July 2008
19 posts
“I think it’s great that we index so high against “minimal concern about health...”
– Tim, CollegeHumor ad salesman extraordinaire
“An activist from the Washington D.C. area, Rocky Twyman, started the effort,...”
– Groups to pray for lower prices at gas stations
E-Mail Today from My Adorable Mother
“My feet feel like they died and went to heaven. I finally got a pair of crocs (only a few years after your recommendation)…. but I just found them on sale!”
Related: Crocs’ stock price (NASDAQ: CROX) was at $74 November 2007. Today?
“We had only been together for 3 days when he asked me. I told him yes!”
– The Text Message Proposal
(I asked Anna and Ethan what percentage of marriage proposals they thought were done over text messaging. They said zero. I told them obviously that’s not true and Googled it. I won.)
The Impending iPhone Subprime Crisis
Since there are no results on Google for this term, let me be the one to coin it.
The iPhone Subprime Crisis is what will happen as a result of Apple lowering the point-of-entry price of a new iPhone while increasing the overall cost of ownership over the two year term of the contract (up to $2700!).
People who thought they couldn’t afford an iPhone when they cost $400 now (falsely) feel...
A Sucker's Bet
Exactly one year ago today, I made a bet with Zach Klein, who at the time was swept up in David Beckham soccer fever.
Zach was confident that America would fall in love with Beckham and within a year he would be starring in his own feature film. Well, sorry Zach. Americans still don’t care about soccer.
The prize was dinner anywhere in the world, so if you have any suggestions as to a...
WatchCollegeHumor’s “Font Conference”
Geez, our Editorial/Originals Dept keeps putting out winners.
“The initial name of the show, “Let’s Talk Sandwiches”, was...”
– Joey (TV series) - Wikipedia
Congrats to Lee and Gene on their Emmy nomination... →
Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series The Office • Dinner Party • NBC • Deedle Dee Productions, Reveille LLC, Universal Media Studios Lee Eisenberg, Written By Gene Stupnitsky, Written By
JULIA ALLISON SCORES WIRED COVER →
She did it.
WatchI’m so glad somebody put this together.
Facebook Was Shut Off in China Today
They could have remained on if they had played by China’s rules and allowed the government to censor their content. But unlike Google and Yahoo and everybody else, Mark Zuckerberg refused to play by their rules and told them to go fuck themselves.
Hats off to you, Mark.
Where The Hell is Matt's Girlfriend? →
You’ve seen where Matt was, now see what his girlfriend was up to.
Made by our talented production team in a single afternoon last Friday.
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