Alien Insomniac on Life after WWIII

Friday, May 26, 2006

Time Travel, Anyone?

Am I the only person who thinks this looks like H G Wells's Time Machine? Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 25, 2006

Top Five Answers to the Question 'When are you going to have kids?'

Tags: Children:: Marriage:: Family:: Single Life:: Nosey-Assed People:: Intrusiveness:: None of Your Business 5: Um, do I get to get married or do you just want me to pick someone at random and knock them up? 4: Why? I'm already claiming five of yours on my 1040 form. 3: I will. I'm just taking the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 22, 2006

The Da Vinci Code: Comments

Tags: Movies:: Books:: The Da Vinci Code:: Conspiracy:: Questions The Da Vinci Code was published in 2003. Since then there have been books, articles, TV specials, sermons, Sunday School classes, and seminars written, and presented by people on both sides. I read the book and I saw the movie. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 21, 2006

One good thing about cellphones

Nobody can come up to the back of your house with wirecutters and disable your phone. Sign in to see full entry.

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Before the Urban Dictionary

Tags: 1983:: AM:: Talk Radio:: Urban Dictionary We are looking into this movement, its founding members, its agenda and organizations, and where it will ultimately cultimate. I heard this back in 1983 on a tape of an AM talk radio broadcast. Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 20, 2006

New Card Activation: Try Not to Die of Old Age

Tags: New Credit Card:: Activation:: Bank:: Verification I just activated a new debit card. It went kind of like this: Thank you for calling [BLANK] Please press 1 for English. Para continuar en Espanol, oprima numero dos. To report a card lost or stolen press 1 To activate a new card press 2 For... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 19, 2006

Um, Please Don't Apply to the U.N.

I was on a plane from Austin to LA. I was in the aisle seat and another non-Asian person was in the window seat. The woman in the center seat was Chinese. She got up when the plane made a rabbit stop in Tucson and was about to step in front of me to get out. Evidently she had left an eyeglass case... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 18, 2006

Time to Get Religion

Tags: Police:: Shooting:: Odds:: Chance Police return fire and one of their bullets enters the cylinder of the crook's gun and crushes a bullet. I don't know the exact odds but you'd probably have a better chance of breaking Vegas. Somebody high up is watching out for that cop. And I don't mean his... Sign in to see full entry.

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This would be funny, but...

So many great quotes. Just think, we have 2 years and 9 months to go. Can the English language survive? "The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country. " - George W. Bush "If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure." - George W. Bush "One word sums up probably the... Sign in to see full entry.

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The Physics of Shooting into the Air

Tags: Ballistics:: 9mm:: Bullet:: Physics At just about every national holiday involving fireworks, we hear about at least one person who was hit by a bullet that had been fired into the air. This is usually at some crowded event and the person shooting acts like the bullets dissipate into... Sign in to see full entry.

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