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No veep 'til...

Posted: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 6:09 PM by Will Femia

The Web is still awash in Palin discussion and parody. I can't even try to keep up with it (heck, I can't even muster the emotional strength to deal with comments in yesterday's post) but I have clicked a few noteworthy items -in no particular order or fairness:
Moving on...

"Enter the newest piece of Army gear: the Non–Line of Sight Launch System, already nicknamed 'missiles in a box.'” It's like calling in an air strike without needing to bother the Air Force. Point your laser and the missile comes at your command.

(Speaking of Popular Mechanics links, did you know that Popular Mechanics has an online motorcycle riding club?)

Speaking of motorcycles, holy yes yes yes yes! Is this really a wearable motorcycle or is it some kind of promo for that new Tron movie? This post has a photo of the inventor.

As long as we're on two wheels, unique bike photos.

The incredible tribal fashion show inspired by Mother Nature - Here's a further gallery, though I can't figure out how to get there from the site's home page so I can't tell if there's more.

This is what they call the "red band" trailer for Zack and Miri Make a Porno. In this case, the red band means it has (NOTE) unbleeped F-bombs and some sexual themes (but no actual nudity). I've noticed the movie generating a lot of hype but haven't paid very close attention. Now I see why it's expected to be such a funny hit.

Speaking of upcoming movies, did you see Cher may play Catwoman? Yes, I had the same reaction at first, but once I re-swallowed the vomit in my mouth I realized she could really be awesome in this role.

This Flickr love connection is a little corny but makes more sense when you look at their photos. His and hers.

A relatively random Commuter Click: George Orwell: Politics and the English Language - Even though he's speaking to a very different time, the things he says about writing and word selection are maybe more appropriate than ever. It's a little dense and not really a pleasure read so I wasn't going to mention it here but I'm amazed at how much it has stayed with me as I write and edit every day since I read it a week ago.

(After note: No one here in the cube farm caught the reference in my headline today. Anyone?)

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BROOKLYN!!!!
...Brooklyn?
Beastie Boys - No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn, maybe?  Only thing that comes to mind...
What? I can't believe it.

I saw the title and started singing instantly.
YES! THANK YOU! Sheesh, I gotta find cooler cubemates.
Seriously? You gotta get a new office!
I'll bet someone over at Test Pattern would've known... Unless they were some of the people you asked, and then it begs the question: in what kind of pop-cultural black hole do you work?
That wearable motorcycle looks less like "Tron" and more like "Robotech"-meets-granny stroller.  Or maybe "Bubblegum Crisis".
Me me me - I'm cool too!  LOVE that song..

Cooler.. or maybe just older? lol

You got that damn song stuck in my head for the duration of the afternoon, thanks...
Mike, Gael and Test Pattern are done out of Redmond, I'm in NYC. To be fair, it was the end of the day and the younger cube mates had already gone home.
I've got a shiny new dime that says the "gun" in the bikini pic is actually a compressed air BB or pellet gun.

Not clear on why everybody is so up in arms over the whole preggers deal. So another teenage girl from a "good" family came down with a case of helium heels. That's news? At any level?
Heck, it would be news if it HADN'T happened.
It's always interesting to read the rumors about who may be appearing in the next Batman film. At this point its nothing but web gossip as Warner Bros. has not committed to another film. No cast is signed on board and the last director has no current contract for another film. Cher playing Catwoman would be just another rehash.

Do we really need to see another Catwoman performance? Do we really need to see every villian that appeared in the first set of films? Isn't there anything new out of the hundreds of comics published that the film makers can draw on that would be NEW and INTERESTING?
Palin impersonation:  where did you find this bimbo? of course she doesn't the location of Alaska, but how
about N.Y.


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