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Trust me, it’s for your benefit:

“Well I sure hope they got a kick out of watching me sit there for three hours,” I thought angrily. Then I got all huffy puffy like an outraged, white consumer guy. “Well, they just lost themselves a customer!”

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Vladimir Putin, The World’s Dreamiest Action Man

Finally, The Atlantic has done what we have all secretly longed for: created a gallery dedicated to former KGB spy, Judo master, and (largely considered) the richest man in Europe, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. And man is it brilliant.

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The Weird World Of Muammar Gaddafi

Rebel fighters in Libya made a surprising find after successfully taking over Muammar Gaddafi’s palace: a photo album dedicated to none other than Condoleezza Rice.

Muammar Gaddafi and Condoleezza Rice

Yup, that’s right. Turns out the Libyan dictator was obsessed with the former Secretary of State. For more, check out MSNBC’s photoblog, In the ruins of Gadhafi’s lair, rebels find album filled with photos of his ‘darling’ Condoleezza Rice.

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Compliments And Hennessy All Around

Oh me oh my:

The agreement between the Oakland rapping guys was this: Each rapping guy would be allotted one section of the rap song to rap about whatever he wanted. The only exception was the Two Pack rapper, who would be rapping during the first and final block of the rapping song. This was because he was the leader and if the other Oakland rapping guys had any misgivings about that, then they certainly knew better than to say anything.

Even the backup rapping guys who were only allowed to chime in occasionally to respond to the lyrics knew that.

“We should all remember to rap about some of our own positive characteristics,” said one rapping guy. “That way, the listener trusts our interpretation of the subject matter.”

“Good idea!” said another rapper. “Then it’s like a resume!”

Keep reading… trust me. And then move on to the whole Tom Oatmeal blog.

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And What A Fine Plan It Is

Ah, the Onion at it’s finest:

WASHINGTON—Calling a GOP victory in the 2012 presidential election antithetical to the party platform, top Republicans revealed a new long-term political strategy Tuesday: reelecting Barack Obama and making his life even more of a living hell than it already is.

“For three years, the Republican Party has coalesced around the single goal of making President Obama’s every waking moment sheer and utter torture,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters. “But we can’t continue to do that if he’s not in office.”

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