August 2012
misterhippity:
ninety9:
So am I the only person unafraid to the admit that until about ten minutes ago I thought Paul Ryan was Rand Paul?
That’s probably because Paul Ryan is the “I love Ayn Rand/I reject Ayn Rand” guy!
Also: Rand Paul is the guy who has to keep explaining that he wasn’t named after Ayn Rand (but likes her!).
So, to sum up: Rand Paul is a fan of not-namesake Ayn (rhymes...
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Things I lost recently
My iPhone, which makes it impossible to listen to music, figure out where the fuck I am at any given point, or connect with username jasencomstock, who is in the city (sorry, jasen). I can’t afford a new one until the middle of next week, so now you know why I’m not responding to your texts.
My relationship of 6 years. This one is sinking in very slowly and I don’t know...
“Everything is more complicated than you think. You only see a tenth of what is...”
– Minister, Synechdoche, New York (via bunnybundy)
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The Martini FAQ →
A highly vocal minority of Martini drinkers, the Prescriptivists,1 insists that the short answer is in fact the only answer. Any deviation from this definition may produce an enjoyable cocktail, but it will not be a Martini. (There is a single exception: one may use less vermouth.)
Strict adherence to the Prescriptivist position brings with it several undeniable benefits. Foremost among...
That is so fascinating
“Because senders knew, for example, that the statement ‘Blues Brothers, 2000—now that’s a sequel,’ was meant to be sarcastic, they egocentrically assumed that their audience would as well. They presumably did not realize how ambiguous the statement really is without verbal emphasis on the word “that’s,” a facial gesture such as an eye roll, or some background...
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Mitt Romney officially runs worst campaign ever: ... →
jasencomstock:
thecallus:
jasencomstock:
A Mitt Romney spokesperson offered an unusual counterattack Tuesday to an ad in which a laid-off steelworker blames the presumptive GOP nominee for his family losing health care: If that family had lived in Massachusetts, it would have been covered by the former governor’s universal health care law.
Don’t worry kids, President Romney will make sure...
