as described by the always wonderful xkcd:

Happy Star Wars Day

Only this year, you’re covered if the man with the tan shar-pei is hearing-impaired: Happy First of May, everybody!

…that really makes today’s xkcd work.

Commenter tannenburg‘s brilliant and succinct deconstruction of the ethos of a certain political faction deserves a celebratory cry of “THIS!!!!111!eleventyone1!” from all corners. I know I’m overly snarky here, but I keep hearing “I’m ignorant, and angry about things which I’m ignorant of, but by God if you tell me I’m ignorant and try to [...]

…in the lives of certain dear friends, today’s xkcd struck me as particularly funny. But then, doesn’t it almost always?

Even though right now, the thought of drinking alcohol is enough to make my stomach start turning itself inside out, I present the annual link to the 2010 State of the Union drinking game. Two of them, actually, since HuffPo‘s is pretty good this year as well. Also, definitely drink if the President mentions the [...]

This totally overshadows the other big story in town today, though I’m sure several people will be all misty-eyed as they dutifully buy their fifteen gallons of milk and half-a-dozen loaves of bread.

Time Lord. Seriously. Just think about it. The linked article there provides all kinds of compelling evidence, but allow me to submit this: Could anybody but The Doctor get away with dressing like this? Those season one sweaters? Totally Colin Baker material.

After watching it again (without the assistance of allergy medication), I can definitely say that Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus is all the fun I expected. I mean, where else can you see Debbie Gibson drop the F-bomb, make out with a Japanese oceanographer in a utility closet, punch out a Naval Officer, and do…. [...]