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Month: March 2010

We’ve got a Kauri wood candle holder dated at over 30,000 years old, a present from a friend in NZ. It’s extremely tacky thanks to the cheap gold-metal fitting that’s been fastened into the candle hole. 33,000 years, and what is some lovely fine-grained wood got turned into artless cheap-looking tourist bollocks. There’s something profound in that about human nature.

Next time, make it into an ash-tray

We’ve got a Kauri wood candle holder dated at over 30,000 years old, a present from a friend in NZ. It’s extremely tacky thanks to the cheap gold-metal fitting that’s been fastened into the candle hole. 33,000 years, and what is some lovely fine-grained wood got turned into artless cheap-looking tourist bollocks. There’s something profound in that about human nature.

posted by dowcrag at 10:50 AM on March 22

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And then I’d eat the Rich!

If I were the Israelis, not only would I bomb Iran, but I'd do so in such a way as to create as much trouble for China, Russia, Europe and the United States as possible.

Glenn Reynolds tries to flail away at the world, showing that if he had the reigns of power he’d work day and night to plunge as much of the world into war as he could, because as a conservative he is also a great Christian thinker.

Funny though it is, this is the lawyer from one side talking. May not be true. Hope it is. Why talking like Rorshach. Not sure.
posted by Sebmojo at 3:57 PM on March 18 [33 favorites +] [!]

Rorschach talk gets favorites. MeFites all whores.
posted by You Can’t Tip a Buick at 4:00 PM on March 18 [17 favorites +] [!]

Good joke. Everyone laugh.
posted by shakespeherian at 4:03 PM on March 18 [17 favorites +] [!]

This. This ends now.
posted by sourwookie at 4:15 PM on March 18 [1 favorite +] [!]

*eats beans*
posted by brundlefly at 4:17 PM on March 18 [12 favorites +] [!]

Funny though it is, this is the lawyer from one side talking. May not be true. Hope it is. Why talking like Rorshach. Not sure.
posted by Sebmojo at 3:57 PM on March 18 [33 favorites +] [!]

Rorschach talk gets favorites. MeFites all whores.
posted by You Can’t Tip a Buick at 4:00 PM on March 18 [17 favorites +] [!]

Good joke. Everyone laugh.
posted by shakespeherian at 4:03 PM on March 18 [17 favorites +] [!]

This. This ends now.
posted by sourwookie at 4:15 PM on March 18 [1 favorite +] [!]

*eats beans*
posted by brundlefly at 4:17 PM on March 18 [12 favorites +] [!]

And then I’d eat the Rich!

If I were the Israelis, not only would I bomb Iran, but I'd do so in such a way as to create as much trouble for China, Russia, Europe and the United States as possible.
If I were the Israelis, not only would I bomb Iran, but I'd do so in such a way as to create as much trouble for China, Russia, Europe and the United States as possible. -- Glenn Reynolds

Glenn Reynolds tries to flail away at the world, showing that if he had the reigns of power he’d work day and night to plunge as much of the world into war as he could, because as a conservative he is also a great Christian thinker.