Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder
From The Fact-Checker's Bible by Sarah Harrison Smith, pgs. 74-75: Audiotapes of interviews can be a wonderful source [italics in original]. They offer excellent legal protection. In a trial, libel lawyer David Korzenik says, "the …
When dismayed, we often say "Gah." If I'm quite dismayed, I'll say "Gaah" or even "Gaaaahhhh!". But how can we quantify our dismay more precisely and accurately? gH is a measuring tool for dismay. Its …
Neat! Heather Gold has extended her one-woman show through April. If you'd like to go, let me know and I'll try to hook you up. Heather's site now includes a QuickTime trailer, featuring my disembodied …
Two-person Taboo is a relaxing game in improving communication skills and revealing implicit assumptions. Last night, I tried to describe "Denzel Washington" to Leonard by saying, "This is an African-American man who gets paid to …
Unitarian Universalist jokes and a Satanism joke: "Satanism seems to be an elaborate prank designed to annoy Christians while having some good parties ... rather than a system one could practically live by." The classics …
Today's a really unusually wonderful day, weatherwise, in San Francisco. It just calls out for an earthquake from Jerkhovah. Leonard: "I'm still God, and I hate you!"
The Metreon at 4th and Mission in San Francisco has a Dance Dance Revolution machine in an arcade on the theater floor. The machine now runs DDR workalike software called "In The Groove" and most …
I've never seen Dr. Who and yet all references to Daleks crack me up. Also Triffids. He'll say it for all of us. Calling Steve Schultz: this one mentions Ultraman!
Jokes from the press gaggle. The White House reporter pool and White House press secretary possibly like each other but also feel very bitter about their relationship.
Via Leonard, a bunch of jokes. Speaking of jokes, I'm seeing Will Franken on Wednesday at 8 at the Marsh on Valencia here in San Francisco. I urge you to come for his new one-man …