“But, the smoker, I’ve killed a couple of people with the smoker.”
MadMania
Faith, Books, and Stuff
Month: February 2009
“They put everything under the microscope. They’re like, ‘If it’s a bug, kill it and put it under the microscope.’”
A few Christmases ago my daughter received a toy airplane. It was a styrofoam model, designed for flight. Inexplicably, the company had packaged it in one of those irritating hard blister packs. It was no surprise then, when the plane got broken during the process of extricating it from the package. “I’d like to kill […]
I’m an I.T. guy, and proud of it. I like fixing stuff. However, most of the techniques I use are readily available to you with little to no real training. The following are some basic I.T. tips that will help you, no matter what your skill level, troubleshoot not only computers, but also toasters, cars, […]
“I don’t know. You lose the hair on your head, and you get it in other spots you don’t want it.”
We went in for breakfast at a quarter to 10. The food was excellent; I had the Country Boy breakfast with bacon, eggs, and pancakes. The bacon was crisp, the eggs were done just how I asked, and the pancakes were flat-out awesome. If you like sissified coffee, then this place is not for you: […]
“May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face; the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.”
“May the curse of Mary Malone and her nine blind illegitimate children chase you so far over the hills of Damnation that the Lord himself can’t find you with a telescope.”
This traditional Christian hymn was written in 1865 by Sabine Baring-Gould, an English scholar and author, most notably of The Book of Werewolves, a study of lycanthropy. The music was written by Sir Arthur Sullivan, of Gilbert & Sullivan fame.
Having grown up watching Looney Tunes my whole life, there are just some gags that I just take for granted. For example, animals can disguise themselves as chickens simply by putting a red rubber glove on their heads. I had forgotten this, and had even forgotten there being a time when the difference between a […]