ם Parallel Parking
Some guys have all the luck.
Not only does this guy have a totally sweet ride, but he also found street parking.
Only in New York.
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• Archive for June, 2006
ם Name My Family
So I was eating dinner with my mom and two of my three sisters last night, and somehow the topic of “grandparent names” came up. We’re all familiar with the standard “Grandma” and “Grandpa,” the ever-popular “Mom-mom” and “Pop-pop,” and I even had a “Nana” and a “Grandpa Joe.”
But let’s be honest, these are boring.
My mom has always wanted to be Nonna (Italian for “grandmother”), and that’s just fine by me. But what will my children, nieces, and nephews call my father (who, just for your reference, strangely and notably looks just like this man)?
I propose “Jeepers.”
I think taking the kids to Nonna and Jeeper’s house will be the most adorable/hilarious thing ever, and my two younger sisters and my mom agree. However, my older sister, always a stick in the mud, is refusing to have her kids call him Jeepers.
Who’s right, me or my sister? Let me know what you think. But only if “what you think” is that I’m right and that Nonna and Jeepers are the best grandparent names ever. Thanks.
ם The Force Is Strong In This One
A few weeks ago, I wrote this post about MacSaber 1.0, a program to turn your brand new MacBook into a lightsaber. To quote myself:
Really, I just can’t wait for a video to hit YouTube of some geek wildly swinging his MacBook around, fighting off the Dark Side.
Luckily, all of my wildest dreams have come true.
YouTube <3
ם Gettin’ Pissy-Pissy Sippin’… Krug Clos du Mesnil?
As I’m sure you’ve heard, Jay Z is boycotting Cristal champagne after the company’s director made some comments that the Young Hov felt were racist.
But life must go on, so Slate Magazine has offered Jay, arguably Bed-Stuy’s classiest MC, some recommendations for a replacement.
The name of the hip-hop champagne-elect must fit seamlessly into rap lyrics. Cristal certainly lends itself to this use. With its short Cris followed by that stressed tal, it is an iamb, one of the most common poetic feet in English verse, and its monosyllabic nickname (Cris) slips easily into the tightest rhymes, something that cannot be said of Taittinger, Bollinger, or Billecart-Salmon.
Thankfully they approached this from all angles—not just the obvious considerations such as “taste” and “unmistakable prestige”, but also the ever important “meter”.
ם Videos From Around the World
Here, for your viewing pleasure, a bulleted list of videos.
- The League of Awesomeness posed this challenge to create the world’s first “Earth Sandwich”.
- Luckily, some fine gentlemen met the challenge and made an Earth sandwich on a baguette, placing complementary halves on the ground in precise locations in Spain and New Zealand, thanks to the power of a handheld GPS.
- Sony, to promote their new Bravia LCD TVs, has made the coolest commercial ever. It takes a while to load, but is well worth it. If you’re even more patient, there’s an extended version. It almost makes me forget about that whole ROOTKIT fiasco.
- This last one isn’t a video, but it’s about YouTube: the RIAA, everyone’s favorite lawsuit-happy big brother, is sending cease-and-desist letters to YouTube users who have put up videos of themselves dancing to music that they didn’t license. Like these lawless bastards. Oh RIAA, what will you think of next?
Enjoy.
As a final sidenote, I’ll be out of town until Wednesday. I hope you all miss me dearly.
ם A Comedy 3000 Years In The Making
YouTube is probably the best thing that’s happened to the Internet since the O RLY owl. Check out this astounding movie trailer mashup, 10 Things I Hate About Commandments.
Absolutely fantastic.
ם Things Every New Yorker Should Know
Via The New York Post Online, 25 Things Every New Yorker Should Know. They’re all so very true, and clearly in order of importance, as “How to make an authentic egg cream” is #1.
However, I do have a bone to pick with #10. Everyone knows the best slice in town is at Ben’s, at 3rd and MacDougal. Without a doubt.
ם Math Jokes in The Simpsons
ScienceNews Online has written up an article about math jokes in The Simpsons, including such nerdy gems as two “near miss” solutions to Fermat’s Last Theorem.
The most interesting part is that of the head writers, one has a master’s degree in computer science, one a Ph.D. in computer science, and another a Ph.D. in applied math. I guess there is hope for my math degree after all.
One last math joke that’s not mentioned in the article is the Powers of Ten couch opening, which ties in nicely with my post from yesterday.
ם Powers of Ten
Some kind soul has put my favorite movie of all time on YouTube: Charles and Ray Eames’ “Powers of Ten”.
My neighbor and I would sit around for hours just watching this on loop, and we once even edited the Wikipedia entry to state, “This is the most amazing film ever produced in the history of movie-making. Ever.” (This was quickly edited out by someone less awesome, but it lives on in the history!)
The sound on the YouTube version is unfortunately a bit out of sync, but luckily I have my own copy. Contact me if you’d like a nicer quality version.
ם Skydiving Is For Sissies
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