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Amazon Kindle Commercial

Is this not theft?

There are many, many good reasons why First Citywide should be your change bank, and Old Glory should be your insurance company. (These are two of the best commercials ever.)
Not many people are going to get this one, but… “Be Like Han” is damn great advice.
The moodINQ Programmable Tattoo System is simply mind-blowing. Getting a “sub-dermal” implant seems a little extreme, but it might be worth it to occasionally rock my favorite tattoo.
Twitter vs. The Pony Express
A guy got mugged in Australia… right in front of a Ninja school.
In Finland there are 5.2 million people and nearly two million saunas. That’s why the Sauna World Championship is a nationally televised event.
Lane Kiffin is Supercoach!
The Bullies of the 80s were quite cruel.
Should we impose term limits on Supreme Court justices? Consider: “When the Framers wrote the Constitution, life expectancy was less than 40 years; today, life expectancy is 77 years.”

2024-07-24: Broken links in this post have been removed and/or updated.

View the Friday Five from May 21st, 2010

Literary Tattoos
The Periodic Table Of Super-Powers
Dale Peterson is not screwing around. (He’s got my vote.)
If you like The Big Picture, you’ll love The Big Caption.
Apple, Inc. v. Apple Corps: Why The Beatles Are Not in the iTunes Store
Never Punt with Tebow: A Mathematical Analysis of 4th Down
The fastest man in college football is University of Florida running back Jeff Demps, who helped the Gators win the SEC outdoor track championships by running the 100m dash in 10.06 seconds. (That’s just a half-second “slower” than world record holder Usain Bolt.)

Of course, the best place to drink a beer is in the garage after you just finished mowing the lawn.

Fun With Secret Questions & Answers
CrabRevenge.com: “Yes we sell pubic lice and yes we are proud of it.”
Life is beautiful.
The Boston Globe has the best coverage (as usual) of an extraordinary event. This time The Big Picture details the oil spill.
If you are in any way involved with building things on the web, you should read A Brief History of Markup.
Looking for literary superheroes? Behold the awesome power of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne!
Have you ever wondered if there is video of an enormously pregnant woman and her skinny friend doing a very disturbing dance to the theme song from Law & Order: SVU? You’re in luck!
Bonus: The 50 Worst Video Game Names Ever

2024-07-26: Broken links in this post have been removed and/or updated.

The best show to watch right now

View the Friday Five from May 7th, 2010

Building an airplane looks like fun.
When the biggest problem in personal technology is that the leading company is getting a little too exceptional, it’s a good problem to have.
Mouth-to-snout resuscitation saves lives!
The “happy” version of The Shining is still one of my all-time Internet favorites.
The Best Bob Dylan Album Calculator
One of the cool things about Tebow being drafted by the Broncos is that he’ll still be rockin’ the orange and blue.
R.I.P. one of my heroes: Dick Giordano