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| Thursday Apr 20, 2006 | I've always been skeptical of people who list participate in reenactments as a hobby. I guess I just don't see the point in spending my weekend doing something unpleasant like reliving the Civil War -- without the undesirable food, inadequate shelter, and debilitating battlefield diseases and injuries, of course. I suppose it's preferable to a lot of other ways to spend a weekend. I find a lot more value reenacting happier moments we have witnessed that are worth remembering and re-creating.
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| Friday Apr 14, 2006 | When beloved holiday icons go bad, sometimes they go very, very, very, very, very, very bad.
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| Sunday Apr 9, 2006 | As advances in technology and flexible work arrangements become widely accepted in corporate environments, more and more people have opted to set up offices at home to work in their PJs while also avoiding the mundane corporate culture and time consuming commute. While this cultural shift has created a lot more personal time for those who have adopted these strategies, many people have found they miss the office and the human interaction among colleagues -- such as keeping up to date on last night's TV shows and office gossip or swapping jokes and trading recipes. For those of us who work in 'virtual officing', having a virtual watercooler to discuss our feelings about our jobs may be more fun than being there in person. to Business by rich |
| Tuesday Mar 28, 2006 | With roots deep in America's heartland, Wal*Mart believes that being a 'family friendly' store and stocking 'family friendly products' is key to its mass appeal. What happens when 'family friendly music' becomes a euphemism for music censorship? In a stunning blow to the First Amendment, Wal*Mart has repeatedly refused to carry CDs with cover art or lyrics dealing with taboo subject matter such as abortion, homosexuality, or Satan. For example, Wal*Mart required White Zombie to airbrush a bikini onto a nude model reclining in a hammock on the cover of their record "Supersexy Swingin' Sounds". Jesus and the Devil were airbrushed over on the cover of John Mellencamp's record "Mr. Happy-Go-Lucky" on copies sold at Wal*Mart at the retailer's request. However, you can still buy all the one-gallon drums of Vlasic pickles and shotguns you want. to Commerce by rich |
| Saturday Mar 25, 2006 | On March 26, 2006, VH1 will air the music video for Nena's "99 Red Balloons" continuously from 2pm EST to 3pm EST. The song, originally recorded in 1983 as a Cold War protest by German pop singer Nena, tells the story of 99 red balloons floating in the air on a summer's day which are mistaken for a Soviet first strike. Coincidentally, on March 23, we just celebrated the anniversary of President Ronald Reagan's famed 1983 "Star Wars" speech in which he called for "the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace, to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete." I wonder if the Great Communicator preferred the English or the German version. to History by rich |
| Saturday Jul 3, 2004 | A recent report released by the National Marriage Project at Rutgers University, based on a survey of 1,010 heterosexual men aged 25 to 34, found that 53% of the respondents indicated they are not interested in getting married any time soon. Even more surprisingly, a significant number of eligible bachelors -- 22% percent agreed with a statement that marriage just isn't for them. Why are so many eligible bachelors deferring (or rejecting) the religious and legal bonds of marriage? Some people believe that we have placed marriage lower on our list of priorities in the sequence of events associated with the transition to adulthood in today's society -- after education, employment, and being financially independent. Unfortunately, sacrifices are sometimes made for these educational and professional accomplishments. As we reach our 30s, many of us recognize there's something big missing from our lives and have sought new ways to find our soulmate.
to Society by rich |
| Thursday Feb 19, 2004 | Fifteen billion dollars seems like a lot of money. It's more money than most of us will earn in this lifetime, unless your name ends in 'Airways'. But, what if an entrepreneur named Tom MacDonald (not the guy with the farm) took a lesson from Karyn Bosnak, best known as the girl who convinced more than 10,000 complete strangers to pay for her pointy-toed Pradas, and asked each resident of California to send him just $1.21 every day for a year? Once he convinces each of the state's 34 million residents that his fund is not a pyramid scheme or scam and to forgo their daily fair trade-certified tall coffee at Starbucks in favor of fiscal responsibility, he could collect a staggering $15 billion to pay off the $15 billion bond proposed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
to reduce California's budget deficit. to Government by rich |
| Saturday Dec 20, 2003 | As we approach the 20th anniversary of Apple Computer's landmark '1984' Super Bowl ad, criticism is widespread that beleaguered Apple’s recent ad campaign promoting long-time PC supporters who’d switched to Mac was a little bit conceited. As expected, the devoted Mac zealots were a little sensitive to the criticism. Their sometimes irrational reactions only served to reinforce the prevailing attitude that Mac users are uniquely susceptible to cultlike brainwashing. Like many others, I feel it’s too easy to use the word ‘cult’ to describe any group with whose fundamental creed you might disagree. In my opinion, as the influence of traditional organized religion on people’s lives increasingly wanes in today’s technocratic society, the Mac fanatics' enthusiasm for their machines, which is really nothing more than a silly obsession with their computers, shouldn’t be viewed as unhealthy religious fanaticism, but rather consumers’ freedom of choice in an increasingly monopolistic industry. to Computing by rich |
| Wednesday Jan 29, 2003 | In a world of rising advertising costs and increasing dot.com layoffs, even poverty stricken geeks are turning to their core competencies. Satisfied customers say it's more fun than spam, but not as obtrusive, and nearly as effective. to Commerce by rich |
| Sunday Jan 5, 2003 | Penn Station was designed by McKim, Mead, and White and erected in 1910 to serve as the centerpiece of the Pennsylvania Railroad empire. Sadly, most of the original Penn Station was demolished in 1963 to make room for the new Madison Square Garden despite significant public outcry to preserve it. Today, Penn Station is a transportation hub for the Long Island Rail Road, New Jersey Transit, Amtrak, and the NYC subways. Unfortunately, ambitious plans to return Penn Station to its former grandeur have been shelved. to Transportation by rich |
| Friday Jan 3, 2003 | A couple of weeks back, I wrote an article about Karyn Bosnak. In case you don't recall that article, Ms. Bosnak earned her 15 minutes of fame by creating a website which asked us, the cyberpublic, to pay off the credit card debt she had accumulated living in a posh apartment in Midtown Manhattan and buying herself luxury goods at Bloomingdales and Saks Fifth Avenue. When she was unexpectedly laid off like many other New Yorkers (many of whom shop only at places like Target or Payless Shoe Source) in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on New York, Bosnak had no savings and no way to pay the bills she'd shortsightedly run up and looked to us to bail her out like Chrysler in 1979. Although it's very hard for most people to come up with any sympathy for anybody who has amassed US$20 thousand worth of credit card debt buying Gucci and Fendi products, surprisingly, we did.. to the tune of just over US$13 thousand. (Admittedly, we even contributed to her popularity by posting her site here.) Now, Karyn's got a merchandising deal, a book deal, and a movie deal in the works. She says she's learned her lesson -- no more $500 Prada shoes for this reformed consumer. However, many people are unhappy with her accomplishment and Karyn bashing is rampant, but she's spawned a host of imitators -- literally dozens of people who've followed in her footsteps.
to Commentary by rich |
| Monday Dec 23, 2002 | The existence of Santa Claus continues to be a hotly debated topic around the world. Most skeptics point to the laws of physics or the logistically impossible task of delivering billions of Christmas presents to the world's little boys and girls on a single night in December from his home in the North Pole (which appears to be located close enough to Plattsburgh, New York to affect local television reception) as proof of a global conspiracy. However, as Apple co-founder Steve Jobs continues to prove to the non-believers, anything is possible -- albeit with the assistance of Apple technology. Then again, maybe it's more than merely a coincidence that many people believe that Satan er.. Santa (as well as Apple Computer) to be aligned with very dark forces.. and I'm not referring to the CIA.
to Religion by rich |
| Tuesday Dec 10, 2002 | This past week in Washington, the U.S. Navy announced it would name CVN-77, the tenth and last Nimitz-class
nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be built, after George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States, decorated naval aviator, one-time CIA director, Commander-in-Chief during Operation Just Cause, the invasion of Panama, and Operation Desert Storm, and alleged war criminal. Meanwhile, in Oslo, Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, one-time peanut farmer, and architect of the Camp David Peace Accords, the SALT II nuclear weapons control treaty, and the Panama Canal Treaty, accepted the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, 'for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.'
to History by rich |
| Monday Aug 5, 2002 | Are you jealous of the other SoccerMoms in the neighborhood because your current ride doesn't have the capacity to tote around the entire girls 11-and-under team? Don't pay attention to those environmentally-conscious Green Party nuts and their CAFE standards. Minivans are for bland wimps, not an independent-minded suburban warrior like yourself. If you think the new Hummer or Unimog are too pedestrian for toting the pre-teens to the mall, be the first on your block to own the next evolution in suburban assault vehicles. to Transportation by rich |
| Friday Aug 2, 2002 | Dude, if you don't buy into that 'Dude, you're getting a Dell'-guy's pitch, you might want to ask Andy to have his friends build you a computer instead. to Commerce by rich |
| Thursday Aug 1, 2002 | The traditional Vision Quest, or 'Hanblecheyapi', has been a symbolic rite of passage for the youth of the Native American Sioux Lakota tribe since long before the 1985 movie of the same name hit the screen. It requires nothing more than a place of solitude and one's own discipline. Recently, two young men decided to go on their own Hanblecheyapi, opting to live on the mean streets of Seattle for a seven days giving up their super-premium coffee for more down-to-earth sustenance and resorting to getting their internet fix at a local webcafe. Although I'm sure it was an unpleasant experience, I'm a bit skeptical of the claim that they can now empathize with the experience of homeless people after their brief exposure to the discrimination and criminalization faced by the homeless everyday of their lives. As Mark Watson (a character in another seminal mid-80's film, by the way) pointed out to us, how can you really know what it's like to be homeless when you can go back to Starbucks in six days? to Commentary by rich |
| If you're desperate for a little lovin' and don't have any potential prospects in sight, you might want to hire 'professional help'. But, what if their prices are just too steep for you? While some people have sought the kindness of others to help them through a financially difficult time, others may need more fundamental assistance.
to Wackos by rich |
| Monday Jul 8, 2002 | Ted Williams, the cranky but revered Red Sox outfielder died Friday, July 5th. Major league baseball is planning a tribute to the legend at Tuesday's All-Star Game in Milwaukee. His former team is planning a July 22 memorial service in Beantown. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, former teammates and other baseball greats are blasting Williams’ son, John Henry Williams, for his apparent plan to cryogenically freeze his father in the hopes of someday harvesting his DNA for cloning. to Science by rich |
| Tuesday May 14, 2002 | It appears that there's no way around the 'geek factor' when it comes to using a metal detector, but you can now recover lost money without leaving your computer. to Gadgets by rich |
| Tuesday Feb 5, 2002 | Finally, modern medicine gives a whole new meaning to the term "shove it up your ass". to Health by rich |
| Friday Feb 1, 2002 | What is Mlife? It's neither that spiritual nor that complicated. Possibly the biggest guerilla marketing campaign on the internet since AI, Mlife is Ogilvy & Mather's latest creation for AT&T Wireless. It's close at hand, so pay attention to the commercials during this Sunday's Super Bowl. That is, unless MetLife's lawyers (or these guys) have their way first.
to Technology by rich |
| Friday Jan 18, 2002 | My Hot Wheels slot car racing sets were NEVER as cool as the new set brought to us by our favorite boys from Brazil.
to Flash by rich |
| Thursday Jan 17, 2002 | The first rule about Fight Club is, "You do not talk about Fight Club." The second rule about Fight Club is, "You do not talk about Fight Club." to Movies by rich |
| Long before the critically acclaimed series "Oz", "The Sopranos", and "Sex & the City", "Not Necessarily the News" (based on the Britcom series "Not the Nine O'Clock News" which launched Rowan 'Mr. Bean' Atkinson's career) was the only reason to have HBO in the early 1980s besides "Fraggle Rock."
to Television by rich |
| Monday Jan 14, 2002 | After watching Allen and Albert Hughes' documentary film 'American Pimp', I decided that I needed a career change. Ironically, none of the headhunters who call seem to have any opportunities to be a pimp, even overseas. From coast to coast, successful macks and those who study them say it's all about the image. What you need to do is get the clothes, the jewelry, the hat, the ride, and (most importantly) the attitude -- then it's only a matter of time until you have thoroughbreds fawning over you. to Commerce by rich |
| Friday Jan 11, 2002 | Although the great snack cake wars may have died down, the great snack cake debate rages on: Hostess Ho Ho's (no, not those Ho Ho's) versus Drake's Ring Dings. to Food by rich |
| Sunday Jan 6, 2002 | What do a witch (Elizabeth Blanchard Garlick), a bitch (Lizzie Grubman), and electromagnetic mind control and the manipulation of space and time (Camp Hero) have in common? They're all linked to The Hamptons -- a series of affluent beachfront communities on the south shore of Long Island. Believe it or not. to History by rich |
| Can't seem to find the right girl? Are you getting tired of the same old singles scene? Don't worry. There are plenty of places to look for advice to tell you exactly what girls want. Or, maybe not. to Sex by rich |
| Tuesday Jun 19, 2001 | If you're anticipating the August release of 'Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back' (the fifth movie in Kevin Smith's New Jersey 'Trilogy') as much as I am, you might want to head down to Red Bank (it's Exit 109), New Jersey for Trooper Clerks -- the story of happens when the sleeper hit of the 1970s meets the sleeper hit of the 1990s. Don't worry -- it promises to be better than this. to Movies by rich |
| Tuesday Apr 3, 2001 | Little Steven Van Zandt's distinguished career in entertainment seems to revolve around the much-maligned state of New Jersey. From his days backing Ashbury Park icon Bruce Springsteen as lead guitarist in the E-Street band to portraying gangster Silvio Dante in The Sopranos, Little Steven has done his part to make the Garden State proud.
to Culture by rich |
| Friday Mar 30, 2001 | Some people believe that April Fool's Day has
historical significance, while
many others feel it's just an elaborate prank played on the rest of us by people with too much time on their hands. Regardless, playing practical jokes on
our friends and colleagues on April 1st has become a required if unwelcome part of our culture. It pays to make sure that you're prepared for anything. to Culture by rich |
| Wednesday Mar 28, 2001 | As I write this, Opening Day is just four days away and I can't wait for the first pitch. I must admit that I'm particularly excited because, this year, I am among the fantasy baseball junkies that have spent weeks analyzing players and drafting their teams' rosters. But, even our Canadian friends agree that it's about much more than the game. to Sports by rich |
| Thursday Feb 22, 2001 | Psst! If kitty porn is too tame for you, try payphone porn. With the right friends, it's awfully easy to get your own booth or borrow
someone else's. to Sex by rich |
| Tuesday Jan 23, 2001 | Urban spelunking may sound like fun, but don't suggest it to filmmaker Marc Singer (no, not that one). He spent two years living in the darkness amidst squalor and rats to complete "Dark Days". The film, which won the 2000 Sundance Film Festival Freedom of Expression Award, documents the the hidden culture of the community of homeless people that lived in the abandoned train tunnels under Riverside Park on Manhattan's West Side until they were forcibly evicted in 1997 by Amtrak workers putting the line back into service. to Outdoors by rich |
| Tuesday Jan 16, 2001 | What is IT? Neither the breakthrough single by Faith No More nor that eclectic band from Gainesville seem to offer an acceptable answer to me. Although IT is code-named Ginger, as in Spice, I think it's safe to assume what IT is not. In light of the recent media frenzy over Ginger, Dean Kamen, President and owner of DEKA Research & Development Corporation, has gone on record to suggest that the media hype surrounding his invention may be unwarranted. But, Kamen offers no suggestions about IT to lead me to any sort of conclusion. I guess I'll just have to wait to buy the book.
to Science by rich |
| Thursday Jan 11, 2001 | Physical resemblences aside, Bruce Sterling isn't apt to be confused with perpetual Hollywood Squares guest Bruce Vilanch anytime soon. While Vilanch may be reknowned in some circles for his comedic stylings on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards show, Sterling is a member of the cyberpunk literary genre who published the seminal guide to hacker culture: "Hacker Crackdown". In 1998, he delivered a now famous speech that launched the Viridian movement -- dedicated to promoting a radical environmentally-conscious theory of industrial design inspired by Viridian's 'Cybergreen' beliefs.
to Science by rich |
| Saturday Jan 6, 2001 | If you prefer the dark and pessimistic portrayal of Post-WWII America found in the film genre called film noir compared to the blissful optimism of most mainstream films of the time, you'll definitely want to check out the film Al Gore can't bring himself to watch: Narrow Margin. to Movies by rich |
| Friday Jan 5, 2001 | Are you having trouble planning a quick and easy meal for that special occassion? You might want to seek some advice from the experts. Although, I'm not entirely sure that Martha Stewart (even on a really bad hair day) would approve of a menu consisting of "Chef salad (any dressing except oil and vinegar), two bacon cheeseburgers all the way (cut the onions), deep fried home fries (with chili powder on top), pitcher of fruit flavored milkshake, two scotch eggs (boiled and packed in a sausage roll, battered and deep-fried and served with syrup), slice of pie".
to Food by rich |
| Monday Dec 25, 2000 | When President Reagan challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to 'tear down this wall' in a historic speech at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin in June 1987, I doubt he realized the consequences that would follow from the end of the Cold War. I wonder what he'd think of the latest mission for the folks at the North American Aerospace Defense Command, better known to most of us as NORAD since the 1983 movie "WarGames" gave us an inside look at the happenings at super-secret Cheyenne Mountain. to Government by rich |
| Sunday Dec 24, 2000 | In spite of his relative obscurity (I saw him play a Moroccan bar in the basement of a Greenwich Village cafe), the solid song-writing and multi-layered harmonies of Mike Viola make him one of the undiscovered gems of the New York club circuit. Originating from the Boston music scene, you might have heard Mike Viola & the Candybutchers on a number of movie soundtracks including "Zero Effect" and as the vocals and music behind the song "That Thing You Do" from the movie of the same name. Find out what Mike's listening to, and where & when you can find him and the band live. to Music by rich |
| Thursday Dec 21, 2000 | Welcome to Planet Claire. No, I'm not referring to the website devoted to the hippest Chicago-based band since Jake & Elwood, nor am I thinking about the B-52's hit single. I wanted to find the answer to the question posed by the latest email chain letter heard 'round the world, "Who is Claire Swire?" According to a recent story in the New York Post, Claire is a 26-year-old public-relations lackey at a British B2B named MagicButton.net who may be the subject of the most embarassing exchange of fluids since Monica Lewinsky's escapades in the Oval Office. to Internet by rich |
| Wednesday Dec 20, 2000 | The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index slid more than 7% today to its lowest level in almost two years. The returns on my equity investments have been embarassing this year. I think it's time to apply the modern portfolio theory pioneered by Nobel Prize winner Harry Markowitz to diversify my portfolio to include alternative investments. Before circumstances beyond my control force me to take on a second job because more of my investments lay an egg, maybe I'll just sink my dough into this. to Finance by rich |
| Monday Dec 18, 2000 | Not long after last week's articles on Swarthmore College, the New York Times ran a story on the athletics program at Cooper Union, a small liberal arts college established by Peter Cooper (the inventor of Jell-O) in 1859 and located in Greenwich Village. Like Swarthmore, Cooper Union has been cited by U.S. News & World Report as one of the most selective colleges in the country. Unlike Swarthmore, Cooper Union awards full tuition scholarships (value of the scholarship is approximately $100,000 for 4 years) to every registered student. Oh, and by the way, Cooper Union is a athletic powerhouse in basketball, soccer, tennis, and cricket. Yeah, cricket.
to Sports by rich |
| Thursday Dec 14, 2000 | Whenever guests from out-of-town visit me in New York City, they're always bothering me about getting tickets for television show tapings. Some shows are easier to get tickets for than others. My secret? Audiences Unlimited. They offer free tickets to over 60 television shows if you're in New York or Los Angeles. But, if you're in the mood for something a little more intellectual (and you live in the Philadelphia area), I recommend that you sign up for tickets to Justice Talking -- National Public Radio's town hall-style forum that takes an in-depth look at the matters currently at stake in our nation's courts. to Television by rich |
| Tuesday Dec 12, 2000 | On Monday, December 4, 2000, Swarthmore College's Board of Managers announced that it had voted 21-8 to end the 1,500-student liberal arts and engineering school's 121-year old tradition of fielding a varsity football team. Students and alumni are divided over the decision to cut three varsity sports (including football, wrestling, and women's badminton), which the Board argued was necessary in order to allow the school to devote the resources required to continue its tradition of academic integrity (and its place on the US News & World Report rankings). to Sports by rich |
| Wednesday Dec 6, 2000 | Founded in Denver, Colorado in 1942 and sold to Budget Group Inc. in 1998, the yellow trucks belonging to Ryder TRS have a unique place in our nation's history. On February 26, 1993, terrorists drove a bomb-laden Ryder truck into the parking garage at the World Trade Center in New York City and detonated it, killing six people and causing millions in damage. On April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh used a Ryder truck to deliver a bomb which destroyed the Murrah Building and killed 168 people in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Now, you can own a bit of history -- the Ryder truck that transported 462,000 Presidential ballots from Palm Beach, Florida to Tallahassee, Forida. to Transportation by rich |
| Friday Nov 10, 2000 | Whether you love them or hate them, it is difficult to deny the accomplishments of these four guys from Liverpool. In the eight years between 1962 and 1970, The Beatles released TWENTY LPs, reached the top of the U.S. Singles charts TWENTY times, starred in five movies, and took a brief sabbatical in India. On November 13, 2000, thirty years after they broke up, The Beatles' official website goes live. to Music by rich |
| Thursday Nov 9, 2000 | As a former resident of Broward County, Florida, I shudder to think that the next President of the United States will be selected by these upstanding pillars of the community and former neighbors of mine: one-time County Sheriff Nick Navarro, Screw magazine publisher Al Goldstein, nymphomaniac Kathy Willets, former US District Attorney Kendall Coffey, County Commissioner Scott Cowan, and once-impeached Federal Judge & current U.S. Congressman Alcee Hastings. to Politics by rich |
| Friday Nov 3, 2000 | My name is Jesus of Nazareth. All my friends told me that the internet is a catalyst in bringing together a community, so here is my own homepage and my own search engine. Enjoy! to Religion by rich |
| Thursday Nov 2, 2000 | I recently spent a week in the Heartland of America. Little Rock, Arkansas is found at the crossroads of America's South and the Midwest regions; the result is a unique combination of Middle American cultures that truly frightened me a lot. It's a place where you can get ANYTHING 'Chicken Fried', where George W. Bush seems like a genuinely nice guy who is merely getting a bad rep from the media, and where the Governor lives in a triple-wide. Do you still think it's merely a coincidence that Arkansas is also the home state of retailing titan Wal*Mart or our esteemed President Bill Clinton?
to Travel by rich |
| Wednesday Oct 4, 2000 | "Elvis has left the building," but he has not left our hearts & minds. Twenty-three years after his 'death', Elvis remains an icon in American culture. I don't know what's scarier to me -- Elvis or the devotion of people who worship him. to Music by rich |
| Monday Sep 25, 2000 | The last thing I usually expect to find when I'm sitting in a Starbucks in 516 [Nassau County, Long Island, for you non-New Yorkers] is an unique and entertaining blend of folk-pop and improvisation. Last Saturday night, instead of the usual bold expressions of Komodo Dragon Blend at the Starbucks on Hempstead Turnpike, I sampled the intriguing and fun blend of 28 Orange Street. Comprised of premium sharp-witted lyrics spontaneously blended with a perfect balance of only the finest honey-voiced, self-effacing vocalists, this flavorful group is truly exceptional. Distinctive and assertive, yet full-bodied, smooth, deep and earthy. Yum. to Music by rich |
| Wednesday Aug 30, 2000 | So, you've finally decided to be EVIL. Hey, EVIL is cool, right? Here's a handy guide on joining the forces of darkness. to Religion by rich |
| Tuesday Aug 29, 2000 | The man behind the XFL has a lot of confidence in his ability to create an exciting rival to the NFL by featuring X Games-inspired rules and franchises such as the NY/NJ Hitmen, the Orlando Rage, and the Los Angeles Xtreme. But, history is littered with erstwhile predecessors such as the World Football League, the World League of American Football, the Canadian-import CFL, and the USFL who sought to establish themselves as legitimate contenders. While all of these leagues eventually folded under financial pressures, their legacies live on through fantasy leagues and coaches & players who went on to greatness in the NFL. to Sports by rich |
| Friday Aug 25, 2000 | Unless you are really into furniture, the Ikea 2001 catalog isn't nearly as exciting as the latest Victoria's Secret catalog. However, there are many other sources to fulfill your erotic furniture needs, even for those on a budget. to Sex by rich |
| Monday Aug 21, 2000 | The recent housing shortage has inspired a host of alternative living arrangements. Some are more unique than others. I wonder if this guy gets frequent flier miles for every night he spends at home.
to Culture by rich |
| Friday Aug 11, 2000 | There are at least a million and one uses for duct tape. And then, a few more. to Culture by rich |
| Tuesday Aug 8, 2000 | I really enjoy the intertwined plots & the portrayal of New York's Bravest everyday heroes captured by the writers of NBC's Third Watch. But, I was obsessed with Emergency! when I was a kid. Now, you can rediscover the adventures of Paramedics Roy DeSoto & Johnny Gage, Nurse Dixie McCall, and the rest of Squad 51 and see what might've been if only those darn network censors hadn't gotten in the way.
to Television by rich |
| Friday Aug 4, 2000 | Are you tired of the major networks' talking-head coverage of this year's election featuring NBC's Tom Brokaw, ABC's Peter Jennings, CBS's Dan Rather, or PBS' Jim Lehrer?
You may want to try Comedy Central's Indecision 2000, featuring the nation's most famous impotent ex-Presidential hopeful Bob Dole, or Annanova, billed as the 'world's first virtual newscaster' for a change of pace. to Television by rich |
| Monday Jul 31, 2000 | Cryonics. It isn't just for Han Solo, anymore. Why not preserve a bit of yourself for the future?
to Health by rich |
| Friday Jul 14, 2000 | I recently watched the Shaft marathon on TNT. Can ya dig it? If not, check out Pimp Fiction which might be the authorative web source for information on pimping, a scientific study on pimping, or this handy jive translator. Also, find out why conspiracy theorists claim James Cameron rejected Richard Roundtree for the lead in Titanic.
to Movies by rich |
| Thursday Jul 13, 2000 | Y2K has come & gone with nary a meltdown, blackout, or other cataclysm. What're the conspiracy theorists going to do with their bomb shelters and MRE's now? How about hiding out from the New World Order's black helicopters infiltrating America under the supposedly innocuous guise of the U.S. Census Bureau? Does anyone really believe the same organization that is responsible for Monica Lewinsky, Amtrak & the US Postal Service can really orchestrate global domination? to Conspiracy by rich |
| Tuesday Jul 11, 2000 | How frequently is a television series so much better than the movie that created the franchise? In the case of Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, they were both created by Joss Whedon who's also responsible for Titan AE, and X-Men. Most people think the difference is in the casting. Who would have thought that Sarah Michelle Geller &
David Boreanaz would succeed where Kristi Swanson & Luke Perry have failed?
to Television by rich |
| Friday Jul 7, 2000 | While most 'Coneheads' obssess about David Cone's lackluster performance this season, some 'Coneheads' worry about wrongly imprisoned traffic cones. Are they enslaved against their will? Or, is it a vast evil conspiracy? Study their 'history', and decide for yourself. to Conspiracy by rich |
| Sunday Jul 2, 2000 | What do you do if you can't make it to New York City for Macy's Fourth of July Spectacular or hire the Grucci Brothers to put on a personal fireworks show? While we do NOT condone it, if you're willing to risk your personal safety, you can definitely buy or make the munitions to put on your own fireworks show (so long as you cooperate with your applicable state laws). to Art by rich |
| Friday Jun 30, 2000 | Sometimes, I regret the fact that I never got the opportunity to visit Freedomland, the 1964-1965 Worlds' Fair in Flushing Meadows, New York, Boardwalk & Baseball, or Circus World. While Astroland and Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park, in Coney Island may be long past their prime, I can still visit Yesterland for a taste of what I missed. to Travel by rich |
| Thursday Jun 29, 2000 | Want that cool Swedish look in your apartment, but can't afford Ikea? Consult an expert on Dumpster Diving. But, foraging for furniture at the curb won't be easy. Check out the rules of the road(side), including tips on how to seek out those elusive free computers. to Art by rich |
| Wednesday Jun 28, 2000 | Having grown up on the hardcore suburbian streets of Miami, the city that begat Vanilla Ice and Two Live Crew, I've always been partial to Old School Rap. Thanks to the Internet, you can test your knowledge from back in the day, or try your hand at laying your own tracks.
to Music by rich |
| It used to be that graffiti artists concentrated their best efforts on subways, but now it seems almost everything is fair game for graffiti, even moose, pigs, and cows. But, yuppies? to Art by rich |
| Tuesday Jun 27, 2000 | The passion of professional wrestling superfans has always scared me. I've
never understood why grown men enjoy watching other men roll around with each
other in a boxing ring. But, the guys who perform these stunts in their
own backyard are
truly a unique breed. If this sort
of mayhem
interests you, perhaps you can keep up with your local heroes on this
convenient compilation, or
even learn the ropes by taking a class to join a local
federation.
to Sports by rich |
| Cyber Stalking on IRC is a serious crime,
but do we need to be afraid of the Web Gestapo
coming after us because we're all
voyeurs at heart, who're addicted to following a regular person indulge their narcissistic tendencies by
posting every mundane detail of their entire life on the
web for our entertainment (or theirs?)
to Internet by rich |
| All of us remember the late 1960's cult classic cartoon Speed Racer. Sign up for
newsletters from the soon-to-debut official
website. Perhaps you'd like the chance to buy your own fully-functioning Mach 5 race car for only $61,000, or maybe
you'd prefer Racer X's Shooting Star?
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