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May 7, 2006
They're Made Out of Meat
This hilarious essay, written by Terry Bisson, appeared in OMNI magazine, April 1991 and was an 1991 Nebula nominee.
Update
Here's a short film by Stephan O' Regan based on the Bisson essay.
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March 31, 2004
Zefrank on Friendster
Zefrank's hiliarious take on Friendster and other social networking services. Quicktime required. If you don't know Zefrank, a few years ago he came out with the Pre-Date Confidence Builder. This guy should be doing stand-up somewhere. Hat tip to Peter Hirshberg.
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December 4, 2003
The Meatrix
Matrix lovers check out "The Meatrix", a parody that pokes fun at the movie while illustrating issues on ethical treatment of animals. Moophius gives Leo the red pill and the real world is revealed.
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November 24, 2003
Kitty Aikido
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November 23, 2003
If Cars Ran Like Software
I don't know if this is true or not, but it makes for a funny story...
At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, "If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon."
In response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release stating: If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics:
1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash twice a day.
2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to buy a new car.
3. Occasionally, your car would die on the freeway for no reason. You would have to pull over to the side of the road, close all of the windows, shut off the car, restart it, and reopen the windows before you could continue. For some reason you would simply accept this.
4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine.
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October 9, 2003
How I Met My Wife
Another title for this could be "Mind Twisters from the English Language".
How I Met My Wife, published July 25, 1994 in The New Yorker, by Jack Winter
It had been a rough day, so when I walked into the party I was very chalant, despite my efforts to appear gruntled and consolate.
I was furling my wieldy umbrella for the coat check when I saw her standing alone in a corner. She was a descript person, a woman in a state of total array. Her hair was kempt, her clothing shevelled, and she moved in a gainly way. I wanted desperately to meet her, but I knew I'd have to make bones about it since I was travelling cognito.
Beknownst to me, the hostess, whom I could see both hide and hair of, was very proper, so it would be skin off my nose if anything bad happened. And even though I had only swerving loyalty to her, my manners couldn't be peccable.
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April 28, 2003
Dave Barry on Lord of the Rings
Dave Barry's hilarious take on Lord of the Rings.
Thank you Marc Escabosa.
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