Entries from April 2009

30/04/2009

What the What?!…Hipsters

My friends have called me a hipster before, which I deny because I am missing several hipster elements. 1) I never look like the people from this site, lookatthisfuckinghipster.tumblr.com  2) I don’t reek of depression or disdain for society 3) I failed this quiz
I’ve been fascinted with hipster culture since I’ve moved to Brooklyn and [...]

23/04/2009

What the What?!…Free Grill!

From my dad.
Such the jokster.

23/04/2009

What the What?!…Bagel Guy

INT. Bagel shop.  BRANDLI is holding a Netflix envelope.
BAGEL GUY
Sweetheart, Netflix called.  They need their movie back.  Some you can keep, but they need the pornos back asap.
Image via Wired story about Netflix thief

23/04/2009

What the What?!…Horn in a Leg

This.  Is.  Revolting. 

And I thought “The Wrestler” adequately tested my gag reflex.
Via The Title Appeal

21/04/2009

What the What?!…An email from my mom

“We are watching the Flyers/Penguins hockey game. There is a player on the Flyers whoe last name is Powe.  I said that if you married that guy, you would be “KA-Powe”….almost as good as ka-boom!!”

19/04/2009

What the What?!…Hummer to get 100 mpg

Wired.com is reporting that the future Hummer will get 100 mpg.  To which I say, rather, do, give a fist of rage to.  Like Ben Mack points out in the Wired post, why the Hummer?  It’s ugly, feels like you’re in tank, had a miserable New York Auto Show display where it was place in [...]

19/04/2009

What the What?!…Murdo, SD

A friend of mine just completed a cross-country journey from Idaho to New York.  At one point in his travels, he stopped at Murdo, SD, where the number of places to stay outnumber the places to eat, two to one.
And how does this town survive the winter?  The buildings look like the fake town from [...]

15/04/2009

What the What?!…Who Has A Dismal Sex Life?

This person does.  Overheard today,
Well, I haven’t had sex since the Bush administration.
Where is the change, Obama?

10/04/2009

What The What?!…Be my friend?

I don’t know these people, but between their photos and Q&A session, they seem delightful and spunky.

Celestine Cooney site
Harry Malt blog
Via The Selby

08/04/2009

What the What?!…Upper East Sider Goes to Brooklyn

Kate Ahlborn wrote a piece for “Vanity Fair” about an excursion to Brooklyn and manages to sum up everything I hate about the Upper East Side at the same time.  Talk about multi-tasking!