Cool-but-not-Funny stuff on the Internet

[princessofcairo]

hair today, gone tomorrow.

[RGMike]

Good times never seemed so... creepy.  Neil Diamond reveals that his song was about Sweet Caroline... Kennedy.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/11/20/entertainment/e065401S05.DTL

[princessofcairo]

Good times never seemed so... creepy.  Neil Diamond reveals that his song was about Sweet Caroline... Kennedy.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/11/20/entertainment/e065401S05.DTL

maybe he was thinking about her pony.

[princessofcairo]

baby that's back at ya:
sesame street unsuitable for today's society child.

[RGMike]

baby that's back at ya:
sesame street unsuitable for today's society child.

That's a great article. My question is, if 80% of kids in the ghet -- er, "inner city", were watching SS, then how come reading scores haven't improved in the past 38 years?

[Gazoo]

baby that's back at ya:
sesame street unsuitable for today's society child.

THIS IS GRATUITOUS

(Bert, too, is described as grouchy; none of the characters, in fact, is especially sunshiney except maybe Ernie, who also seems slow.)

ETA: On the other hand, this is very fair:

the Children’s Television Workshop declared the inner city not a grim sociological reality but a full-color fantasy — an eccentric scene, framed by a box and far removed from real farmland and city streets alike.

[RGMike]

baby that's back at ya:
sesame street unsuitable for today's society child.

THIS IS GRATUITOUS

(Bert, too, is described as grouchy; none of the characters, in fact, is especially sunshiney except maybe Ernie, who also seems slow.)

ETA: On the other hand, this is very fair:

the Children’s Television Workshop declared the inner city not a grim sociological reality but a full-color fantasy — an eccentric scene, framed by a box and far removed from real farmland and city streets alike.

So in other words... Gen X/Gen Y snark is OK unless it's directed at your childhood memories? :wink:

[princessofcairo]

baby that's back at ya:
sesame street unsuitable for today's society child.

THIS IS GRATUITOUS

(Bert, too, is described as grouchy; none of the characters, in fact, is especially sunshiney except maybe Ernie, who also seems slow.)

ETA: On the other hand, this is very fair:

the Children’s Television Workshop declared the inner city not a grim sociological reality but a full-color fantasy — an eccentric scene, framed by a box and far removed from real farmland and city streets alike.

So in other words... Gen X/Gen Y snark is OK unless it's directed at your childhood memories? :wink:

and i don't find the "framed by a box" sentiment to be sincere.

[RGMike]

"Oh Those wacky Brits", part XXXVIII: check out how many old re-released Xmas singles returned to the UK chart this season...

http://www.chartstats.com/chart.php?date=29%2F12%2F2007

[Gazoo]

"Oh Those wacky Brits", part XXXVIII: check out how many old re-released Xmas singles returned to the UK chart this season...

http://www.chartstats.com/chart.php?date=29%2F12%2F2007

Would you believe I didn't hear the Elton or Mariah Xmas songs once this year?

[RGMike]

"Oh Those wacky Brits", part XXXVIII: check out how many old re-released Xmas singles returned to the UK chart this season...

http://www.chartstats.com/chart.php?date=29%2F12%2F2007

Would you believe I didn't hear the Elton or Mariah Xmas songs once this year?

I really resisted the Mariah when it first came out -- who needs ersatz Spector when the orig is available -- but I've come to like it. One of the few decent Xmas perennials to come from the '90s, and I say that as a serious collector of the stuff.

[Gazoo]

101 Classic TV Intros, at your service:

http://netnotables.com/2007/12/02/101-classic-tv-intros/

I heart the Internet.

[Gazoo]

101 Classic TV Intros, at your service:

http://netnotables.com/2007/12/02/101-classic-tv-intros/

I heart the Internet.

Then again, he's missing "Nanny and the Professor."  And he links to this:

http://menwholooklikeoldlesbians.blogspot.com/

[mshray]

101 Classic TV Intros, at your service:

http://netnotables.com/2007/12/02/101-classic-tv-intros/

I heart the Internet.

Wow!  Ellery Queen!  Haven't heard that in years.  Thanks!

[RGMike]

Cheapest. Car. EVAH!  Made in India, it's the Tata Nano -- less than $2500 .  Which makes it a bodacious Tata indeed. (Sorry, couldn't help myself.)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/n/a/2008/01/09/financial/f224333S54.DTL&o=0