Friday Funkfest. A recurring (almost weekly) flurry of quick hits, links, videos and thoughts. Clearly, the best way to waste time at work spend your lunch hour each and (almost) every Friday.
Probably not our finest moment of diplomatic dignity. And is that the official German word for “toilet”? If so, that’s awesome.
Tomorrow is Meat Day. It’s a yearly celebration where I smoke a ton of meat and we get together with a group of friends to eat it all. I love meat day. However, I try to keep breakfast simple so that I can eat a huuuuuuuuge lunch. I guess that means these genius bacon pancakes will have to wait until next weekend. You read that right. Bacon. Pancakes. *drool*
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times. Prairie Dogs are GANGSTA.
I’ve always thought GPS units were lame. I know it makes me sound old, but whatever happened to using maps? Plus, I’ve found GPS units to be particularly unreliable and annoying. But now that TomTom is selling customized Star Wars voice packages for their units, I could be persuaded to add a GPS to my vehicle.
Speaking of Star Wars voice-overs…Did you know Harrison Ford narrated the original Empire Strikes Back trailer. That’s some tight stuff.
We chasin after death just to call ourselves brave
But everyday, next man meet with the grave
I give a damn if any fan recall my legacy
I’m tryin to live life in the sight of God’s memory
(Thieves in the Night by Blackstar)
Tweet of the Week: “I could totally take Yoda” (@jesus)
Friday Funkfest. A recurring (almost weekly) flurry of quick hits, links, videos and thoughts. Clearly, the best way to waste time at work spend your lunch hour each and (almost) every Friday.
Leland Chee has a great job. He is the gatekeeper of all things Star Wars. A continuity specialist so to speak. He makes sure everything in the Star Wars universe stays congruent. Well, where in tarnation was Leland when this debacle went down? Sheeesh. I was willing to cut him some slack and assume he had a bad day back in 2008, but no. This wasn’t the first time a heresy farce like this was performed, nor was it the last. As much as I love Chewbacca and Darth, I do NOT need to see them thrusting their hips. Sick.
Adidas is dropping some serious Star Wars gear next summer. It’s going to be hard to limit myself on this one. I think Ecko has better shirts and jackets, but I pretty much NEED the entire set of shoes. All of them.
One of my favorite websites right now is Oddly Specific. It’s a collection of signs that are hilarious. (h/t @dahdscear).
Have you ever wondered why male Beta fish can’t share a bowl? Well, there you go.
Marko has a nice collection of questionable nativities. Not sure how he missed Star Wars Jesus. My mother-in-law has a huge set of nativities. This is clearly a gaping hole in her collection.
Don’t celebrate Christmas? No prob, Bob. Merry Birdmas.
Friday Funkfest. A recurring (almost weekly) flurry of quick hits, links, videos and thoughts. Clearly, the best way to waste time at work spend your lunch hour each and (almost) every Friday.
The above clip is from the Veggie Tales DVD that has been in heavy rotation at our house. Funny and catchy. I find myself singing it most of the time. I may have to turn it into a ring tone. As far as boy band parodies go, it’s on par with the Simpson’s classic. On a slightly related note, when Zachary is born I think I’ll keep from referring to his shriveled up umbilical door prize as a belly button. I’m going to call it a “belly knob” or “belly lever” until it dehydrates and falls off. What kind of button sticks out like that? None. Not even the most defiant outie.
The UK has banned Fred Phelps. In theory, I’m not against the idea. But when you essentially start limiting speech, you start down a slippery slope. Now I’m not going to be advocating Parliament for them to put their proverbial middle finger back in their pocket and roll out the red carpet for one of the most tasteless people in America, but it will be interesting to see how this plays out in the future.
It’s amazing how Oregon always ends up in the news. Of course Oregonians are going to get fired up about a 1,900% tax on beer. CNN piling on doesn’t help, though. And when Kansas City bloggers start clowning, you have a problem. This is just a couple of weeks after people were running with the “Kansas City sure has a crappy mayor, but we’re at least thankful we don’t have that dude from Portland” stories. I’m always going to rep the PDX, and I’ll be an Oregonian at heart. But you cats are making me look bad, here. Don’t make me come back there and get all crazy on you. I’ll organize a Portland Beer Party so fast, you won’t know what hit you. Thousands of people dumping their beers out into the Willamette River right along the sea wall to protest unfair taxation of barley pop. Long live the revolution!
I work with a pretty hardcore fiscal conservative. I always tell him that our country would be better off if the Republicans would actually act like, you know, Republicans. Instead we get disingenuous lip service about fiscal responsibility from a bunch of cats who ran up huge debt and now want to lecture the Dems about saving money. That being said, sticking to your guns isn’t all that easy.
World Cup 2010 tickets go on sale today. Actually, the ticket lottery starts today and goes until March 20, so you still have time to fill out your application. I have been saving money for the occasion, so if I can get the logistical aspects worked out, it’s on. If not, then perhaps I’ll just plop down some cash on a collection of sweet vintage football shirts. Or a new TV to watch Champion’s League footy on. I sure am looking forward to next week’s UEFA Champions League Matchups.
You know who’s bigger than U2? Jehovah’s Witnesses. Not a huge shocker. Prince is a JW, after all.
Just in case your ligurgical calendar is a little dusty…Ash Wednesday approaches. I have to give the church we go to props. They sent out a Lenten calendar for families to go through with their kids. I generally feel like Lent is way undercelebrated in Evangelical circles, so it’s good to see it getting some love.
