Link of the week

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Link of the Week: Finding your inner child...

Okay, I know this is no "Smell Yo' Dick," but not every Link of the Week can be highly hysterical. In fact, this week's link isn't funny at all--not exactly--but it's seriously fascinating. It's a site where people are challenged to upload two photographs: one of themselves as children, and another recent photo in which they tried--as exactly as possible--to recreate the childhood photograph as adults.

Young Me / Me Now

There's something about these pictures that gets to me--they're eerie, but they're also sort of moving. Maybe it's the fear of aging that's so spooky--seeing the child's face in the adult's. In particular, the pictures of parents and their children got to me. (Which is fitting, I suppose, on this Mother's Day.) But some are just fucking funny--especially people recreating baby photos or pictures with their siblings in funny matching outfits. One dude was wearing this Cheerios shirt as a little kid, and must have ransacked the thrift stores because he found the same shirt for his recreation. In another photo, three middle-aged brothers wear the superman outfits they sported in a picture of them as very little boys.

But hey, fear not, the real Jessica (who likes ridiculous humor about all things kitsch, ghetto and retarded) will return next week. I promise.

And Happy Mother's Day to all you brave moms out there!


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Link of the Week

For today's Link of the Week (which is back in full swing), I want to point you all toward a fantastic blog that simply does not get read enough, and certainly doesn't get the sort of spark out of its readers (in the form of commenting) that it deserves.

The Best Blog Ever

Read, comment, enjoy!

Postmodernly yours,
J

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Even I Know This Might Be Going Too Far....

I know, I know, this should be at least a somewhat family-friendly blog, right? (Though, if your family is like my family, it already is.)  But for other people--laypeople--fine. I'll make sure to abide by that somewhat clean standard.

AFTER this post.

Because this is the most high-larious shit I've seen in, perhaps, forever. And I haven't posted a Link of the Week in that long, anyway, so it's about time.

Behold...a foolproof way to catch your man creeping.   And don't ever say I never taught you anything.

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Link of the Week

So, I'm a little behind on my blogging duties, and midterm grading got a sista down. However, I don't want to leave all you countless fans and readers hanging (it'll be anarchy, I tell you), so here's your one-day-late Link of the Week.

It involves monkeys, which proves it's infinitely worthwhile:

Behold the Trunk Monkey!


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Link of the Week

Here it is: Sunday again. And because I'm in that sort of mood, your link of the week is:

FAIL!

Within, you'll find myriad visual confirmations that people (and animals, and machines, and, yes, I'll say it again, people, lots and lots of people) are, indeed, retarded.

But the very least we can do is make their utter failures worthwhile by laughing at them over the interwebs.

Enjoy.


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Link of the Week

What I've just realized is that Jill and I have not only started posting to this blog regularly, but have also sort of started taking over in typical woman-like fashion. At first, it's just a post here, an alarmingly offensive comment there. Next, you'll find a toothbrush and a tampon smugly situated in your bathroom cabinet. (Trust me, they're there. Go check.) Lastly, here I come with TWO posts on TWO Sundays in a row called "Link of the Week!"

What does this mean? (Besides the fact that you'll have fresh breath and feminine protection at hand when you need it?) Well, it means that Sunday is now BOTH Shameless Self-Promotion Day and Link of the Week Day. At least if I have anything to do with it.

So here it is, my new committed relationship partners: your Link of the Week.

Stuff White People Like

I felt this site was appropriate since we're already on an "ironically and cheerfully racist" kick this week. (Or, err, I am.) And I realize I may be totally behind on this site, so all of you can feel free to boo, bitch-slap or ninja-chop me if you've already seen it. But if you haven't, be prepared: it is HIGH-LARIOUS!

Because, really, white people are hilarious. Not only do they like raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, they also apparently like Gentrification, Alternative Medicine, the Toyota Prius, Irony, Knowing What's Best for Poor People and Standing Still at Concerts, among many other objects, places and activities.

As a side note, I think one of the best parts of this site is the comments section on the "About Us" page. In this little gem of a bulletin board, people of all races (but mostly white) sound off on how wonderful, terrible, offensive, poorly-written, left-wing, right-wing or just plain hateful the site is. They also wonder openly and often about the race of the person who runs the blog. (My guess is that it's our own Mike Ingram, who recently admitted to playing a regular game of mixed doubles tennis in very short, very white shorts, AND to being called Country Club during his college years due to his excessive whiteness.)

Anyway, from this comment section we learn that among the many ridiculous things White People Like, "getting bent out of shape because they can't take a motherfucking joke, ""commenting heatedly on things they could just as easily ignore" and "flame wars" are way, way up there.

As is blogging.

So, my multi-cultural, multi-political, gay, straight, lesbian, transgendered and transexual sisters and brothers of size (or lack of size) and color (or lack of color)....ENJOY!


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Link of the Week

From what I hear, Sunday is "Shameless Self-Promotion Day" up in this piece.  But, because I have nothing especially interesting going on (and because I'm decidedly shame-free every other day of the week), I decided to instead promote someone else.

My friend Kim.  Creator and maintainer of the funniest blog I know:

99 Sense

In this blog, our friend Kim (oh yes, she'll be your friend) goes to 99 cent stores across the Northeast (and occasionally beyond) to spotlight only the most fahncy of offerings.  But she describes it best:

"Discount stores are like brokedown pirate ships sunken at the bottom of the retail sea, waiting to be plundered of their booty; forgotten gems and hilarious treasures.

I literally gets that booty."

People, I give you Kim.  (And Kim gives you the ever-popular "Benign Girl" line of Barbie-esque plastic dolls, "Whisper of Musk" discount douches, and porcelain statues of old people on the crapper.)

Enjoy!

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