James Galvin

Not quite a dramatic as the lemur or the hamster, but now I want a pet hedgehog.

Via Grzegorz

Via czajkowsk on IRC:

Saw this on boards.ie somewhere.

The question:

“Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can’t locate the US on world map. Why do you think this is?”

The answer:

Call of Duty 2 in the Office (U.S.):

This is one way to pass the time on a long journey:

If you are sitting next to someone who irritates you on a plane or train…

1. Quietly and calmly open up your laptop case.
2. Remove your laptop.
3. Boot it.
4. Make sure the person who won’t leave you alone can see the screen.
5. Open your email client to this message.
6. Close your eyes and tilt your head up to the sky.
7. Then hit this link: http://www.thecleverest.com/countdown.swf

Conan visits Intel in Santa Clara. With the whole “copy exactly” philosophy, it’s almost identical to the Leixlip site - same chairs, same cubicles, same senior marketing manager in the client services group. The pain…

“First of all Don, I love what you guys have done with the colour here. I think the grey works very nicely with the grey. Which works well with the greyish-blue.”

Update: It has been deleted from Youtube but is available here.

The latest Gift Grub saw the real Roy Keane in studio. Mario Rosenstock is a genius. Listen to it here; thanks Eamo.

I’ll never forgive Jack for introducing me to Salad Fingers, by David Firth. It has been around for years, but this is the first time I’ve seen it. If you haven’t already seen these then I must warn you that it could leave you leave you scarred for life.

Another one that passed me by was the equally horrifying Basshunter, a Swedish band who topped the charts in several European countries with their song about an IRC bot. They also had a top 10 single about the Warcraft III game, DOTA. This is what happens when the internet and online gaming culture becomes mainstream. I have to admit, I laughed out loud on a few occasions.

There is a very heavy hand marketing Borat, and I expect the jokes will get old very soon as a result. Hopefully Sascha Baron Cohen is planning something different, or has a couple of new characters in the works, because I would hate to see the impact of his humour lessened by over-exposure. But before the Borat phenomenon reaches saturation point (I’d give it two weeks) - here is a scene that didn’t make it into the movie:

If you’ve seen the film and are wondering about the parts that weren’t staged - here are some comments from the victims who came out worst, explaining how they got duped. Namely - the rodeo man, the car salesman, and the frat boy.