Pacificapocalypse

Heh.
Doc Pop finds the Euros make with the funny.

Glad to see people find that cursed “Saved By Zero” commercial as freaking annoying as me.

Nice work.

Via The Consumerist

Avast ye scally wags! ‘Tis only two days until International Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Still time to brush up on yer Piratical jabberin’ with such classics as:

• Avast, me hearties!
• Shiver me Timbers!
• Yo ho ye lily livered scoundrel!
• I’ll run ye through with me broadsword!

And of course, Yarrr!!

Say it once, say it twice, say it like a pirate.

I’m a fan of brevity.
Verbosity has it’s place I speculate (yeah! Bet you never saw that one coming! Verbosity! Suck it!) but I prefer my spoken and written word to be concise. I’m always envious of writers that can with a few lines convey so much feeling and imagery. Palahniuk, I’m looking at you.  I think that’s also why I’m such a fan of children’s books; the authors sometimes have to be able to convey complex ideas and concepts, simply and briefly. My most recent favorite is a book Courtenay turned me onto: The Three Questions by Jon J. Muth. If you enjoy such things, I suggest getting a copy. It’s, well, it’s pretty amazing.

With all that being said (jeez jackass, what happened to brevity? Screw you. I also like irony. So, again, suck it!) the latest McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Lit 101 in Three Lines or Less made me giggle.

The Lion, the Witch
and the Wardrobe

C.S. LEWIS: Finally, a utopia ruled by children and populated by talking animals.

THE WITCH: Hi, I’m a sexually mature woman of power and confidence.

C.S. LEWIS: Ah! Kill it, lion Jesus!

Heh, lion jesus.