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08 Nov 2009 21:08

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Tech: The guys behind @FakeAPStylebook explain their inspiration

  • He had said, ‘I don’t know if I’m sad or relieved that this is not a fake account’ because there are so many joke accounts for celebrities. That’s when the inspiration struck.
  • @FakeAPStylebook cofounder Ken Lowery • On the spark he and cohort Mark Hale had in creating the hilarious Twitter account. Essentially, the duo had seen @APStylebook, the Associated Press’ official Twitter feed for all things random style, and saw an idea ripe for parody. The realization paid big dividends – Lowery and Hale have 20,000 more followers than their source of inspiration and already have a book deal lined up. Does the real AP like it? Well, some reporters do, but they haven’t heard from the AP proper yet.  • source
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05 Nov 2009 10:48

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Offbeat: Oh no! Douchebags are “taking back” the word!

  • What a bunch of douchebags. They claim they’re fresh, however, but this makes us want to come up with a new word to scorn them. What a bunch of santorum.source
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26 Oct 2009 20:29

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U.S.: Ahahahahaha. The pilots who missed their stop? On their laptops.

  • The pilots are likely gonna lose their jobs. We sure hope so. Last week, the uproar over a plane that disappeared just before it was supposed to land initially had people thinking the plane was hijacked. Then, the pilots were drunk. Then, the pilots were arguing. Here’s what it really was: The pilots were on their laptops, while one was showing the other Delta Air Lines’ new scheduling system – which is changing for the pilots due to the continuing merger of Delta and Northwest Airlines. We’re not sure if we believe this. We bet they were just playing Canabalt. source
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24 Oct 2009 17:09

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Offbeat: The movies are one letter off, but these jokes are mostly ON.

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22 Oct 2009 10:48

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Politics: The Rev. Al Sharpton and The Rev. Jesse Jackson not interchangeable

  • I mean, come on! They’re both reverends! They’re both iconic black leaders! The question, though: Would Al get as uppity if he were mistaken for Jesse?source
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22 Oct 2009 08:23

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Politics: “I took my son to Hooters, and now my blog’s flooded with comments”

  • My 11 year boy has reached the age where girls at school are showing interest in him but he is not ready to reciprocate with equal interest in them. The trip to Hooters, I saw, as an opportunity to see how he conducts himself around women.
  • “Daddy blogger” Bob Elston • Describing his reasoning behind taking his 11-year-old kid to Hooters on his blog. The post, complete with photo of kids next to Hooters girl, created a lot of controversy due to the fact that, uh, some might consider it an “unorthodox” approach to parenting. We disagree. We suggest every 11-year-old go to Hooters specifically to annoy overly puritanical human beings. Have you ever been to Hooters? It’s no worse than an episode of “Beavis and Butthead.” • source
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21 Oct 2009 10:55

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Culture: Improv Everywhere is at the grocery store, being awesome again

  • Somehow, Improv Everywhere has managed to take an idea – comedy in public places – and make it a truly immaculate thing that’s evolved over time. They went from simply dressing up like Best Buy employees to creating elaborate performance pieces like this. That’s impressive.source
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18 Oct 2009 12:04

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Offbeat: This guy’s a little too drunk to be getting more beer

  • If we were ever this drunk, one of you would tell us to stop, right? This guy has to hold his drunk self up by the door handle of the cooler where the beer’s at.source
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15 Oct 2009 21:10

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Offbeat: Anne Frank: Here’s our favorite of the many Balloon Boy memes

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14 Oct 2009 22:30

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Culture: Here’s why Captain Lou Albano was a great cultural icon

  • Wild and crazy guy Albano is the weirdest guy to have cultural relevance in the 80s – saying a lot considering the pop stars of the era – but the edgy delivery of everything he was involved with, even an ad for a 900 wrestling hotline , sticks with you more than an Augustana song does.

  • Wild and crazy guy Albano is the weirdest guy to have cultural relevance in the 80s – saying a lot considering the pop stars of the era – but the edgy delivery of everything he was involved with, even an ad for a 900 wrestling hotline , sticks with you more than an Augustana song does.

  • Straight-talker Despite spending much of the late ’80s as a kiddie icon, he never lost his edge as a wrestler. In this anti-drug PSA (done in his Mario getup), he tells kids that if you use drugs, “you go to hell before you die.” Which is an awesome thing to say to impressionable kids.

  • Wild and crazy guy Albano is the weirdest guy to have cultural relevance in the 80s – saying a lot considering the pop stars of the era – but the edgy delivery of everything he was involved with, even an ad for a 900 wrestling hotline , sticks with you more than an Augustana song does.

  • Straight-talker Despite spending much of the late ’80s as a kiddie icon, he never lost his edge as a wrestler. In this anti-drug PSA (done in his Mario getup), he tells kids that if you use drugs, “you go to hell before you die.” Which is an awesome thing to say to impressionable kids.

  • Kitsch icon Around 2001, Albano was sucked into Animutation, a crude, Dadaist style of Flash animation that could be seen as the precursor of much of Adult Swim’s humor style. The vocal track is real – all the stuff happening around him was made up. And boy, is it awesome.

    Lou Albano
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