Category: Useless knowledge

Information you have no need for. Ever. Usually about me, but possibly about other trivial crap in the world.

The alphabet of manliness

OK, when I get a chance to update my Gift ideas page, I’m adding Maddox’ book “The Alphabet of Manliness” (or search Amazon for ISBN #080652720X if the link is broken) to the list. I recently got to see a few pages from the book and decided this is something I must have. Now understand – I’m not actually manly enough to live up to the book’s guidance, but I am at least manly enough to read the book without hurting myself. How can you not love a book that starts “A is for Ass-kicking” anyway?

maddox-manliness.jpgThe phrase “Ass-Kicking” has changed over the years from its humble origin as the union of one’s foot with another person’s ass, to the expression today that has nothing with asses, or even kicking. The picture at the beginning of this section epitomizes ass kicking. Time for a pop quiz: What’s more awesome than a lumberjack smashing Santa in the face? (A) Nothing or (B) All of the above. I gave this quiz to my friend’s wife, and she got the wrong answer. She kept asking questions like “what’s so cool about Santa getting punched in the face? That’s not cool, that’s mean.”


In the Ass-Kicking section alone, one learns the proper way to perform the cock punch (2 different styles), the dropkick to the face (no pansy tosskicking here – drop the target and kick the face), plain-old punch to the mouth, head-butt to the ovaries, and much more – all with illustrations. And yes, it’s a humor book, so don’t get too worried about the described content.

Buy this book for me and help me improve my manliness, which will in turn improve my natural awesomeness. It’s only $10 for a far greater return in my own greatness. Come on – you know you want to. 🙂

[tags]The alphabet of Manliness, Maddox on manliness[/tags]

Harry Potter gettin’ nekkid?

Daniel Radcliffe wants people to think more of him than just “Hey, it’s Harry Potter!” So next year he is performing on stage in the drama “Equus” including one scene done in the buff. So actually, the headline should be “Daniel Radcliffe gettin’ nekkid?” but that wouldn’t have been a sensationalism whore’s proper way to post, so I went with the less accurate title.

“Part of me wants to shake up people’s perception of me, just shove me in a blender,” he told the magazine in an exclusive interview on the set of the fifth Harry Potter film, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.”

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In “Equus,” Radcliffe will play a “troubled young man with a religious-erotic obsession with horses,” the magazine reported.

It seems like only yesterday I was reporting on some other people with similar issues.

[tags]Daniel Radcliffe going nude on stage, Harry Potter actor expanding acting options[/tags]

The ultimate green case mod?

Do you do case mods on your computer? Although I haven’t done any lately, I do mod work when I have time (in fact, I’m about to work on a purple case for a good friend who is fighting cancer right now). I love showing off my case mods when I can. Most modders I know do. However, here is one modder who I am pretty sure didn’t show off his modding work to many people. It’s in polish, but here’s the image and an idea of why police cared about this mod: Continue reading “The ultimate green case mod?”

Barbies ideas that didn’t make it

This is an idea I had way back that I asked for some input from co-workers to build.  Most of the ideas came from them, with just a couple from me.  I have others that were suggested, but I’ve lost them over time or felt they were a bit more than I cared to post.  I try to keep the site from going to over the edge.  I believe the others who contributed thought this would never get posted.  I kept meaning to add more models, but never got back and always forgot my good ideas by the time I did.
Oh, and yes, I expect someone, somewhere, will be offended by this.  To which I say, I’m truly, truly, very much unconcerned with your inability to have a sense of humor with a dark side.

  • Crack-addict Barbie – With vacant eyes, overly pale complexion, and waifish figure
  • Meth-lab Barbie – With singed eyebrows and jittery eyes
  • Anorexia Barbie – With binge and purge scheduling calendar and journal
  • Back-door Barbie – With bendable joints for authentic positions and an extra tube of lube
  • MILF Barbie – a regular barbie with 2 smaller Barbie children
  • Internet chat Barbie – Barbie voice box in a authentic looking 40 year old balding fat man
  • She-male Barbie – With large breasts and, adam’s apple, and male genitals

[tags]Barbie ideas that didn’t make it, Meth-lab Barbie and more[/tags]

Is Chris having spamming problems?

I sense a little bit of hostility here, wouldn’t you agree? For instance, on credit repair spam:

No, you can’t – that’s my personal responsibility, and I’m certainly not going to give business to anybody who says otherwise. You lose, you’re a loser, and you’re going to burn in hell. I don’t remember giving you permission to spam my snail mailbox, either.

I feel the same way, although I’ve just resigned myself to spending 15-30 minutes every damn day clearing spam and making sure my junk mail folder doesn’t have real mail before clearing it. Thanks to Bayesian filtering, I’ve had only 3 legitimate emails marked as spam in over 10,000 junk emails this year. The last of those was over 3 months ago. But it is unfortunate that I need the filtering at all – death by papercuts to spammers.

[tags]Chris Pirillo, The man hates spam[/tags]

Stupid crook news

Thanks to Tim, a former co-worker and the recently mentioned “A reader” in a previous post, for this news of criminal idiocy:

Sometimes people really do get what’s coming to them. Brothers Jared and Cooper Colwell and two other men were sleeping at their home in Midvale, Utah last Tuesday, when a pair of ski-masked crooks busted into the house and demanded everyone’s cash, wallets, and cellphones. Sounds like your typical home invasion, except for the fact that Jared thought he recognized one of the burglar’s voices — it sounded like a friend of theirs named Randall Talbot who had previously crashed at their pad for a few weeks. Figuring they had nothing to lose, the men texted Jared’s cellphone with a message saying “Randy, I really want my phone back; I’ll pay you $300 for the phone right now” (must have been a Treo). If you’re stupid enough to rob your friend’s house it stands to reason that you might be stupid enough to collect a ransom on the stolen merchandise as well, and sure enough, Randy and his partner-in-crime Justin Brooks agreed to a meeting at the local Smith’s store. As you’ve probably guessed by now, the Colwells immediately called the cops, who were there to greet Randy and Justin as they emerged from behind a dumpster at the rendezvous point — reportedly poised to grab the $300 and take off. We tip our hat to you, soon-to-incarcerated cellphone thieves: out of the many stupid gadget criminals who have graced these pages, you two are by far the biggest idiots of them all.

Story originally from Engadget.

[tags]Stupid crook news, The wisdom of idiocy[/tags]

Not Starring

I have no idea where I stumbled on the site Not Starring, but it’s a fun read. While looking over the site, I learned that Chuck Norris turned down the role of John Kreese (Cobra Kai Sensei). Of course, anyone who knows the awesomeness of Chuck Norris knows why he had to turn down the role – there is no way Mr. Miyagi could have ever beaten Kreese in the second movie if Chuck Norris played the role.

[tags]More Chuck Norris information, Movies not starring…[/tags]

Hottie librarian or hag?

Bless Bill for letting the world know I’m not the only one who is into the geeky hot-chick look. Writing on his wife’s dislike of wearing glasses (and thinking she looks like a hag doing so), Bill notes:

I’m actually a big fan of the librarian hottie look, which is really what her glasses make her look like. She looks in the mirror, though, and sees something straight out of Macbeth.

And chuckles for the article ending line:

I hope she makes an easy, one-cauldron meal tonight.

Since I have no pics of Gloria, we’ll celebrate geeky hot-chick looks with an image of Lisa Loeb. I don’t know if Ms. Loeb is geeky, but she has the geeky hot-chick look so perfectly done that I just like looking at her. Mmmmmm, I love those glasses. So Eye Candy bonus post here.

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[tags]Geeky hot-chick look, The cauldron of t3h hottie-ness[/tags]

Back home – sorry for no updates

Here is where I spend a few minutes rambling while pretending anyone who visits and reads this actually cares. I’ll return to my normal fluff and meaningless writing tomorrow when I have time to catch up. If you are visiting for the gaming/techie/political/humor posts I point you toward, you’ll want to skip forward. If you care about me personally, read on. Continue reading “Back home – sorry for no updates”