Oh no twitter is down

www.Twitter.com is down. Oh no. How do I get the word out, a word out? Do I have to post in a blog? OMG OMG...

(update) apparently, DDOS attack.

Stewart playing a doctor on TV

It looks like Stewart is about to give Cramer an injection into his left arm, doesn't it?

Jewish Jeep

Жид на джипе сидит и джипом управляет. -- Смотри определение Jewish Jeep

Cartoon malfunction

I read the article about cartoons in Washington Post, see a cartoon by Margulies "Bush Presidency Highlight Reel" in which the graphic content appears failed to load, and wonder whether I have a buggy flash plug-in. Then it hits me that the effect is intended. See for yourself -- "What Will You Miss About Bush. Top Cartoonists Tell Us".

Праздники

А у нас на носу - два праздника на Ха - Х-мас и Ханука.

Chinese Tea Collection

A recent trip to an Asian grocery shop revealed this treasure collection of Chinese teas.

Men + King Power! (Is that the King with his men?)

(Lawrence) Livermore Tea

The smart choice is to STOP SMOKING TEA!

What?

Prosti is Russian for "I apologize". Uh-oh...

Obama campaign redefines pestering

I looked up thesaurus for "pestering" and found an Obama ad. A coindidence?

Internet Philosophy

I AM on IM therefore I AM

(I said it first, according to Google)

McCain

Моя мама меня спросила - "Ну этот кандидат в президенты, Мак как его?"

Federer's new career in fashion writing

According to a photograph in New York Times article "My Invitation Isn’t in the Mail", Roger Federer started a new career in fashion writing... - http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/13/fashion/shows/13banned.htm

Tennis word play

In tennis, expression "I overplayed my hand" applies literally as well as metaphorically.
I played too much and now I have a sore elbow. I overplayed my hand.

Washington Post is a tabloid rag when reporting science

Today, The Washington Post talks about "Mad Scientists Create Full Chromosome of Synthetic DNA". As a former scientist, I hate it when the media always portrays scientists as disconnected nerds or even mad.

... oh, wait ...

(read the full article about Mad Scientists Create Full Chromosome of Synthetic DNA)

Чурки и сыр

Долго не мог понять почему Винни назвал себя "Чурки" (chaource). Потом одолел свою лень, и гугливо обнаружил, что это тип сыра "Шаурс".

Врач

Потому врач, что все время врет.

A small IQ car

An interesting name for a small car. "What car do you have? -- I have a small IQ."

A tiny, 10-foot long concept car called the iQ was Toyota’s Frankfurt offering (that’s two and a half feet shorter than the diminutive Yaris).[msnbc]