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"Mike and Jon, Jon and Mike—I've known them both for years, and, clearly, one of them is very funny. As for the other: truly one of the great hangers-on of our time."—Steve Bodow, head writer, The Daily Show
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"Who can really judge what's funny? If humor is a subjective medium, then can there be something that is really and truly hilarious? Me. This book."—Daniel Handler, author, Adverbs, and personal representative of Lemony Snicket
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"The good news: I thought Our Kampf was consistently hilarious. The bad news: I’m the guy who wrote Monkeybone."—Sam Hamm, screenwriter, Batman, Batman Returns, and Homecoming
October 24, 2004
A Journey Of A Thousand Inches Begins With A Single Step
You know what would be great? What would be great is if I linked to essentially every post on websites that anyone coming here certainly visits anyway. Then, original content by me could diminish until it was vestigial, like an appendix. And soon we would reach the day when reading this was utterly pointless.
Let's get started:
1. "We Need Cheaper Lives" at Under The Same Sun
Zeynep Toufe explains America's crying need for troops who can die without Americans caring.
2. "NASA: Einstein was Right" at BobHarris.Com
Another of Einstein's weird predictions about the universe appears to be true.
3. Radio Commentary Comparing Iraq and Algeria at Empire Notes
Rahul Mahajan argues Iraq is more likely to end up like Algeria than Lebanon. Yes: incredibly enough, there are things worse than being Lebanon.
4. "Why the U.S. Attacks on Fallujah are Lethally Counterproductive" at Direland.
Journalist Doug Ireland agrees with Mahajan's point and adds more detail
Posted at October 24, 2004 12:19 PM | TrackBack
