Some people say we're headed for/already in a recession. I hope we don't go into a depression, because it looks like Depression-era forms of amusement like this potato game (circa 1933) would have turned the most optimistic person into a shell of their former selves. Let's hope these folks were drinking. I don't know how else they didn't end up clutching one another in despair given this is how they were supposed to have fun! What could be more depressing than this potato game?
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Oxford University has just released their list of the Top Ten Annoying Phrases. Some of these skew a little toward English-isms, and many of them are just outright grammatical mistakes. I find many of these irritating, though. What do you think is the most annoying phrase? Did they leave anything out?
A Canadian comic duo who call themselves The Masked Avengers recently pranked Sarah Palin— hard core. They called her staff (who promptly handed the phone to her) saying that French President Nicolas Sarkozy was on the line. Palin missed several cues that could have alerted her to the prank (the Pepe le Pew French accent, referencing the Nailin' Palin porno as her documentary, the improbability of the phone call in the first place), but maybe it was because she was so nervous she wasn't paying attention. Whether you're a fan of Palin's or not, what did you think about this prank: funny or too mean?
All right, so I never saw The Wicker Man, but these clips make it look like the most ridiculous movie ever. Though, to be fair, wackjob Nicolas Cage provides about 90 percent of the crazy factor. What do you think is going on in this movie?
Ringo Starr, former Beatles drummer, emerged from irrelevance to issue an urgent message to his fans. After Oct. 20 (that's today, peeps!), he will sign no more pictures or objects. As charming as Ringo was back in the day, it's universally acknowledged that he was the least talented of the four Beatles. (A former boyfriend liked to call him "the luckiest man in the world" for having scored his drumming gig with them given his minimal skills.) Ringo claims he's too busy to sign any more pictures. What is Ringo Starr doing instead of signing pictures for fans?
