April 27, 2006
Table scraps:
♣DANCIN' SHOES, START dancing! I'd love to see what happens about one second after this picture is taken. Normally this would be one of the "And then, there's this" pictures that I tack on to the end of most Table Scraps, but it just struck me as so funny that I had to put it up top. This came from this Flickr group, which I got via LYD. And now, on to the rest:
♣THREE FUN VIDEOS: Johnny Cash visits Sesame Street, animated balls make great music, and a roach learns how to drive.
♣JACK BAUER KILLS a lot of people, but who's keeping count? This site is. It's a spectacular display of tedious time-wasting -- what with the full list of all five seasons' victims, their method of death, details of the weapons that were used, and pictures and videos to go with it all -- but I'm mostly surprised by the low body count. For example, Jack's only killed 32 people this season; in season one, the total count was just 10. I'd have expected way more.
♣YES, YES, IT'S so very impressive that, while being mugged, David Copperfield managed to hide his belongings and make it appear as if his pockets were empty. But come on. This is the freakin' guy who claims to be able to fly and make buildings disappear. Let's see some real crime-fighting pizzazz! I want the robbers to burst into flames, or Copperfield to levitate above them, or something besides slight of hand. He might as well have done a card trick for them as well.
♣A MAN ROBS a woman, and runs. You run after him. It seems heroic and all, but what happens when you catch up to him?
♣BRING THE NOISE, folk-style. That was sent to me (and probably a zillion other bloggers) by a PR guy at Random House, which makes me a bit loathe to post it. However, I just can't resist goofy, slow covers of hip-hop songs; it's quickly becoming one of my favorite genres. Although, of course, this one doesn't come close to Ben Folds covering Dre.
♣IF YOU HAVEN'T had enough of the Harvard author plagiarism story, here's a great round-up of stories and blog posts on it. (via Universal Hub)
Posted by Jason Feifer at April 27, 2006 12:24 PM
Comments
hey, the internet is such a weird place... i think you will all think this is hilarious/interesting/sad? http://helpmegetsex.blogspot.com/
Posted by alex at April 27, 2006 02:10 PM
Dude, why you always gotta bust my nuts about sending you stuff? I haven't spammed you with any crap -- just quality stuff. Gimme some credit here!
Posted by Scott DiPerna at April 27, 2006 02:14 PM
Scott’s right. For the record: Scott doesn’t e-mail me with any great frequency, and the stuff he does send is generally pretty good. My unprompted snideness comes from not yet feeling comfortable with large companies incorporating bloggers as part of their promotional campaigns. Most blogs are personal expressions, so trying to use them to create buzz seems a bit sneaky -- even if the company is sending good stuff.
What I’m doing when I make note of Scott and other PR folk is my version of full disclosure, which I think is owed to my readers. Granted, it’s not how I’d do it in my professional work, but then again, no newspaper has asked me to speculate on Cookie Bumstead’s sex life. The blog’s just different. (Note to editors: I’m certainly open to writing about Cookie Bumstead’s sex life in your pages. Get in touch!)
Oh, and as for that "help me get sex" blog that Alex posted: I don't believe that site that for a second. It's a total fraud.
Posted by jason at April 27, 2006 03:54 PM
Re; David Copperfield. If I ever met that idiot, all I'd say is.. 'If you can fly... do it outside.'
Posted by Kate at April 27, 2006 04:01 PM
Jason, I was just trying to give you a hard time, all in good fun. I repsect your desire to remain credible. Cheers!
Posted by Scott DiPerna at April 27, 2006 04:54 PM
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