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Thursday, July 31, 2003
THE BEST OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD.
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Happy Anniversary, The Official Record! That's right-- I started this blog on July 31, 2002-- a year ago today. Where does the time go? Anyway, to "celebrate," here are some of my favorite articles from the past year. My five very, very favorites are marked with an asterisk (*) and described in red.
A CRAZY MCDONALD'S COMMERCIAL. (Wednesday, August 07, 2002).
A particular McDonald's commercial blatantly encourages over-eating.
SAD CLOWN. (Tuesday, August 13, 2002).
A sketch I drew that I liked and scanned in.
SEX IS OVERRATED. (Friday, August 30, 2002).
A convincing logical proof of same.
*WHAT IS REAL? (A POEM BY ME). (Friday, August 30, 2002).
Surreal poetry.
HAIKU (PLURAL). (Friday, September 06, 2002).
Some funny Haiku I wrote.
GROUND ZERO. (Wednesday, September 11, 2002)
Reflections on the anniversary of 9/11, and a link to some amazing pictures.
*BOOK REVIEW: SLANDER: LIBERAL LIES ABOUT THE AMERICAN RIGHT (2002) no stars (0 stars out of 4). (Monday, September 16, 2002).
This scathing review of Ann Coulter's miserable screed was, until this month, the most viewed and linked-to article I'd written, by far, and I still get several hits to it a week.
AN ARM OR A LEG? (Friday, September 27, 2002).
Which would you rather lose, and other tough choices.
"TOBACCO IS WHACKO ... IF YOU'RE A TEEN", IS, ITSELF, WHACKO. (Wednesday, October 23, 2002).
Being about a very annoying ad campaign that is obviously designed to actually increase teen smoking.
UNIVERSAL TRANSLATOR. (Tuesday, November 12, 2002).
Here's how to build one of the greatest inventions in human history, but nobody's built it yet.
HOW FORTUNATE. (Sunday, December 29, 2002).
How to make a really funny fortune teller
NEW FORMULA, SAME GREAT CONVERSION. (Tuesday, January 14, 2003).
A remarkably easy way to convert from Celsius to Fahrenheit in your head.
REVIEW OF REVIEWS. (Friday, January 31, 2003).
A summary of all my reviews up to that point, with links thereto.
EXACTLY WHAT'S WRONG WITH TELEVISION. (Tuesday, February 04, 2003).
I really think I've put my finger on it.
THE STORM OF THE CENTURY (SO FAR). (Tuesday, February 18, 2003).
The opposite of journalism.
*"PENN & TELLER: BULLSHIT" JUST JUMPED THE SHARK. (Thursday, February 27, 2003).
A blistering attack on those who oppose the New York City smoking ban.
LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING. (Monday, March 03, 2003).
Maybe this is a little pedantic.
TOUGH CROWD. (Wednesday, March 19, 2003).
In which I roast my parents.
"HE MURDERS HIS OWN PEOPLE." (Thursday, March 20, 2003).
Eerie parallels between the unelected rulers of Iraq and the United States.
LET'S GO TEAM! (Friday, March 21, 2003).
A great and simple way to improve television sports broadcasts.
ON THE HOMEFRONT LINES. (Wednesday, March 26, 2003).
Why did the media completely ignore this explosion in Times Square?
GOTCHA! (Tuesday, April 01, 2003).
A successful April Fool's Day prank.
SEIZING THE MIDDLE GROUND IN THE ABORTION DEBATE. (Friday, April 04, 2003).
You can (and, I think, ought to be) both pro-life and pro-choice.
AL JAZEERA IS VERY BIASED. BUT NOT AS BIASED AS THE U.S. MEDIA. (Monday, April 07, 2003).
This media criticism article was linked to by FAIR.
I'M BEGGING YOU. (Friday, April 18, 2003).
Chronicling the mis-use of the phrase "begging the question".
FREEDOM WHINE. (Friday, April 18, 2003)
A funny slip of the tongue.
REALITY BITES. (Saturday, April 19, 2003).
My twisted idea for a reality show.
DON'T USE A CONDOM. UM, UNLESS YOU HAVE SEX. (Wednesday, April 23, 2003).
Somehow I managed to convince myself that I could convince religious conservatives to endorse condom usage.
CRISIS = DANGER + OPPORTUNITY. (Sunday, June 08, 2003).
In which I refute the wisdom of the Orient.
NOW WHERE DID I PUT MY PUBLISHER'S NUMBER? (Thursday, June 19, 2003).
An interesting book idea.
HOW I INVITED SOME FRIENDS TO VISIT ME: (Friday, June 20, 2003).
The invitation does include a couple disclaimers.
*THE BEST YOU CAN HOPE FOR. (Thursday, June 26, 2003).
An extremely depressing look at what's in store for all of us.
*FROM THE SPRING 1897 SEARS CATALOG, PAGE 176: (Sunday, July 13, 2003).
So many people told me they thought this was real, but I actually made it up-- "The Auto-Matic Praying Machine".
FLASHMOB #4: THE MOVIE. (Friday, July 18, 2003).
A video recording I made of a recent Flash Mob.
THE END IS NIGH. (Friday, July 25, 2003).
Why many people believe that the world will end on December 21, 2012.
THE BEST OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD. (Thursday, July 31, 2003).
This article which you are reading right now.
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