Making stupid things funny

Sometimes things are so stupid they are funny. Like Kung Pow! Enter the Fist, or Tenacious D. Other times things so stupid, they are just stupid. Like Garfield. The guy that writes Garfield is so stupid that if it weren't for something else that I'm going to tell you about, I'd be seriously pissed off that I've wasted any time even knowing that Garfield exists. It's just so stupid. Not funny. Never.

Sometimes I wonder if it's all really only funny to Jim Davis, but not funny because of the content--funny because he actually gets millions to write such a stupid comic. Maybe it's a joke he's playing on the world. That's the funny part to him. He probably laughs every time he writes saying, "Ha! Some bozo's going to cut this out of the paper and put it on their fridge. Loser."

Fortunately, I stumbled upon, Garfield minus Garfield. Great stuff; not only it is unintendedly humorous, but it's funnier than the original comic, further reiterating how crappy the original strip is.

Here are some great strips I saw while looking through the website:
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PS. These Garfield minus Garfield are also stupid, but so stupid it's sort of funny. Maybe it's a relative thing. Man, I hate Garfield.

I Like Cheese

My son is pretty cool. He doesn't mind if I play drums and he actually likes it when I sing Tenacious D to him.

You should always read F Minus sometimes. It's about 50% as good as The Far Side was, but those 50% are pretty damn funny.

This comic, for example, is a great example of how art imitates life. It's about Logan.


Click on the comic a larger version.





Ha ha ha ha ha!

Late Tuesday

Late Tuesday is a three piece, all female band from Bellingham, Washington- a coastal city about 15 miles south of Vancouver, BC. Amidst, the folk-esque, pop rock music, the three ladies harmonize beautifully. While it's nothing special, there is a quality to their songs that makes them easy to listen to, and even enjoyable.

Some reviews claim they sound like the Indigo Girls. I really have no idea about that, but I do know that these chicks actually look like women (i.e. no mullets) and they're not even that bad looking at that.

They offer up some songs to listen to and download for free from there website, http://www.latetuesday.com/.

Apparently they play with a backup band, and every song I've heard offers more instruments than just guitar and piano (which the ladies play themselves.)

Their latest albums were released on the BlueTree Records label. I know some of their songs are available for purchase from iTunes, but I'm not sure if they are for sale at any of the record stores around the Northeast.

I think that a few of the people who might read this post would appreciate their music. They are worth checking out at least.

Seacrest, Out.

Marshall Brain

I'm sure you've heard of How Stuff Works. If not, you should check it out.

Anyway, the guy who started HowStuffWorks.com as a hobby back in 1998 is actually really named Marshall Brain. Weird huh? What's more, he's the kind of nut who thinks that by 2055 robots will have forced 50% of the US population into unemployment. It's always easy for the rich to be philanthropists and even easier for them to suggest you do the same.

But, while his ideas may seem a little out their, he's a smart guy and backs up all his ideas with statistical data, trended information and well thought out postulates.

Give it a read and then get out of the unskilled labor field.

Robotic Nation

Minus the Bear

Minus the Bear is a rock-type, indie band from Seattle, Washington. For some reason, all the music I find for this site comes from the west coast.

They have been around since 2001, but I recently heard about them after they released their 5^th album, Menos el Oso.

They write good stuff with nice drum beats, interesting guitar riffs, and clever song names such as Hey! Is that a Ninja Up there? or Lemurs, Man, Lemurs. the only thing lacking a bit is the vocalist. It's not too bad, but it took be a little while to get used to the drab tone and barely minuscule amount of infection in his voice. Still, it's nice music to listen to. I've been listening to it a lot lately.

Borrowing their idea, click on these symbols to hear some music of theirs: %$...$%#$"$^*!))))("""" , or click on these crazy words to hear other stuff by them: booble huncha huncha!

Maps and Beer (but no driving please)

Maps are useful things. They are more useful when they point you towards beer. Yum.

Imagine visiting a place you've never been to before, but already knowing the brew pubs, brewerys, home brew clubs and beer sales stores in the area.

Now you can with Michael Fairbrother's All Things Beer Map.

The beer map currently displays over 5,200 beer related places including home brew clubs, microbrewerys, brewing supply stores, brew pubs and bars. Plus, users can add locations to the map. It's a great resource if you are a home brewer or just like good beer (real beer not that Budweiser crap).

Try it out. Just scroll down to the lower left drop down menu and choose your state.

Cheers!

Tiger, tiger... birdie, birdie

Ninjas are smart.

I was once a ninja. We were the good kind, who protected the innocent from violence. I had to retire due to a strained ear lobe.

It used to be a scary thing to ask a ninja a question, since, if they didn't deem your question worthy, they'd totally flip out and kick your ass. Now you can ask a ninja a question from the safety of your own PC. Besides, you're anti-social anyway.

http://www.askaninja.com/

What you do get when you cross an owl with a bungee cord?

Sign of the Times

I love funny things. I'm sort of funny myself, but mostly corny. There is a huge difference, but no one seems to mind.

I happened upon this funny blog and it makes me laugh until I stop. That's a good thing.

Check it out:

Signs of the times

This Holiday Life

This Holiday Life is a 4 piece indie label band from Encinitas, California, which is the "Surfer's Paradise on San Diego's North Coast"

I'm not sure what kind of music this. It's sort of alternative, rock, a little janglely and kind of classic, but not quite. I guess I don't really care. I just like to listen to it.

To be honest, I've only listened to the free songs that are available on the internet, but I do have to say, it's pretty good. I personally like the songs Don't Stand Up, Digital, and Firefly the best so far.

Their site is www.thisholidaylife.com.

Give them a listen at purevolume, (www.purevolume.com/thisholidaylife) or at myspace (www.myspace.com/thisholidaylife)

Peace out.

For the Nerd in all of us

What would you call someone that was/is all of the following:

Nationally competitive scrabble player,
Professional lego sculptor,
Record store owner,
Computer programmer,
Puzzle designer and puzzle party host,
Word Fanatic.

One word: NERD

Another word might be Eric Harshbarger.

Come on, we all have a little nerd inside of us. (Dave sometimes has a cowboy inside of him too.)
Whether you simply go, "Cool," or actually try to understand what Eric is talking about it's worth checking out.

Some highlights:
Clock
Mona Lisa
San Francisco
Scrabble

All right that's all you get.

Real Riddles

Riddle is a vague term.

Sometimes, when someone says riddle, they mean joke. Like, "Why did the chicken cross the road?...To get to the other side!...Ha ha ha!"

Sometimes riddles are puzzles, like the things The Riddler from Batman does.

I'm not sure what riddles really are, but for the purpose of this post, "Real Riddles" have the following qualities:

1. They pose a question, or other such device, that elicits a solution.
2. The solution is not ambigous, usually it's unique, and once discovered, the solution is clearly correct without the need for further verification (99.9% of the time.)
3. A real riddle can be solved with only the information provided in riddle.
4. A real riddle is not a trick question.

Here's a Real Riddle:

Your lost in a forest, and walking along a path when you come across a fork in the road. Somehow you know that one way leads to a certain, painful death and the other way leads to safety and your way home. Once you head down one path, there is no turning back. How will you ever choose a path that will lead to safety? Luckily for you, there are two guides at the fork to help you. But, they will not be as helpful as you'd like.

Here's how they will help:
-You may ask them one question, and only one question.
-Only one of the two will answer you.
One of the guides will deliberately lie to you.
One of the guides will deliberately be honest to you.
-Unfortunately, you have no idea which guide is which, so you may get an answer from the liar or you may get an answer from the honest guide.
-It's perfectly exceptable for the answer to be, "I have no idea what you are asking me." Therefore, your question to them must be simple enough to be easily understood.

What one question can you ask that will point you in the correct direction?

I may have asked this of some of you in the past. If not, try to figure it out. You might start by thinking, "What kind of question do I ask to determine if the guide answering me is honest or a liar?" But step back an think about it, do you really need to know which guide is honest and which guide is a liar to know which path leads to safety? Okay, enough hints. I'll post an answer in the comments to this post.

So, where have I found some real riddles?

At Brent R. Reeves Real Riddle site.

For the most part, the riddles here are in line with the conditions for real riddles that I outlined above. The best part is, he doesn't provide answers!

Next time you need a challenge, or need to feel stupid, try one out.

Good luck.

Hide and Seek

Since I am so worldly and I have traveled the Earth and Space millions of times in my imagination, I figured I should share some of the experiences with my friends (and the other readers of this blog.)

The process began years ago when I started writing stories. I have lots of ideas, I just need to actually finish committing one of them to paper (I should say, my hard drive, not paper.)

I have plan, so please don't dismay.

Before I get through with the multitude of fantastic adventures that dwell in my mind, I figured I could point you in the direction of some pretty good things that already exist.

These things can be found in my other blog, which is linked to on the sidebar. (You'll see 'My OTHER Blog' right above the hockey info.) NOW DEFUNCT, but the stuff is on this blog, look at the sidebar.

I'm going to pace myself and try to share something new once a week. Sometimes, it might be more or less frequent though. Hopefully, at some point, I'll stumble across something you find interesting, cool, jive, wiggity whack, or whatever the positive term is now-a-days.

This isn't intended to take the place of the interesting places to visit section of the sidebar, but there could possibly be some overlap in the future. We'll see.

Squeeze it easy.