Ted Ritzer: Bent & Twisted HumourIt's only now I can laugh about it.....(Untitled)- March 29, 2003 Web Zen: An Ark of Critters. chipmunkrabbitbunny vs. bearsheepdogskittensmonkeessquirrels Link Discuss (Thanks, Frank!) Boing Boing Bloghttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/bentTwistedHumour/2003/03/28.html#a1016 (Untitled)- March 27, 2003 This war brought to you by...You are invading oil-rich Iraq, and much of the world thinks -- rightly or wrongly -- you are doing it because you want the country's oil. You deny this vehemently. Yet when your troops name their "forward operating bases," they choose the names Exxon and Shell. I'm not making this up. Those are the names of the 101st Airborne's helicopter bases in Iraq, according to this New York Times report. The Pentagon is apparently explaining that these camps are refueling...http://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/bentTwistedHumour/2003/03/26.html#a988 (Untitled)- March 26, 2003 Freedom Humor. The March 28 issue of Entertainment Weekly has the following "Open Letter to America" from the EW staff on page 11: "As you may be aware, the Untied States has been experiencing some diplomatic tension with the leadership and citizenry of France. In a bold and courageous move, Congress recently rechristened some of the items in its cafeterias to reflect its growing dissatisfaction with the French people: French fries and French toast are now 'freedom fries' and 'freedom toast.'.http://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/bentTwistedHumour/2003/03/26.html#a980 (Untitled)- March 25, 2003 silly willy. And now for something completely silly. Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Webloghttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/bentTwistedHumour/2003/03/25.html#a969 (Untitled)- March 25, 2003 Fake Stop Esso ads on London tube Danny sez, "St .... <a name="200042208"> Fake Stop Esso ads on London tube <br> Danny sez, "Stop Esso is sneaking in fake advertising (or fake poetry advertising) into the London Tube:" <blockquote> Sing a song of Esso<br> A packet full of lies<br> and oily greasy dollars<br> to help the climate fry<br> When the wallet opened<br> George Bush began to sing<br&a... Meerkat: An Open Wire Servicehttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/bentTwistedHumour/2003/03/25.html#a960 (Untitled)- March 25, 2003 Wal-Mart Opens First 'All You Can Live' Township. Man, the guy who writes the satirical articles for FutureFeedForward keeps hittin' 'em out of the park. This week: "Wal-Mart Opens First 'All You Can Live' Township," a skiffy distopian vision that combines the creepiest elements of Fordlandia and EPCOT. WALTON, OH--Officials of the Wal-Mart Corporation announced Thursday the opening of Walton Township, a company designed and managed subdivision on the outskirts of Cleveland, Ohio. Walton, the..http://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/bentTwistedHumour/2003/03/24.html#a952 (Untitled)- March 20, 2003 Laughs Key to Terror Survival Kit. A wave of online parodies send up terror-attack readiness tutorials on the Department of Homeland Security's Ready.gov site. They give political satirists a voice and help ease the tension Americans feel on the brink of war with Iraq. By Mark Baard. Wired Newshttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/bentTwistedHumour/2003/03/20.html#a876 (Untitled)- March 20, 2003 Corporate stupidity hall of shame. Business 2.0's published its annual roundup of the 101 Dumbest Moments in Business. Panic in the heartland, part 1: The crisis begins.Outside a Wal-Mart (WMT) in the small town of Geneseo, Ill., a 73-year-old woman buys a newspaper and suddenly finds herself trapped when the door of the news rack slips closed and catches her coat. Unable to wriggle out, she solicits a bystander to enter the Wal-Mart and ask for help. A Wal-Mart employee comes out to explain...http://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/bentTwistedHumour/2003/03/19.html#a866 (Untitled)- March 20, 2003 wacky "Mighty Midols desktop app" combats "forces of Monsteruation". Alloy.com is running a bizarre online promotion for anti-PMS meds: What is THE MIGHTY MIDOLS MENSTRUAL 'MINDER (M4) The M4 is a fun and easy desktop application that allows you to interact with the Mighty Midols! A password protected interface lets you input your cycle information to be sure to never be caught off guard by Monsteruation again. Marissa, Mimi and Maya will battle the forces of Monsteruation and keep your...http://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/bentTwistedHumour/2003/03/19.html#a864 (Untitled)- March 20, 2003 Two scoops of lust please, mit chocolate sprinkles. Following up on Cory's earlier post on right-wing frozen desserts: uproar in Germany over a line of ice cream flavors named after the seven deadly sins. Link, Discuss Boing Boing Bloghttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/bentTwistedHumour/2003/03/19.html#a863 |