My favorite line from the Onion’s story about
Harry Potter turning kids to Satanism:“Hermione is my favorite, because she’s smart and has a kitty,” said 6-year-old Jessica Lehman of Easley, SC. “Jesus died because He was weak and stupid.”
3:51 p.m.
Month: July 2000
I can’t get anything done when the Onion posts a new edition. Here’s every T.G.I. Friday’s dining experience I’ve ever had:
Welcome to T.G.I. Fridays! May I annoy the living shit out of you?
2:40 p.m.
I just bought a package of phallic stick pretzels called “Rods.”
10:42 a.m.
Also
Add Junebug to your Netflix queue. It’s excellent.
The shell of a cicada It sang itself Utterly away -Basho4:12 p.m.
I’m back from my road trip, and as soon as I get my photos developed I’ll have some doozies for the butts across America site.
1:49 p.m.
I’ll be on vacation for the next few days. Need… sunlight.
6:28 p.m.
National monuments and butt crack–two great tastes that taste great together.
2:37 p.m.
From
McSweeny’s:AN INVESTIGATIVE INTERVIEW BETWEEN A SEEMINGLY UNRELIABLE NARRATOR AND A WEEBLES REPRESENTATIVE SEEMINGLY UNRELIABLE NARRATOR: Is it true that Weebles wobble, but they don't fall down? WEEBLES REPRESENTATIVE: Yes. SUN: Does that mean they simply choose not to fall down, or that it is impossible for them to fall down? WR: It is impossible for Weebles to fall down. And since Weebles are not living things, it is also impossible for them to choose to do anything. SUN: Weebles aren't alive? But what about those creepy eyes? WR: While Weeble artisans make a concerted effort to create a lifelike appearance on each and every Weeble, I can assure you that your Weebles are not alive. SUN: But� WR: Seriously, they're not alive. Get a grip. SUN: Okay, can we back up a little bit? Because I'm getting confused. Weebles fall down, but they don't wobble? Is that it? WR: No, no, no. This is not difficult. They wobble, and do not fall down. How many times do I have to say it? SUN: Well, wait a minute now. I stuck a Weeble into some Silly Putty, and now it's lying down. What do you have to say to that? WR: Just because a Weeble is lying down does not mean that it fell down. Lying down is something one does on purpose, while falling down is accidental. SUN: But how can Weebles do anything on purpose if they're not alive? WR: Hey. That was just a figure of speech. SUN: Okay, I'm dropping a Weeble off the edge of the Grand Canyon. I think now you have to admit that it's falling, don't you? WR: Ah, well, now you're just taking advantage of the broader range of connotations of "fall" vis-�-vis the comparatively narrow definition of "fall down". Perhaps this is a slightly abstruse semantic point, but while one can not fall down without falling, it is possible to fall without falling down, if you catch my drift. SUN: Well, being seemingly unreliable, I don't quite follow you there, but let's move on anyway. What is inside a Weeble? WR: Just plastic. Oh, and a single pellet of a mysterious superheavy compound from a faraway planet that fell to earth in a giant meteorite, of course. SUN: While I've got you here, you don't know what happened to my cat, do you? It was in the bedroom the last time I looked. WR: Well, the Weebles didn't eat it, that's for sure! Because they're not alive. Ha ha. Really. Not... alive. Can't stress that enough. I have to go now.
10:17 a.m.
Exhortation By Mike Nichols You have not, as I, walked the silent sleeping streets, with streaming eyes, running from the women in the windows. You have not slid, as I have slid, under the seas to see the shells, smiling and swimming silently. You have not seen the moon running along the sky. So shut up.
10:25 a.m.
