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Okay, look… (why you should watch Homestarrunner)

Post author:HFM
Post published:November 12, 2003
Post category:Recently Read

Go to homestarrunner.com. Watch the cartoons. Watch Strongbad read his e-mail. And stop asking me what the sticker in my truck window is. Sheesh.

Essential viewing:

— Welcome to Homestarrunner.com (Check me out. No, seriously, check me out.)
— a Jorb Well Done
— Meet Marshie I hate that freaking marshmellow.
— Lookin’ at a thing in a bag. (My favorite StrongBad ever.)
— The Cheat video
— Draw a Dragon I said consumate V’s! Consumate!
— Trogdor, the Burninator – Game
— Japanese Cartoon

The Freeway blogger

Post author:HFM
Post published:November 10, 2003
Post category:Politics Recently Read

The Freeway blogger… runs around downtown L.A. placing signs on the overpasses. We had our own little version of that here in Indianapolis at one time, when they were building Conseco Field House… a graffiti artist painted the words “big waste of taxpaper money” with an arrow pointing to Conseco on the northbound overpass on Delaware street. Soon after, the city painted it over. And soon after that, our freeway blogger posted the message “roadblocks are unconstitutional” which got photographed by a local outfit that makes magnets of local retro signage and landmarks. And that’s how our local freeway blogger ended up on a magnet on my refrigerator.
I like the L.A. freeway blogger’s idea of signage much better… cheap and easy to make, effective, but not permanent or damaging to the overpass like spraypaint graffiti is.

Church Sign Generator

Post author:HFM
Post published:November 10, 2003
Post category:Politics Recently Read

Hey Lori, you totally have to see this!

Things my girlfriend and I have argued about.com

Post author:HFM
Post published:October 29, 2003
Post category:Recently Read

A British guy, a German girl, a couple of kids and some serious lack of communication. Also, a fascinating story about how the British tabloid the Daily Mail stole the website and printed it in their Sunday edition with all the names changed, and actually thought they might get away with it. They didn’t.

The End of the World

Post author:HFM
Post published:October 29, 2003
Post category:Recently Read

Check out this Flash movie. Fucking kangaroos.

U.S. Ancestry Maps

Post author:HFM
Post published:October 29, 2003
Post category:Recently Read

This is pretty cool — U.S. maps that show dispersion of people of various ancestry. Interesting where all the people of German ancestry tend to live… in the midwest. Check out the Irish; they all live in Kentucky and Tennessee.

Beware: A Deadly Foe Is Near…

Post author:HFM
Post published:October 27, 2003
Post category:Recently Read

And other strange things that you can communicate with flowers.

Librarian.net

Post author:HFM
Post published:October 23, 2003
Post category:Recently Read

“Putting the rarin’ back in librarian since 1993.” A weblog about library science issues, especially political issues. Pretty cool site. I especially like the “I read, therefore I’m Dangerous. Repeal the Patriot Act.” ad.

Extreme Pumpkins.com – Pumpkin carving at its wildest!

Post author:HFM
Post published:October 20, 2003
Post category:Recently Read

At what point did the carving of pumpkins turn into a “cute” event? When did boys stop carving pumpkins and moms start? Where did we lose touch with one of the years coolest events?
Today we will seize back this ritual. Today is the day we throw away those safe, cute carving tools. Today. We will buy a big, ugly, pumpkin so large one man cannot lift or move it. Today. We will carve that sumbitch into something ugly and plop it on the front porch. October 31st we will light it brightly enough to give visiting children suntans.

Fame Tracker

Post author:HFM
Post published:October 20, 2003
Post category:Recently Read

The farmer’s almanac of celebrity worth. Home of the great feature “Hey, It’s That Guy!”