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Friday round-up: back from the dread

I've been accumulating these for two weeks ten days. There was nothing for it but to throw them all onto the blog. Hey, what could go wrong?

Who Will Be Eaten First? - a classic and one of the better Chick tract parodies.

Mr. Deity - I just discovered this, but they're already on Season 3. Heck!

Cat and Girl - did they really know better in ancient times?

This is why I have a dog. - Fun with charts

Lost your Man Card? Hey, pick up another.

Delivery System - Red Phone Comics is back with a flourish.

Don't be a schmuck! Use Twitteleh - Twitter for Jewish mothers.

A bit of the funny with the jeans - a clever Maltesers advert

And last, but not least - 7 dirty songs from your grandparents' day. Only NSFW if your coworkers like to read over your shoulder.

Taking a break

Lately, I have been feeling slightly guilty desperate perturbed because I have nothing to blog about. At first, I was going to tell you this was not my fault - the internet is just not funny anymore. But we all know that's  not true. Everyone knows there are still terabytes of LOLdoggery and Star Wars humor out there, just waiting for me.

The real problem is, my head is chock full of the un-funny, 24 hours a day. I am writing two reports - one for work, and another one in the evenings, for school. One report will keep me in good stead at Dream Job; the other will enable me to (finally) graduate. If you'd like to read a blog post about a fiscal analysis of volunteer firefighting, or the regulation of the CPA profession, by all means let me know. But after everything you've withstood here over the years, such a post might finally send you over the edge.

So, I've decided to temporarily place this blog on hiatus until the reports are completed, or at least in very good shape. I'll try and continue the weekly roundup on Fridays. I'll still be on Twitter. And in a month or two I'll send you an email to say hello again.

Wow, just typing this ... I feel so relieved!

Friday dog-blogging: Vader's pooch

Mom sent me a LOLdog for this Friday's post. I love my mother because she Gets that it has to be a sci-fi LOLdog. This is why.

LOLPresident - speaking of the lulz

Kids before and after Obama's 'stay in school' speech

You're not being lazy, you're going green! We're using this excuse next time someone wonders why our house is so messy, because "Oh, we just had a baby" just isn't cutting it after 12 years.

And finally, 10 people who won the lottery - and then lost it all. But you'd do so much better, wouldn't you? Yeah, me neither.

Modern-day pointillism

Bottle cap art, originally uploaded by beancounter.

At the State Fair, the best place to beat the heat was the art exhibit hall. Here is a piece that reminded me of all of you. Luckily another viewer was on hand while I was recording this, to explain what you are seeing.

Fair food follow-up

All in all, fair food this year was pretty tame. Down in the food court, this extra-large booth held the widest variety of exotic fare. You can see that fried Twinkies are now so ubiquitous, they have been awarded permanent signage on the awning.

The camera didn't do justice to the LED sign below the worried chicken's head, but you can just make out a chorus line of dancing frogs. Yes, the big "attraction" at this booth was FRIED FROG LEGS. And no, we didn't try them. There's only so far we are willing to go.

Where do baby monkeys come from?

Where do baby monkeys come from?, originally uploaded by beancounter.

They come from, er, bananas. Now stop asking so many questions!

To be (flat)

It's Saturday, so you have plenty of time to get in tune with samples from The B Flat Project. Click on videos in any order, as many as you want, and compose your own instrumental score.

Or are you more in the mood for choral music?

While you're listening, check out this story. Is it an urban legend? I'm putting out a call to the lazyweb.

Friday fun: a day off

What stormtroopers do on their day off. These are inspiring. Suddenly I want to borrow some of my nephew's action figures, and head outdoors with the good camera.

Two Bangledeshi newspapers printed an Onion article as fact.

Regrow or repair your own teeth, using just a vibrator and horsehair. Yes! They claim it's true, so it must be true! Don't you feel like a chump now for flossing all these years.

Loyal Ikea fans react badly to a change of font in the newest catalog, from Futura to Verdana. Geez, people. Get a grip! It's not like they switched to Comic Sans. Or even Fraktur. [xx oo Nancy]

When Death comes for you, it's helpful to have priorities.

The SF earthquake quiz. Do you know what to do in the event of an earthquake? Hint: rescuing your drink is allegedly wrong. Whatever.

And finally, there's the TOWER MADE OF HUMAN TEETH. Cruel, cruel dentist! I bet he never even offered his patients any horsehair.

Um, bear with me, blogfolk. I may be a little sensitive about teeth today, as I have a root canal scheduled for noon. Please send me positive vibes. (Snerk.)

A little piece of deep-fried heaven

Most of the year, my family is diligent in our avoidance of any food that has been poked through with a stick and then deep-fried. But this weekend we're making our annual pilgrimage to that bastion of bad food decisions, the California State Fair. That's the day when we let ourselves indulge in one, and only one, incomprehensibly crazy fried food concept.

From previous years:

(too avocado-y)

  (scary-sweet)

(awesome)

What fresh fried hell on a stick may await us at this year's fair?! Will California take its cue from one of its Southern neighbors?

DALLAS — Last year, Chicken Fried Bacon and a Fried Banana Split took top honors at the annual Big Tex Choice Awards to pick the best new foods at the State Fair of Texas.

This year, the competition is equally innovative (and similarly deep-fried). 

Go, read all the entries and vote for the one that horrifies you most. Me, I voted for the deep-fried butter. BUTTER, people. Texas, you may keep the deep-fried butter, but please tell me more about that fried banana split. Oooooh.

Care for a little pot?

Care for a little pot?, originally uploaded by GraceD.

Leave it to Grace!

A Marvel-Disney roundup

Internet, you so crazy! I wish I could have gotten in on the big Marvel-Disney purchase meme while it was still fresh. Monday morning, I kept an eye on the initial flurry of news, Twitter reactions, punditry and parodies, but soon I was obliged to go to a lunchtime appointment. And by 1:00, it was just sordid.

Memo to Marvel from Disney

Excelsior!

Gooflactus

Hulk smash castle

Duck vs. Duck

From @scalzi: "Yes, yes, I know. Disney bought Marvel. You all make it sound like the inevitable 'X-Men Babies' cartoon series is BAD thing."

Spidermouse

Team-ups we'd like to see - actually, the article is so-so, but some of the readers' ideas might make cool movies ...