WTF Google Trends

// November 20th, 2009 by Josh Heller

Your Google Trends 31-40 for Friday, November 20th, sponsored by Andrew Fitzgerald.

31. watch new moon online for free without downloading
32. shroud of turin
33. asian carp
34. university of miami shooting
35. heidi klum runway after baby
36. how many continents are there
37. columbia crest cabernet sauvignon columbia valley reserve 2005
38. blanche lincoln
39. blorenge wales
40. new moon box office results

Why are these terms trending? The world will never know.

Funny tweets by Weird Al

// November 20th, 2009 by Josh Heller

Weird Al had a very funny tweet today.

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SuperNews! recap 11/19

// November 20th, 2009 by Josh Heller

Last night we witnessed a fine second episode from the second season of SuperNews! A lot went down, so here’s a quick recap of some of it.
Republican Vice Presidential candidate, ex-Governor of Alaska, and notorious “twilf” Sarah Palin has her head in the clouds for her new talk show, “Parasailin’ with Sarah Palin.” But can she keep that wiener Levi Johnston from mucking things up for her again!?
Faced with the prospect of lay-offs at the office, Craig introduces Darren to the exciting world of Linked In.

The vampire craze goes unchecked in Hollywood, until a ragtag team of long lost action heroes (lead by Sylvester Stallone) take matters into their own hands.
There’s a lot more, so watch a full episode every Thursday night at 11pm on Current TV. This week’s episode is online Twilight of the Vampires

infoMania recap 11/19

// November 20th, 2009 by Josh Heller

Miss this week’s infoMania? Here’s a recap. Conor Knighton takes a look at the Palin bonanza following the release of her new book ‘Going Rogue’ as part of his look at the week in media. Also includes new books from Coolio and Heidi and Spencer Pratt, ‘Chef Academy,’ Lou Dobbs’ departure from CNN, and Bon Jovi’s appearance on ‘Inside the Actor’s Studio.’

Ben Hoffman tells vampires to suck it especially if they’re starring Twilight. Sergio Cilli takes a look at the top rock songs in this week’s edition of the ‘White Hot Top 5.’ Includes songs by Weezer, Three Days Grace, Alice In Chains, Breaking Benjamin, and Foo Fighters. Conor’s weekly roundup of the glossies. Also includes ‘New Moon’ mania, Sarah Palin in running shorts, NASCAR’s most beautiful people, serial killers, and more.

Brett looks at people Eatin’ on Youtube

Watch the rest of this week’s infoMania: Best clips from the week of 11.19.09

infoMania airs every Thursday night at 10pm on Current TV. Except not this Thursday, cuz its Thanksgiving.

Humor Studies: Can a landscape be funny?

// November 19th, 2009 by Josh Heller

In college I did a lot of research in humor studies. In this video I give an introduction to humor studies, and I read from Laughter by Henri Bergson.

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Nicknames, opium dens, historic boners, and some cool links

// November 19th, 2009 by Josh Heller

I found this flowchart to be very effective in naming myself “J-Dawg.” Below are some other cool links.

  • - Dumb food allergies [Urlesque]
  • - Get your own annoying horse eyes [b3ta]
  • - Opium dens from the late 1800s [boingboing]
  • - Safe For Work Historic Boners [cracked]
  • - “I bought these thongs in Taxes” [failblog]
  • - Naked photos w/ cats [Comedy.com]

Cookies, Santa Claus, Anchor Man, and some FAILs, that I don’t think are FAILs (#9)

// November 19th, 2009 by Josh Heller

Sometimes people decide to call things FAILs, when they aren’t really that FAIL. I try to find the good in everything, so this is another edition of some FAILs that I don’t think are really FAILs.

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Current.com user Smurph25 and his whole family are on the right track in thinking that this is not a FAIL. The building simply wants to keep some things in and some things out. They want to make sure that people can enter, and that elephants cannot. Just because you escaped from the zoo, does not mean you are welcome in our courtyard.

FAIL really? Okay so maybe you didn’t like the movie when you first saw it. And maybe you didn’t like it when your roommate Evan quoted it every five minutes. But you totally loved it when you watched it again. It happened to me. As for the tattoo, totally legit, but he should have added to it, like with some cool dude sunglasses or something.

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Twilf: Sarah Palin?

// November 18th, 2009 by Josh Heller

Twilf – Tweep I’d Like To Follow

Look the internet is full of dispute over the SuperNews! cartoon “Stupid Virus”.

Conservative blogs are picking it up as an example of problems with the liberal media. Noel Sheppard from NewsBusters said:

“In the end, this was just a lot of conservative bashing in very bad taste, especially the shot of Palin’s Twitter page and her astonishingly offensive screen name “Gun-Ho”

I want to take a moment and reach out to the Conservative media. I’m not speaking on behalf of SuperNews! or Current TV. These are just the words of one fine young American.

I do not, nor have I ever believed that Sarah Palin is a “Twilf.” I’m throwing this out there, because Sarah Palin is not a “Tweep I’d like to follow”.

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Exploiting The Recession: A Mom’s Trick to Whiter Teeth… IT WORKED FOR ME! [spam satire]

// November 17th, 2009 by Josh Heller

I’ve been persuaded by conventional advertising that if I don’t have white teeth, I’m ugly. My teeth are certainly not yellow, but they aren’t paper colored either. I knew I needed to do something, so I consulted a dentist. That dentist kept trying to fool me into paying hundreds of dollars for all his experience, professional equipment, and sanitary conditions.

Luckily a single mom discovered a simple trick to whiten my teeth.

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Snacks and Shit

// November 17th, 2009 by Josh Heller

My sister likes to pop on IM, while I’m at work to shoot me hyperlinks, when I’m super busy. Normally I’ll be all like “ALLY WTF, I’M AT WORK” but today (if she signs back online) I’ll say “ALLY WTF, THAT WAS HILARIOUS.”

I thought I’d heard of every blog, so it was surprising when my sister showed me one that I’d never seen.

Snacks and Shit is a great site, because it covers my two favorite interests: Rap and Analysis. The authors look at the ridiculous of rap lines, and explicate on them.

For example on Dolla’s track Who The Fuck Is That? the wordsmith recites:

“Yayo like its mayo.”

To which the people at Snacks and Shit respond:

You put cocaine on your sandwiches? Or you keep it in the fridge in a jar? Wait, I got it. You have a lot of cocaine just like you have a lot of… mayonnaise? Or… this is nonsense.

Filed under: Lost his mind



“We own things.”
- Rick Ross, Speedin’

Like the worst medallion ever? That’s a thing. Is that what you meant?

I own things too. But that’s not that impressive.

Filed under: Not that impressive/so vague

I think this is my favorite blog, and I’ve only read the first page. Go to it.

A few months ago, I definitively found out who is the worst rapper of all time .