MichaelRN

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• Commented on Antony Gormley - let's all go barefoot
  Not a single comment about boku-maru?...
• Commented on A blog (and book) about nothing
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• Commented on XKCD v airport security
  Confiscated at O'hare: A $5 vise grip. I was accompanying my underage son to the gate (not actually getting on to a plane, myself), and had forgotten to clear out all the stuff from the bottom of my messenger bag....
• Commented on The Science of Autumn, Part the Second
  Why is it, that when ducks fly south for the winter, they fly in "V" formation, and one side of the "V" is always longer than the other? Wait for it... There are more ducks on that side....
• Commented on Dead guy on balcony 4 days, neighbors mistook for "Halloween dummy"
  Wot's 'is dioces?...
• Commented on Big Entertainment's century-long technophobic binge
  Bow Wow Wow sums it up....
• Commented on All of Mojo Nixon in free, legal MP3 -- US ONLY
  Nixon for president!...
• Commented on Hand carved bicycle saddles
  Sheldon would approve....
• Commented on Industrial robotic pancake production video
  Anything that increases the amount of pancakes in the world is OK with me....
• Commented on Bank of America demands thumbprint from man with no arms
  Alternate headline: "BoA Stumped by Amputee". The guy should sue. BoA doesn't have a leg to stand on....
• Commented on Magritte painting swiped in daylight heist
  Has anyone checked that Russian guy's yacht?...
• Commented on Terrifying huge breakfast is free if you eat it in 20 minutes
  Does the restaurant have a requirement that the contestant be of human origin? I know a couple of Saint Bernards that might appreciate all that meaty goodness....
• Commented on Pocket-sized gadget for detecting autism in children
  Apoxia, everyone who has access to the internet knows that psychology is bunk....
• Commented on Pocket-sized gadget for detecting autism in children
  Excellent! This device will complement the astounding results that I already get with my psychograph....
• Commented on Ghost fleet of container ships off Singapore
  $5500 a day to charter? What would it take to outright buy one of these unused freighters? I'm thinking of provisioning one as a refuge from the zombie apocalypse. Beats a mall or an armory any day....
• Commented on Spacemen are transmitting silent little floaty vlogs at planet Earth (also: laptops in orbit!)
  Remember, the enemy's gate is down....
• Commented on Delightful crosswalk sign alterations
  Or just press "hyperspace", and hope nothing else is in your new location....
• Commented on Jenna Bush, NBC <s>White House</s> correspondent -- the American Meritocracy
  After clicking through to the actual AP story, this: "The daughter of former President George W. Bush will contribute stories about once a month on issues like education to television's top-rated morning news show, said Jim Bell, its executive producer."...
• Commented on Policeman busted for feeding Pop-Tarts to gorillas
  Yesyes, what flavor was the pop tart? I hope it wasn't one of the chocolate ones because chocolate pop-tarts are so disappoint. Also, was it frosted, or plain? To not pay attention to details like this is just plain bad...
• Commented on Street-magic wedding proposal
  Awww!...
• Commented on Surveillance sphere looks like Rover from The Prisoner
  Looks suspiciously like a Burning Man art project. Right location, and the event starts next week. Damn hippies....
• Commented on Micronations around the world
  Foreign Minister (ret.) of the People's Republic of 1319 S. Newberry reporting in. Still waiting for recognition by the UN....
• Commented on Free download: tribute to The Clash's Sandinista!
  This is an incredible tribute. Looks like Jon Langford did more than just the album cover....
• Commented on The surprising links between anger and time perception
  What would Billy Pilgrim say?...
• Commented on Olympic cyclist predicts the future of bicycles
  If manufacturing costs can be equalized, the bicycle of the future will be a recumbent....
• Commented on How to speed read
  Also useful for reading comment threads....
• Commented on Eyeglass thief with spectacle fetish
  Spectacular. Unfortunately his plan to get eyeglasses by armed robbery was a little short-sighted. Insert Elton John joke here....
• Commented on Oklahoma Highway Patrol finally releases video of trooper attack on paramedic
  Highway Patrol's site is back up. Office of the Chief can be emailed at: choffice@dps.state.ok.us Be polite, coherent, and ask nicely for Trooper Martin's head on a pike....
• Commented on Diana Eng: Catching satellites on ham radio
  /me adds falsetto *pom-pom-pom*s between Strangefriend's chorus lines....
• Commented on Celestial soap bubble
  If you pan the telescope a bit to the right you'll see that the source of the cosmic bubble (and many more like it) is, in fact, the Lawrence Welk Nebula....