Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday, drood.

Hmm

But guys, if two men or two women get married, then how will we know which one is the person and which one is the property!

Floyd  on  02/05  at  12:50 PM

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Fanboys (2007)

Jay Baruchel, Kristen Bell, Dan Fogler and Sam Huntington star in the 2008 film "Fanboys," directed by Kyle Newman.
February 6, 2009
A Comedy Far, Far Away
By NEIL GENZLINGER
Published: February 6, 2009

There are enough good jokes in “Fanboys,” a road comedy about geeks on a “Star Wars”-related quest, to satisfy hard-core fans of that George Lucas franchise. But the film doesn’t have the boosters, or thrusters, or whatever, to elevate it to more ambitious heights; it’s weighed down by tired conventions and a general sense of having missed its moment. More

Bailouts

There was one bailout of the banking system in recent times that worked: Sweden
There was one bailout of the banking system in recent times that did not work: Japan

Which one do you hear everybody talking about?
Which one do you not hear anyone talking about? O!

Annual Pilgrimage

I made my annual pilgrimage and blood-letting expedition to my doctor yesterday. (My company changed and changed insurance companies, and I'm running out of drugs.) They called to ask me to come in early and bring my insurance card. I went early and brought the new insurance card. "Are you sure?" the receptionist asked. "I just processed something for you on the old insurance yesterday." I did not figure the one or two quick come-backs were worth it so I said nothing. The receptionist asked me to talk to their insurance specialist, where I again produced the clean new card, which she gingerly fingered before typing at her computer. "Where is your company located?" she asked. "What do you mean?" I think she asked the same question again and I said "Bloomington." "Ok" she said, not questioning why it was an Illinois BCBS card...