The Washington Canard

NOW IS THE TIME WHEN WE DO THE LINKING

Tonight was the White House correspondents dinner, or "the prom," as the obsessed like to call it. I stayed home from the event and related parties, mostly because I don't own a tuxedo — I mean, one that fits me and is not hanging in a closet on the other side of the country — but also because I already hit one such related event last night. That was a Time dinner at the Metropolitan Club downtown, which featured a "debate" about blogs featuring "the obsessed" herself. I didn't talk to her, although I probably should have. Instead I talked to Jim Kelly, Time's managing editor — the guy who has the final call on each Person of the Year. He was surprisingly well-informed about blogs, and, given the changing media landscape, I suppose he has to be. After that I met up with friends, hit several bars around town and wound up sleeping on a couch in Crackland.

Tonight, I'm going to get some work done. But first, there is time to be wasted. Perhaps inspired by Brandon, I figured I'd just share some interesting links:

I meant to post this earlier in the month, but any time is a good time to post DCSOB's Twenty-Eight Most Loathsome Washingtonians, inspired by the New York Press' annual 50 Most Loathsome New Yorkers.

Here is a website at Emory University that points out grammatical errors, and which takes most of its examples from "Infinite Jest" by David Foster Wallace.

Notice anything hidden in this logo?

I hadn't, until I read this.

I wish the guy who did the Amber 4 Ever Chatlogs was still at it. It was brilliant. Fortunately, they're all still available online. "Recurrent Short Term Full Aphasic Memory Disorder" is a classic. "Dragon Worrier" is easily the least graphic, but/and also one of the funniest.

Want to see a B-2 Stealth bomber on Google Maps? Here's one in Palmdale, California.

Speaking of the startup juggernaut, I'd be more impressed with Googlefight and their "classic fights" if they knew that the Greek letter before beta is not spelled "alfa."

NewsBreakers breathlessly reports:
Available in QuickTime and Windows Media.

Maybe I should start writing the New York Canard. Here's NY-based Banterist shares the titles of his porn collection. Here's a sample:
- Vivid Presents: Aspiring Actresses Who Think They're Breaking Into Show Business
- Dim Future Sex Party
- From Stripping To This #19
This is the first Drudge Report that I can find on Google Groups, from its early incarnation as a series of Usenet posts.

Speaking of Google being pretty much everywhere, would you prefer to be rid of the Blogger navbar at the top of your page? Here's how it's done. Ironically, this information comes from a blog hosted on Blogspot.

Like Richard Marx, I've gone and saved the best for last:

A California man and his Tolkeinesque creature of a friend appear to have a lucrative eBay venture in selling items such as a time machine and shrinking machine (both broken, of course) he supposedly found under his house or in his attic. Now he's selling a mind-reading machine, also conveniently non-working. Only seven days left to bid!

Okay, I've got things to do.

posted by WWB at 7:53 PM |