Sitting through a web conference hyping Web 2.0 and web communities, I realize (yet again) how much I am not that demographic. I have rarely ever chatted, posted to newsgroups, hung out on blogs, etc. So, with the proliferation of MySpace, Facebook and Friendster, why isn’t there a Shutitster which would be a (parody) [...]
Book of Spam Poetry
Aug 31, ’05
10:57 PM
Why not make a collection of poetry that’s haphazardly created in modern spam email as the authors try to circumvent filters. It can be quite interesting. Like the cut-ups that Burroughs did.
From an actual piece of spam received August 30, 2005 by “Al Zamora”:
“Eskimos will marry the pediatricians. Disney characters sabotage the
directories of [...]
Battle of the PBS Documentaries
Dec 7, ’04
3:26 PM
From a dream. Inspired by PBS’s infamous Ken Burns documentary
spectaculars…
The Gods of Jazz vs. The Big Names in Baseball
In a live television event. Watch them do battle. See all the action in
the wonder of panned freezeframes. Watch each blow land. Each note crush
the opponent.
And if you liked this, don’t forget to Tivo:
The [...]
The Onion Article That Wasn’t
Oct 28, ’98
10:49 PM
Elementary school class shares the Nobel Peace Prize as they ended hunger in a small, developing nation with their contributions to the hunger relief program … with image of top ramen being delivered.
The Games People Play
Dec 10, ’95
4:47 PM
American/Yankee Roulette
I think I came up with it in Junior High (so like 1987) when a group of my friends and I were walking down the street and goofing off. Pushing around is fairly common around boys that age – I guess and so we would. I came up with the idea that [...]