Buzzfeed has a listing of "25 Classic Paintings Improved By Celebrities". Clearly, the best example is Jack Nicholson:
Duh.
More here.
Duh.
More here.
Debunking Ignorance, One Facebook Post At A Time
This notion that we should penalize the President for "cutting funding" for troops is just plain wrong. If you do want to blame someone, you have to look to your local Congressman or Congresswoman.
An Exercise In Professional Patience
Hey parents: when you take your son or daughter on a college visit, SILENCE YOUR PHONE. And, don't answer it when it (inevitably) rings. It's embarrassing to you -- but even more-so to your son or daughter.
Post-Election Secession Petition: Simple Nonsense
Does nobody else see the silliness in this? How can all 50 states secede from a union of 50 states? That would not be secession -- it would be dissolution...
What Now, Republicans?
Gone are the days of GOP victories that rely entirely on winning the white, Evangelical vote, as that demographic is no longer a majority in this country. Or, at least, is not a voting majority...
My 2012 Presidential Election Prediction
For the past week Americans have been seeing President Obama in the role of a leader, rather than a campaigner. Whether or not you like his policies is irrelevant ...
"Dude, Where Have You Been?"
The truth is I've been bored. Bored of the same-old rhetoric. Bored of the same-old campaign ads. I've simply been bored of politics. Since that is the primary focus of this site, I really didn't have much to say...
RIP MCA: What The Beastie Boys Mean To Me
To me, MCA's gravelly voice and smooth delivery of rhymes was preferable over the nasal Ad Rock or the percussive Mike-D. MCA seemed to be something of a personified conscience of the group ...
Americans Want To Cut Foreign Aid From The Budget
Clearly, Americans are no fan of foreign aid or (sadly) arts and sciences. But, I wonder, what percentage of the overall federal budget goes to foreign aid...
If You Aren't Christian, You Are Following A False Religion
To make the assertion that Christians and Jews worship the exact same same God (and everyone else is wrong) is stupid. Plain and simple...
15 May 2013
10 May 2013
The United States Of Conspiracy (Infographic)
I must admit my surprise at the height of some of these numbers.
Fourteen percent of Americans believe in Bigfoot/Sasquatch. Twenty-one percent of Americans believe that the government covered up a UFO crashsite at Roswell, New Mexico. Those are conspiracy theories that I am comfortable with people believing. I'm not sure why I'm comfortable with it, but I am. Perhaps it is because that, to some extent, I believe them. But I digress...
I am not comfortable with the four percent of Americans who believe that shape-shifting reptiles control the world. Seriously. Shape-shifting reptiles control the world? REALLY?!
I am also highly uncomfortable with the 18 percent and 28 percent of Americans who believe that the sun revolves around the earth, and that a "New World Order" is conspiring to rule the world, respectively.
I also find it intriguing that nine out of the 12 conspiracy theories displayed in this infographic are government-related. Even though only five percent of Americans believe that exhaust from airplanes contains sinister government chemicals, the cumulative effect of the results of these surveys points a heavy distrust of the government.
Source: The United States of Conspiracy
Fourteen percent of Americans believe in Bigfoot/Sasquatch. Twenty-one percent of Americans believe that the government covered up a UFO crashsite at Roswell, New Mexico. Those are conspiracy theories that I am comfortable with people believing. I'm not sure why I'm comfortable with it, but I am. Perhaps it is because that, to some extent, I believe them. But I digress...
I am not comfortable with the four percent of Americans who believe that shape-shifting reptiles control the world. Seriously. Shape-shifting reptiles control the world? REALLY?!
I am also highly uncomfortable with the 18 percent and 28 percent of Americans who believe that the sun revolves around the earth, and that a "New World Order" is conspiring to rule the world, respectively.
I also find it intriguing that nine out of the 12 conspiracy theories displayed in this infographic are government-related. Even though only five percent of Americans believe that exhaust from airplanes contains sinister government chemicals, the cumulative effect of the results of these surveys points a heavy distrust of the government.
Source: The United States of Conspiracy
07 May 2013
It's Classic Spock Versus New Spock!
In a battle of wits. Or something.
I've never been a huge Star Trek fan -- but I thought the J.J.Abrams re-boot was very good. This commercial for Audi, featuring Leonard Nimoy ("Classic Spock") and Zachary Quinto ("New Spock") is equally awesome.
Enjoy.
I've never been a huge Star Trek fan -- but I thought the J.J.Abrams re-boot was very good. This commercial for Audi, featuring Leonard Nimoy ("Classic Spock") and Zachary Quinto ("New Spock") is equally awesome.
Enjoy.
04 May 2013
Happy #StarWarsDay! #MayTheFourthBeWithYou
Happy Star Wars Day, nerds. May The Fourth Be With You!
Here's some more fun Star-Warsy stuff:
03 May 2013
Schwag City: Check Out The New Items In The Store!
It's been quite some time since I updated store.thepajamapundit.com. When was the last time that you visited?
I've added some new products, such as cases for your iPhone and iPad:
Also, at long last, I have added a coffee mug -- something that I've wanted for a long time.
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Anway, head on over to the store for more info.
I've added some new products, such as cases for your iPhone and iPad:
Also, at long last, I have added a coffee mug -- something that I've wanted for a long time.
Anway, head on over to the store for more info.
30 April 2013
Sarah Palin Blasts White House Correspondent's Dinner
Sarah Palin took to Twitter on Saturday, bashing the White House Correspondent's Dinner:
So, this is Sarah Palin in 2011, when she was attending a White House Correspondent's Dinner after-party, apparently as a "DC assclown":
Look, I'm no fan of the White House Correspondent's Dinner. It's a night of glad-handing and puffed-up self-congratulatory bullsh*t. BUT, Sarah Palin is pretty stupid for criticizing those who were there.
Both Todd Palin and daughter Bristol have attended in the past.
Sarah attended several after-parties in 2011 (see above picture), which demonstrates more than just a bit of hypocrisy here. Additionally, had the McCain/Palin ticket won the presidential election in 2008, the former Governor of Alaska would have undoubtedly been in attendance at the actual event each year, "yukking it up" with the "media and pols".
That #WHCD was pathetic. The rest of America is out there working our asses off while these DC assclowns throw themselves a #nerdprom
— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) April 28, 2013
So, this is Sarah Palin in 2011, when she was attending a White House Correspondent's Dinner after-party, apparently as a "DC assclown":
Look, I'm no fan of the White House Correspondent's Dinner. It's a night of glad-handing and puffed-up self-congratulatory bullsh*t. BUT, Sarah Palin is pretty stupid for criticizing those who were there.
Both Todd Palin and daughter Bristol have attended in the past.
Sarah attended several after-parties in 2011 (see above picture), which demonstrates more than just a bit of hypocrisy here. Additionally, had the McCain/Palin ticket won the presidential election in 2008, the former Governor of Alaska would have undoubtedly been in attendance at the actual event each year, "yukking it up" with the "media and pols".
29 April 2013
Quote Of The Day: Jason Collins Comes Out
"I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay." -Jason Collins, center for the Washington Wizards -- and a very good writer to boot.
Read the whole piece in Sports Illustrated. It's awesome.
26 April 2013
On The Boston Marathon Bombing, Presented Without Comment
Boston. Fucking horrible.-Patton Oswalt, a comedian of which I am not a fan, commenting on humanity in the wake of the Boston tragedies last week.
I remember, when 9/11 went down, my reaction was, "Well, I've had it with humanity."
But I was wrong. I don't know what's going to be revealed to be behind all of this mayhem. One human insect or a poisonous mass of broken sociopaths.
But here's what I DO know. If it's one person or a HUNDRED people, that number is not even a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a percent of the population on this planet. You watch the videos of the carnage and there are people running TOWARDS the destruction to help out. (Thanks FAKE Gallery founder and owner Paul Kozlowski for pointing this out to me). This is a giant planet and we're lucky to live on it but there are prices and penalties incurred for the daily miracle of existence. One of them is, every once in awhile, the wiring of a tiny sliver of the species gets snarled and they're pointed towards darkness.
But the vast majority stands against that darkness and, like white blood cells attacking a virus, they dilute and weaken and eventually wash away the evil doers and, more importantly, the damage they wreak. This is beyond religion or creed or nation. We would not be here if humanity were inherently evil. We'd have eaten ourselves alive long ago.
So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think, "The good outnumber you, and we always will."
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Photo: A memorial honoring the victims of the Boston Marathon explosions. Credit: Nicolaus Czarnecki/Zuma
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