Thursday, January 22, 2009

List of people pardoned or clemenced by a United States president

The humor stems from this list failing to be as long as it could be.  James Buchanan, terrible president that he was pardoned Brigham Young.  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_pardoned_by_a_United_States_president

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

List of scandals with "-gate" suffix

In case you were wondering the what other scandals featured -gate, here is a list.  My personal favorite is Tolietgate because Jellygate seems fake.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_scandals_with_"-gate"_suffix

Monday, January 19, 2009

BosWash

Very interesting concept.  I now have a more precise term to reference when calling Philly the 4th best city on the East Coast.   

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BosWash

Friday, January 16, 2009

Rat King (Folklore)

This page is awesome in its own right, but the best part is above the text: This article is about rats with tails grown together. For the fictional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character, see Rat King.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_king

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

William Perry (American football)

This is a pretty hilariously biased passage from William "The Fridge" Perry's wikipedia page.  "But the second time he got the ball, he scored a touchdown; as a result, Walter Payton was denied an easy scoring opportunity."

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Sylvester Graham

The Graham Diet was thought to help curb lust. Fad diets have been around for ages.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_Graham#Graham_Diet

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Friday, January 2, 2009

List of mainstream films with unsimulated sex

Not entirely sure why this list was necessary, but here it is. Add to your Netflix queue as you see fit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mainstream_films_with_unsimulated_sex