Here are a bunch of links to sundry things that I’ve meant to mention, but
haven’t found a meaningful way to do say.
- Mona Lisa getting kind
of warped. - Mark Burnett,
the man behind the reality television curtain and inventor of the best reality
TV show ever, EcoChallenge. - New York street
art. - The URL says it all: InvestInMyBreast.com.
In the pathetic tradition of SaveKaryn.com
and GiveBoobs.com. Technically safe
for work, but it feels kind of porny. What struck me is how many of these
women wanted to go from 36C to 36D or 36DD. I’m a small-to-medium-breast man
myself, but I can see a lot more value in going from A to B than C to D. But,
then, I don’t have them, so what do I know? - Via Slashdot,
we find that occasional universities make meaningful advancments to help all
of humankind. I give you Koolio,
the beer-delivering robot fridge. - This is great
weblog model–half the page for raves, and half for rants. - Ultimate season is upon us, and frisbee is apparently the
bloodstream of the universe. Who knew? - Via Alan,
we find the Premiership
Shirt Hall of Shame. I mean, for the love of all that’s sacred, look at
Millwall.
This reminded me of some of Ireland’s Gaelic Games league jerseys, which are
kinda
gay (c’mon lads, purple and yellow?). I’d show you more, but the
GAA site is deeply broken. - Classic rock trivia.
Did you know that Chuck Berry holds a degree in cosmetology? I went off to
verify if Mr. Berry was still alive (as it turns out, he’s
still going strong at 78). The first place I thought to look was Find
a Grave. - Is ‘We Built This City’ really the
worst song ever? - This guy draws
money. - Eleven essential D
& D office supplies. Ah, if only I had a #8 and a #1. That’d be better
than my lousy -2 Cursed Shield of Idiocy. - What’s this
thing for? - 50
practical tips for the prosperous prostitute. You have to scroll down
a little bit. - Are you American and have never voted before? Why, you’re a
voter virgin. - Via Genia,
we find this nifty, time-sucking Bush
and Rice shoot-out game.
DarrenBarefoot.com 
While I could quibble with some of the other songs on the “Worst 50” list, Starship’s “We Built This City” feels so damn right as the top of the list that I couldn’t help but nod my head when I read it.
The song has everything: a dumb, clod-stomping beat; banal, faux-antiestablishment lyrics sung to an ultimately corporate-rock sound; crappy mid-’80s production; lousy singing; bad instrumentation; a forgettable, crappy video; and, finally, it is indisputable evidence that a great, innovative band (Jefferson Airplane) can lose absolutely everything that gave it any integrity at all, even while keeping the same lead singer. Oh, and it’s too long.
Yeah, I’d agree with “We Built This City” as the worst song ever. Derek already states it well.
What exactly does “kinda gay” mean? kinda ugly? kinda lame? i didn’t know the word “gay” was such a multi-use synonym.
My use of ‘kinda gay’ is meant to mean ‘kind of related to gay culture’. That is, that gay culture tends to celebrate bright, pastel colours, such as purple and yellow. That was clearly implied by my following parenthetical statement.
I wonder how a regular reader of this site could draw any other conclusion.
Thanks for clarifying, Darren. I wasn’t sure what to think, but I was looking at it through the eyes of a new reader. I know you’re not like that, what with your big Flowers for Al and Don campaign that you had. But words are powerful, and I just wonder if phrases like that are doing more harm than they are good.
Straight culture celebrates many ridiculous things that could be made fun of too. What’s moronic about this posting is that you associate gay culture with “bright, pastel colors, such as purple and yellow.” What a ridiculous comment. I’m gay and I don’t have any of those colors in my wardrobe or my house. Maybe I should associate straight people with Sunday football on TV and trailer park environments.
Jack: Let’s look at the popular symbols and images of gay culture: the pink triangle, the brightly-coloured pride parade, camp, etc. Is it a faulty conclusion that associate bright cultures with gay culture, the way I might associate rabid organization wtih German culture? I think not.
These are stereotypes. I know plenty of gay people who don’t like the bright colour, just as I know a couple of disorganized Germans. But humour (and I was trying to be humourous, given these macho dudes in their yellow and purple jerseys) trades on stereotypes.
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Look, let’s all face it. “Kinda Gay” is supposed to be an insult. It’s got nothing to do with ACTUAL homosexuality, except that homosexuality has traditionally been reviled in junior high, and so something that is “gay”, in this context, is really just something that is “dumb”, except that the word has kind of a pre-adolescent feeling.
Can we acknowledge that? It’s not politically acceptable, but can we just admit it? I think some of us can: Darren and Alan obviously have their tongues in their cheeks while posting. Jack, by contrast, has his head up his ass.
Good luck with your new sense of humour, Jack. Hope you get it working soon.