Tag Archives: Burst of Weirdness

Not a whole lot this week, but here’s some stuff: :: Something I never thought about: Pac-man’s need, given all that dot-consumption, to void his bowels. :: Why I Avoid Objectivists If At All Possible, entry #47382: I wandered onto … Continue reading →

Weirdness abounds…. :: Remember that Stuff White People Like website? And remember how lots of us found the concept goofy (but still good for a quiz-thing)? Well, the joke’s on us, because that guy’s got himself a book deal. You … Continue reading →

Here we go: :: From the “Our school principal may be a moron, but he’s our moron!” file, we have the tale of the eight-year-old kid who was suspended for three days from school (later reduced to one day) for … Continue reading →

I didn’t see a whole lot of outright weirdness this week, but there were some choice bits…. :: Jason has a fun post that culminates in a lo-tech version of the lightcycle sequence from TRON. Do check it out. (I’ve … Continue reading →

Aieee! Somehow I got the idea that I’d done the Burst this week, but then I looked and saw that I hadn’t. And somehow I managed to miss the thundering outcry that resulted from my omission of this feature, so … Continue reading →

Here’s some odd stuff: :: John Scalzi cites the worst invention of all time. Sure, but if you consider making something similar for small children…. :: I just figured out a big reason why I don’t watch LOST: it lacks … Continue reading →

Time to get weird! :: Down with “Danny Boy”! You know, I’ve yet to hear a vocal version of “Danny Boy” that I like. But Percy Grainger’s setting of the tune is wonderful. I’ve heard that setting for strings, wind … Continue reading →

Here we go…. :: I don’t know what it is about cars versus being on foot, but I can totally see myself hiking this trail, whereas you couldn’t pay me enough to drive this road. (First link via Lynn. Oddly, … Continue reading →

Not a whole lot of weirdness on display this week, and I may even have linked this before, but here are the opening crawls to all six Star Wars movies, superimposed on top of one another. Why? I have no … Continue reading →