.  This is really rough as it’s the first attempt and I have little time today.

I’d like to make this an official thing, but I have some questions that I need answered:

Is it legal for me to just read the headlines off of other people’s websites?

I put music in the background (Miles Davis Bitches Brew, Pharaoh’s Dance) do I need to pay someone to use that?

I also think that particular song was a poor choice for background music, I will adjust next time.

In addition what do yall think?  I’d really like some feedback about which sites to use and which not to use–please give me suggestions.

 Aggregator Aggregator Alligator

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