Abraham points out Liberia’s state seal on the wall: a ship at anchor with the inscription “The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here.” In 1822 freed American slaves (know as Americo-Liberians, or, colloquially, Congos) founded the colony at the instigation of the American Colonization Society, a coalition of slave owners and politicians whose motives are [...]
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via The Times Literary Supplement:
A popular Russian narrative joke of the post-Stalin era visualized Soviet history as a train whose erratic running generated characteristic responses from successive leaders – Lenin, “Passengers, get out and finish building the line!”; Stalin, “Shoot the driver!”, etc.
Amen to that.
Amy Poehler, just now: “Pick better targets than a 19-year old girl, a little Asian lady, or the first black President of the United States.”
Twitter Hecklers:
@birbigs another response to twitter hecklers: RT @unicornball “You wouldn’t say that to my face…book” Oh snap!
Quote of the Week:
@gabydunn Asked Jon Stewart about his favorite time-waster website and got a look that said “porn.” He also dropped his pen when I said I worked for
@gabydunn the website, and said he thought I meant his other site, juggs.com. Pretty cool!
Quote:
“Decided that the Fifth of July should be Dependence Day.” — Michael Ian Black.
Come see the show at Passim tonight!
Quote:
Jimmy Carr: I’m not employed by the Scottish Tourist Board but what about the slogan ‘it’s not just heroin & shortbread’.
Social Network Nihilism
Social networks are communication tools used by millions of people. But what happens if someone tries to fill it with pointless, pedestrian questions?
Twitter, 11:00 P.M.:
@efleischer Hey — is the pool open?
@jduganbarrett I’ll open your pool.
@efleischer See? Science!
Tweet for Brains
Boston Police & Zombies.
via funnyordie.com
Wow.
via Jonathan:
‘Tonight Christopher Lloyd said that Brokeback to the Future was the “Fourth Back to the Future movie.”‘