Happy Christmas Surprise!

Dave Barry's review of 2008

Charles Murray on why undergraduate education is not necessary

Playoff predictions!

Cards and Falcons: Is the Falcons' defense good enough to stop Warner in what is probably going to be a shootout? Doubful, even as much as I like Keith Brooking. Arizona wins 28-24. You can blame dog fighting if you like. At least we know how to cure that particular vice.

Chargers-Colts: Either a really high or really low scoring game. Close either way. Say, 10-7 or 35-31. My dad says SD; I say Indy, because Peyton's goofy and Rivers is more of a, uh, tool. Although LT dominates that asshat duo of Addai and Rhodes.


Baltimore and Miami: Wait, Baltimore? MIAMI? What a wacky season 2008 has been. The Ravens' QB is named Flacco, for God's sake. That's almost Falco, the most brilliant German musician EVER (yes that is the original version of that song). Also he did Rock Me Amadeus. But Miami has Ricky Williams, who miraculously has not smoked himself retarded yet. And Ted Ginn. And....Camarillo Brillo, er, I mean Greg Camarillo. Look, the point is that these two teams are full of fun characters. Miami wins, 13-10.

Philly-Minn: Also known as Donovan and Wesbrook vs Brad "giant asshole" Childress and Darren "ain't nobody" Sharper. Oh yeah, and that guy Peterson. I hear he runs or something. Assuming Philly doesn't cave they take it, say, oh....27-17? I have no clue.

And to ring in the new year, the best show ever:

Periodic Table of Awesoments

Full size version is here. It's worth it.

R&B Album covers

in LEGO!

Another reason for Cleveland fans to hate the Yankees

CC is one of them....boooo

Nick????!??? ZOMFG!

Are you masquerading as some dood named adrian grenier??? Cuz it sure looks like it. I have to admit, I expected a better name, like Mandrake Killcannon or something.

Cao wins seat in Congress!

No joke. Congressional Democrats would do well to double the guard on their supply depots. Lord Cao is a master of the fire-attack stratagem. Also, his ambition will not be easily crushed.

For you Bert

"Falsely" imprisoning your Norweigan Male Escort?

As if you can do it "truely"? Regardless, this story is full of win.

Toby Jones might have my tailgate?

If you're going to kill something, kill it good

Deer attacks hunter.

No title necessary

Re: GNR is back

Corresponding negative review from Slate. Here's some cold November rain on your parade:

"So make no mistake: Chinese Democracy is an Axl Rose solo record."

Awww.

GNR is back?

Chuck Klosterman reviews Chinese Democracy. Most reviews seem fairly positive, so I am optimistic. Also, Buckethead totally rules.

Nick, I defy you to deny this awesomeness:

Resto Shaman co-chairing Obama's FCC transition team

Yeah. I hope to title more posts like this. In fact, vacant political positions should be delegated according to success in online gaming. Subtlety Rogue, 400+resil for RNC chairman, anyone?

Treasury

I'm sure he was the first name on Obama's list. Right up there with Phil Gramm.

Two items of note:

1. Ron Paul for Secretary of the Treasury! Do you smell that? Smells like gold standard!

2. Woolly mammoth genome half-sequenced! But we are still years away from actually cloning one I think.

The economy

This seems right to me. What markets need is predictability and stability. All that the government is doing now and the uncertainty surrounding what it will do next will only hinder a recovery.

Mitt Romney Opposes Detroit Bailout

Romney in the NYTimes Tuesday. Congress should take heed.

Indiana Jones IV

Goodness, this movie was bad. Really, really bad. How could they mess this up? Is the Indy formula that hard to re-create? This movie had no tenison, no wit, no charm, no nothing. It was a tired parade of cliches and half-truths about American life, and way way to science fictiony for me. I can't comprehend the terribleness, I thought Spielberg would modify Lucas's crappy crappiness, but no, it was too powerful. Now I will have to ignore that this movie ever existed when I watch the first three. Depressing. Anger consumes me.