{"id":1882,"date":"2005-10-11T07:54:10","date_gmt":"2005-10-11T14:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/archives\/2005\/10\/11\/links-to-various-bits-of-silliness\/"},"modified":"2005-10-11T07:54:10","modified_gmt":"2005-10-11T14:54:10","slug":"links-to-various-bits-of-silliness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=1882","title":{"rendered":"Links to various bits of silliness"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harry Potter and the Hogwarts Dance Team<\/strong><\/a>
\nMatt introduced the Hogwarts Dance Team to me by saying, “I’m not someone who uses ‘gay’ as an adjective. But this is the gayest thing I’ve ever seen.” It’s awesome – well worth the download time.<\/p>\n

“The Aristocrats” as Bob Newhart would perform it<\/a><\/strong>
\nIf you’ve never heard recordings of Bob Newhart’s old stand-up comedy, you’ve missed some great stuff. I’m not sure how funny this will be if you haven’t heard Newhart’s stand-up, but if you have heard it this is very giggleworthy.<\/p>\n

“He Is The Box”<\/a><\/strong>
\nLaw professor Ann Althouse blogs:<\/p>\n

“He is the box.” Said by me in a discussion just now with a colleague. Topic: how Harriet Miers will behave if she gets to the Supreme Court. The “he” is Justice Scalia.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Her readers respond in comments by suggesting a number of increasingly ridiculous contexts in which Ann might have said “He is the box.” They also suggest a number of songs, for some reason. Probably the most fun I’ve ever had reading the comments on a law professor’s blog.<\/p>\n

Upcoming News<\/strong><\/a>
\nA very funny (or horrifying) prediction of what the newspapers will be saying when Alan Greenspan’s replacement is named.<\/p>\n

The Convertible Armchair \/ Stovetop<\/strong><\/a>
\nVestal Design presents this very neat spacesaving solution. Because “you’ll never sit and cook at the same time.” (Hat tip: Boing Boing<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

The Far Side Lives On<\/strong><\/a>
\nAs Chris Bertram points out, this quote – from a perfectly serious book about “alternative country music” – would make a fine caption for a Far Side<\/em> cartoon.<\/p>\n

Lazily labelled as “folk rock”\u009d during their ten-year career together, Richard and Linda were as attuned to Americana as anyone living in a Sufi commune in rural Norfolk could ever hope to be.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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