Brad Pitt is one of us! (#Blogathon)

In a recent interview Brad Pitt admitted to being Godless:

Brad Pitt was raised as a Southern Baptist, but apparently, his faith didn’t stick.

The 45-year-old actor doesn’t believe in God, he told Bild.com.

“No, no, no!,” he declared, when asked if he believes in a higher power, or if he was spiritual. “I’m probably . . . → Read More: Brad Pitt is one of us! (#Blogathon)

Trapped in an elevator for 41 hours. (#Blogathon)

The following is a time lapse recording of Nicholas White’s 41 hour ordeal of being trapped in an elevator. The event itself happened in 1999 and the accompanying New Yorker article about it is from April of 2008, but this is the first time I’ve seen it.

I can vividly recall a trip to Chicago . . . → Read More: Trapped in an elevator for 41 hours. (#Blogathon)

Sometimes you have to spell it out. (#Blogathon)

If we had restroom signs like this in America that whole nonsense with Larry Craig never would’ve happened:

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Retro Flashback to the 80’s! (#Blogathon)

Well that flashback to the 70’s was so popular that I thought I’d do one for the 80’s. This pic is from a Christmas morning circa 1985 or ‘86. I was probably 17 at the time.

Click to embiggen!

Looking at me now it’s hard to believe I used to be that skinny. And . . . → Read More: Retro Flashback to the 80’s! (#Blogathon)

Outrage in New Zealand over risque messages on baby clothes. (#Blogathon)

Child advocates in New Zealand have the diapers all in a bunch over a line of baby clothing with bawdy slogans on them:

The T-shirts and suits are on sale in Australian chain Cotton On Kids’ 17 Kiwi stores and feature slogans including “I’m a tits man”, “The condom broke”, “I’m living proof my mum . . . → Read More: Outrage in New Zealand over risque messages on baby clothes. (#Blogathon)

Retro Flashback to the 70’s! (#Blogathon)

Somehow we got around to discussing the 70’s on the live video feed and I felt compelled to dig out and post the following picture of me, my mother, and sister from some time in the 70’s. Fear the plaid pants:

Click to embiggen, IF YOU DARE!

I’m not sure how old I am in . . . → Read More: Retro Flashback to the 70’s! (#Blogathon)

They’re making the game “Asteroids” into a movie. (#Blogathon)

Awhile back word came out that some idiots in Hollywood had licensed the movie rights to the game Asteroids> Yes, the very same game as the image to the left with the outline of rocks and the little flying saucer that flew by going pew-pew-pew and which was unleashed on arcades all the way back . . . → Read More: They’re making the game “Asteroids” into a movie. (#Blogathon)

SEB’s RSS feeds are working again.

I’m going to cheat a little with this half-hour’s entry as it’s a technical note. SEB regular Decrepit Old Fool noticed that our RSS feeds hadn’t updated since I posted the entry announcing that I was firing up the SEB channel on Ustream.TV. That was over 12 hours ago. Seems the RSS 2.0 and Atom . . . → Read More: SEB’s RSS feeds are working again.

Michelle Bachmann’s argument against health care for all? It’ll be a hassle for her. (#Blogathon)

I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating. Michelle Bachmann is just fucking nuts. She’s also selfish, shallow, and greedy, but mainly she’s fucking nuts:

Why offer more people health insurance, Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.) asked at a press conference Friday, if they might lengthen waits for doctors and otherwise increase the “hassle factor” for . . . → Read More: Michelle Bachmann’s argument against health care for all? It’ll be a hassle for her. (#Blogathon)

David Letterman’s farewell to Sarah Palin. (#Blogathon)

I’m not a huge Letterman fan, but I’m even less of a Sarah Palin fan and this struck me as amusing: