The “Idol” Leading the Idle? January 17, 2008
Posted by TimTheFoolMan in Humor.Tags: American Idol, Ars Technica, Simon Cowell's Navel Gazing, Worthless TV
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Earlier today, I was reading Ars Technica, and saw the following headline:
Bringing American Idol to the visually impaired
To be fair, the article is actually about technology for helping people with macular degeneration (a significant form of vision loss, particularly among the elderly) by adjusting the contrast of a television image. There is only the most passing reference to “American Idol,” the thankfully-maligned TV show. Even so, my reaction to the headline was:
Why should the visually impaired have to suffer too?
Christmas Humor at My House December 26, 2007
Posted by TimTheFoolMan in Christmas, Family, Fun, Geeks, Humor, Laughter, Parenting/Children.2 comments
One of the gifts from my sons:
Here’s the text:
Arrr… That be YOU Talkin’ Like a Pirate? September 19, 2007
Posted by TimTheFoolMan in Family, Humor, pirate day, Religion, Talk Like a Pirate Day, Theology.5 comments
When is it really you talking?
Arrrr! Ye Know What Day it Be? September 19, 2007
Posted by TimTheFoolMan in Fun, Humor, Laughter, pirate day, Rosie O'Donnell, Talk Like a Pirate Day.add a comment
That be the truth, Matey. Once again, it be International Talk Like a Pirate Day.
Arrrrr!
Heredity & Humor September 13, 2007
Posted by TimTheFoolMan in Family, Football, Fun, Heredity, Humor, Parenting/Children.2 comments
Sunday night, my family is watching the NFL game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants. One of the Giants’ receivers, Amani Toomer, went out for a pass, which fell incomplete.
My youngest son sat upright on the couch as if he’d been shocked by electricity. Without warning, he shouted out (in a perfect Schwarzenegger voice), “It’s not a Toomer!”*
I nearly fell out of my chair laughing.
* My son was parodying this scene from “Kindergarten Cop”:
