The J-Walk Blog is still off-line. (“Maintenance,” he claimed yesterday before the site went completely dark today. Problems with MySQL? Maybe. I think a team of RIAA commandos parachuted in and took him prisoner until he agrees to join the BMC Music Club and buy at least two copy-protected CDs in the next year.)
But anyway, to pick up the slack, I present these links for your amusement:
George W. Bush’s Gettysburg Address:
A score of years ago–forty years ago, it’s forty, I know that–Americans gave the world democracy. And because of that we’re free. The world knows that. And equal. No matter who you are in America, you’re an equal American. [Applause]
And now we’re in a war. And this war is a lot like a test you have to take. It’d be a test for anybody, a test of their leadership. I’m a war leader, and I know it’s hard. You have to endure. But we’re going to see it through because, see, in a democracy that’s what you do. See through things. And I’m going to do that. It’s the right thing to do.
Go read the rest. I can actually hear the President saying these words. (Via World O’Crap)
“The first-ever cellular telephone for pets”
The PetsCell™ will allow pet owners to talk to their pets as well as allowing owners to request assistance should they become incapacitated and require help. In addition, and perhaps more valuable, pet owners will have a peace of mind that if their pet is lost and someone finds their pet wandering the streets, with a simple press of a button on the PetsCell™, the auto dial function will dial the owners home alerting the owner to retrieve their pet.
While on vacation, at work, or on the road, pets can be contacted by that friendly recognizable voice of their owners.
I know people who will seriously consider buying this. (Via Doug Klippert)
Tolkien in leet-speak:
[Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas are running across Rohan]
Gimli: “FFS speed hax!”
Legolas: “LOL, N00b!”
**Aragorn spots the fallen broach
Aragorn: “Sif teh leaves of Lorien fall. They give +2!”[At Isengard, Saruman is with a group of Wildmen of Dunland]
Saruman: “Teh Rohirrim are tards!”
Dunlander: “Sif leet! Damn retards!”
Saruman: “Joo bring teh pwn. Go and pwn those n00bs!”
Crowd of Dunlanders: “WOOT!”
It may not make sense unless you’ve read F3ll0wsh1p of teh R1ng first.
(Via Boing Boing)
Ed Bott 