December 2008
10 posts
life has meaning again
I remember reading about this game about a year ago, and this is the first trailer to come out. If the brilliant minds at double fine do what they usually do, then I will get this game the nanosecond it comes out. There’s way too much about this game I’m excited about to write here.
Civic Literacy Test →
mattgorman:
menstrom:
whytluda:
shiningstar:
dazzlingdelta:
loreal:
I got a 72.73%! Totes didn’t expect that…
lfarm:
I got a 66.67%, which happens to be well above average. Thank you 2003 US citizenship test.
(The average score for all 2,508 Americans taking the following test was 49%; college educators scored 55%.)
via caitlinoppermann : joshmohrer: jackzerby
60.61 %
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Out to Sea (1997) →
this is a vastly underrated, unknown film. If you go on cruises, and enjoyed the “grumpy old men” movies, then you will very much enjoy this movie.
for anyone who is confused on what to get their special someone, I bring back a classic for some inspiration
If you’re a woman and you don’t shave your armpits, then please for the love of god wear a shirt that covers your hairy pits when you go to the gym.
Other languages are weird
Here are two superstitious sayings in Italian: “In bocca al lupo!” and “Crepi il lupo!”, which directly translate into “In the mouth of the wolf!” and “May the wolf die!”, respectively, but they actually mean “Good luck!” and “Thank you!”. Seriously, wtf Italy?
Game: take the closest book from where you are, go...
“I mean, I thought I knew how it was, how the world was, but then I found out about this gag, this joke… you’re a part of it too moloch, ol’ pal, y’know that?”
From Watchmen (which I will have you know is a fantastic read. I’m not even halfway through it and I’ve had more fun reading it than any other book I’ve read)