August 2008
6 posts
Mark Spitz, former American Olympic swimmer, gives... →
“I never got invited. You don’t go to the Olympics just to say, I am going to go. Especially because of who I am.”
Aug 12th
That trademark sound
If you were to name the 17 most recognizable sound bytes, how many would be the same as the ones mental_floss listed? 1. NBC’s musical notes G, E, C played on chimes. NBC was the first to trademark a sound for its radio broadcasting services in 1950. 2. MGM’s lion’s roar 3. The song “Sweet Georgia Brown” for The Harlem Globetrotters 4. Tetris’ “electronic Russian folkstyle tune,” owned by...
Aug 12th
WatchWatch
We as a nation have got to ask ourselves, “What the hell is going on?” A lady is amazed at the sight of a rainbow in her backyard sprinkler. She insists that there is something oozing from the ground, and that it’s time to “wake up” and notice that this wasn’t happening 20 years ago. File this under “Misinformed American of the Day.”
Aug 11th
Aug 8th
Breaking: Atheist finds no religious figures in... →
When this type of humor ceases to exist, so will I.
Aug 7th
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