A Word from Mae
French Edition
As a follow up to Deimos’ popular “French people are asked to smile” post, I thought I would clarify things for everyone as to why the French (namely Parisians) are notoriously dickish and universally hated.
(Note: None of these can be confirmed nor denied, but is anyone really going to tell me otherwise? 🙂 )
1. France is still pissed off because they have been irrelevant since 1940.
Least Appropriate Wedding Tunes
Sometimes Fat Bottomed Girls won’t make your rockin’ world go round
Wedding season is upon us. Recently squeer! Chelsea – PETA Protector tied the knot, and soon one of Thundersquee!’s own, hag extraordinaire Cait will be following suit, so it felt like time for another wedding themed post. NPR recently did a list of their picks for the least appropriate wedding songs, and while they didn’t get it wrong, they could have done better, and their list was all too brief. Here’s a quick recap of NPR’s choices:
- Send in the Clowns – Judy Collins
- You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ – The Righteous Brothers
- Just a Gigolo – Louis Prima
- The Lady is a Tramp – Frank Sinatra
- La donna e mobile from Rigoletto – Verdi Translation: “Anyone who trusts her is always wretched; he who opens his heart to her is lacking in caution.”
They’re all sound choices, but we think you can do much better. Here are a few additions to get you started.
- Another One Bites the Dust – Queen
- 99 Problems – Ice-T (or Jay-Z)
- D-I-V-O-R-C-E – Tammy Wynette
- The Thrill is Gone – B.B. King
- Gold Digger – Kanye West
- Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley
Add yours in the comments.
Arrrrgh You Kidding Me?
Swedish Pirate Party, FTW!
So big news from Sweden this week. The Swedish Pirate Party, a party that wasn’t even in existence the last time European elections were held, secured 7% of the national vote in Sweden this week, enough to garner the party a seat in Parliament.
Swedish Pirates in Parliament, y’all!
Now before you go thinking these pirates are going to take to the high seas, and start stealing your IKEA furniture, just calm down. The Swedish Pirate Party is more interested in online copyright issues, internet transparency, and opposing the enforcement of “the EU’s intellectual property (IP) enforcement directive, which demands that internet service Âproviders turn over traffic data to copyright holders who are trying to track down filesharers.”
You know. Napster and shit.
These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
An Intermission From Hate
I often rant and rave about the things that bother me, but rarely do I go into detail about the things that make my heart smile. In an effort to be more positive, I’ve decided to try something new. So without further delay, I present to you a list of my favorite things. Feel free to add yours in the comment section.
The Top 10 Countries Most People Have Never Heard Of
Where in the World?
National Geographic once conducted a survey among people ages 18-24 in nine countries to test their geography skills. Of those 9 countries, Mexico came in last, but rounding out the bottom rungs were The U.S., Canada and the UK. Don’t we all feel like Super-Powers now? In an attempt to catch us all up and repair our wounded sense of superiority, here’s my list of countries no one has ever heard of. I hadn’t heard of most of these countries either. I had to look them up, which isn’t easy when you don’t know what you’re looking for.
10. Cape Verde
9. Vanuatu
8. Nauru
7. Wales
6. Kiribati
5. SĂŁo TomĂ© & PrĂncipe
4. Tuvalu
3. Benin
2. Lesotho
1. Palau
Computers Want to Tear Your Children’s Faces Off
If the dogs don’t get them first
Is there anything left that doesn’t want to feast on the facial flesh of our children? Last night I was working away on a dog-proof suit when an IM containing a link came my way. Imagine my surprise when I clicked the link and found that computers want to eat babies, too. I wanted to read the entire article, but my neighbor has small children and I was concerned the danger would leak out of my computer and tear their faces off before I could stop it. Then I remembered that they have a Miniature Pinscher which means their kids probably don’t have faces anyway, so I kept on reading.
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