May 24 Links, 2008

Memorial Day weekend is here. This holiday suffers from extreme purpose creep. It is meant to be a day set aside to remember those who died in military service to our country. Somehow over the years, it also came to be a day to honor all veterans (which is what Veterans day is for). It also came to be a day to decorate all graves, no matter whose they are, at least around where I live. This has taken on sort of a fashion show feel for cemeteries. Memorial Day is also the traditional start of the summer vacation season. And then there’s the Indianapolis 500. That’s all fine and good, but sometime this weekend, please stop and give a bit of remembrance and honor to those who gave the last full measure for their nation and fellow man.



Pork and Beans -Weezer

Deforestation Hits Home. It takes dedication to illustrate deforestation in such a personal way. Harrison Ford is dedicated. And hairy-chested. Rowr.

Brandon Pinto spills the beans on what it’s like to portray Captain Jack Sparrow at Disneyland. They told him no flirting, no mentioning alcohol, and no facial hair. Huh?

10 Strangest Names EVAR! Some people had a legal change, and some were cursed by their loving parents.

MySpace Intervention. I LOLed.

There's a lot of BS and posing on the net, but every once in a while you have a chance to really do something worthwhile. Here's a case in point. (via Andy's Blog)

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander was launched last August, and is scheduled to reach the surface near the pole of Mars on Sunday. Scientists hope to find ice, and maybe evidence of the planet’s past. You’ll be able to watch the landing “live” as the signals reach earth on NASA TV. (via Simply Left Behind)

Artist and musician Jamie Livingston began taking a Polaroid picture every day, from March 31st, 1979 through October 5th, 1997 -his 41st birthday, and the day he died. Chris Higgins at mental_floss has posted select photos that follow the story of Livingston’s life and decline as he battled cancer, plus the story of what happened to the photo collection afterward. Warning: have your hankie ready.

LAYOFFS

Mr. Smith owned a small business. He had two employees, Sarah and Jack. They were both extremely good employees - always willing to work overtime and chip in where needed.

Mr. Smith was looking over his books one day and decided that he wasn't making enough money to warrant two employees and he would have to lay one off. But both Sarah and Jack were such good workers he was having trouble finding a fair way to do it. He decided that he would watch them work and the first one to take a break would be the one he would lay off.

So, he sat in his office and watched them work. Suddenly, Sarah gets a terrible headache and needs to take an aspirin. She gets the aspirin out of her purse and goes to the water cooler to get something to wash it down with. Mr. Smith follows her to the water cooler, taps her on the shoulder and says, "Sarah, I'm going to have to lay you or Jack off."

And Sarah says, "Can you jack off? I have a headache!"

Ask Alan Alda. He has all the answers, whether they are right or not.

8 Child Prodigies So Amazing They'll Ruin Your Day.

These guys took a boulder of Lego bricks and sent it rolling down a hill in San Francisco chasing a guy dressed as Indiana Jones! The boulder met its match in a car parked along the way.

Responsibility. A great little science fiction short story.

The farm where they grow eyeshadow. No, really it’s a water treatment plant in Peru.

Rolling Stone has an in-depth article explaining why Pink Floyd adopted a flying pig as a symbol, and how it became the most famous rock and  roll prop ever. (via Metafilter)

99 Extraordinary, Creative and Unusual Uses for Ordinary and Everyday Objects. You won’t see me putting stamps on my fingernails or tea bags in my toilet anytime soon.

THREE NUNS

(Thanks, Rich!)
Three nuns are involved in a car crash. One the nuns dies and goes to heaven where she is met at the pearly gates by St. Peter.

"Ah yes, you're a novice nun. You've done some good work in your time, however before I can let you into heaven I'm going to have to ask you a question. Who was the first man on earth? "

The novice nun replies "Adam"

Bells ring, lights flash, gates open and in she goes.

The second nun dies and goes to heaven.

"Ah yes."Says St.Peter. "You've done good work in your time, however before I can let you into heaven I'm going to have to ask you a question. Who was the first woman on earth?"

She answers"Eve"

Bells ring, lights flash, gates open and in she goes.

The third nun dies and goes to heaven.

"Ah mother superior, You've done lots of good work in your time, however before I can let you into heaven I'm going to have to ask you a question. What was the first thing Eve said to Adam?"

The mother superior goes through everything she knows, scriptures and the bible. After a while she says, "Bloody hell that's a hard one"

Bells ring, lights flash, gates open.

The Roots of Breakdance

Thought for today: I believe that if anything is worth doing, it would have been done already.

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