Someone paged my SkyTel today with the following number: 847-816-3200. I didn’t recognize it so I used Google to look it up.
Americana Healthcare Centers
1500 South Milwaukee Avenue
Libertyville, IL 60048-3723
Phone: (847) 816-3200
Business Types: Alzheimers Help Groups, Nursing & Life Care Homes, Rehabilitation Products & Services
I am responsible for responding so I called just to be sure. [...]
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Posted in advertising, food, gaming, humor, money on Jun 26th, 2007
I don’t gamble that often, so I was a bit suprised when I got a letter from the Assistant Vice President of Marketing of the Tropicana last week. Now I’m sure there’s a dozen Assistant VPs of Marketing at every major casino in Atlantic City, but this letter made me laugh.
“I’ve enclosed your latest Tropicana [...]
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Posted in film, humor, web sites on Jun 16th, 2007
Imagine 30 second Flash versions of popular movies — such as Caddyshack, Reservoir Dogs, Fight Club, Office Space, Pulp Fiction (pictured at right), and more — all reenacted in Bun-O-Vision by cartoon bunnies. It’s no wonder Angry Alien Productions made it into Karen’s top 10 websites.
Very funny stuff. So funny that the premium channel Starz [...]
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If you query “retarded wheelchair semi“, you find this jewel. A man was taken for 50mph ride when his wheelchair somehow got lodged in the front grille of a semi parked at a gas station. Neither the police nor the driver of the semi believed the initial reports from passing motorists that there was indeed [...]
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Posted in boozing, humor, television, web sites on May 16th, 2007
Remember the N.Y. Friar’s Club Roast of Hugh Hefner back in 2001? I remembered Gilbert Gottfried’s act, humorously stolen from Ice T. A lot of people don’t appreciate Mr. Gottfried, but I think he isn’t given enough credit. Forget Aladdin and Problem Child, he was the sole savior of Beverly Hills Cop II; he played [...]
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Posted in humor, music, web sites on Apr 10th, 2007
Amusing and loud (though probably NSFW if your speakers are cranked up), behold the geek-friendly Internet Sysop song. Props to DJ for this one.
Even if the counter isn’t at 100% you can probably still play it. If the embed fails, the original is on Something Awful, which has one of the best privacy policies I’ve [...]
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Posted in boozing, humor, music, web sites on Mar 29th, 2007
So utterly inappropriate, it’s genius.
There’s a few other MP3s available at sadkermit.com for your enjoyment. A lovely cover of Radiohead’s Creep, not to mention guest vocalist Fozzie on Nine Inch Nails’ Something I Can Never Have and Elliot Smith’s Twilight. In addition, a nice version of The Rainbow Connection.
Truly well done.
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Posted in humor, oddities on Mar 12th, 2007
There are some areas where I fall seriously behind the times. I had never listened to a podcast before this evening. The one that I happened to listen to — despite behind a Halo-related podcast — happened to mention the recent server move. What were the odds of that? I think that I’m still [...]
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I dislike today.
Partially because the snow plow (which didn’t bother coming by until early afternoon) piled up a foot worth of ice in front of my driveway (which I had taken great efforts to clear mere hours ago) which I had to re-clear before I could get my car in the driveway. Partially because it’s [...]
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Posted in humor, television, web sites on Feb 12th, 2007
I told a co-worker that I’d send him some links to my preferred Chappelle’s Show parodies. So here they are, descriptions censored for those sensitive souls.
Grand Theft Auto. The weapon selection is key.
Cribs. “C’mon in your broke motherf__kers!”
Wayne Brady. Longer, but worth it. “Is Wayne Brady gonna have to choke a bitch?”
And for those sick [...]
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Posted in culture, gaming, humor, idiots on Jan 28th, 2007
I had my first positive experience at Wal-Mart this morning. I called a friend last night to inquire about the night’s social calendar, forgetting that she and her hubby were out of town. Then she asked me a favor. Knowing that I despise Wal-Mart, she wanted to know if I could go pickup a Nintendo [...]
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Posted in complaints, culture, humor, idiots on Jan 21st, 2007
Load your car to the hilt with children who are incapable of caring for themselves. If you don’t have enough to fill your car, borrow some of the neighbors kids. Double park your car diagonally in between two parking spaces while you shop; your busted-ass Pontiac deserves it, plastic spinning rims and all. Toss your [...]
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I’m an avid user and fan of FreeBSD, despite despising the new space-like logo. The graphic to the right however, now that is progress. Anyways, I got quite a kick out of BSD is Dying: A Cautionary Tale of Sex and Greed as presented by Jason Dixon at the NYC BSD Conference at Columbia University [...]
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Posted in culture, humor, idiots, oddities on Dec 1st, 2006
Few things are as fun as the wanton destruction of to-be-disposed-of property, especially when the property is composed of metal and the method involves lots of noise, sparks and power tools. Ah yes, power tools… the devices that turn sensible men into babbling idiots. It’s needless and unnecessary and enjoyable.
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Posted in humor, oddities, technology on Oct 2nd, 2006
Although collaboration isn’t a new idea, Douglas Adams describes modern day collaboration in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy; the concept that currently lives on…
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