Archive: November 3, 2008
madelyn

So probably one of the bigger news stories to hit the wire today was the announcement of the death of Barack Obama’s grandmother, Madelyn Dunham. She was 86-years-old and only one day away from the official vote count that would determine whether or not he follows Bush into the White House. But I believe the [...]

burger-king-whopper-1960

I am very much in love with this Flickr photoset of vintage Burger King posters from the 1960′s. [via] Can you believe that at one point in history, Burger King used these images to promote their fast-food restaurants? Man, these are so wonderful compared to the bland and generic advertisements for Burger King today.

This piano tune could have been used in Amelie. Anyway, go into a Starbucks tomorrow (November 4) and tell the barista that you voted and he/she will give you a free tall cup of coffee on the house. Sure, you could lie, but how big of a jerk would you be for not voting [assuming [...]

voting-machines-usa

Here in the State of New York, there are only about 8 hours until the polls open for voting on Election Day (according to NYS Board of Elections, polls open at 6AM and close at 9PM), but some parts of the country have been voting for at least a week now. What that means is [...]

“That Bible story is actually…McCain and Abel.” Haha, nice. This is one long music video about how old McCain is. That’s pretty much it. [via]

six-flags-cool-zone-new-orleans

Erich Morton and his friend James stumbled upon the site of the former Six Flags amusement park in New Orleans. The park was heavily damaged in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and has since fallen into disrepair as cleanup and recovery have all but been abandoned (for now). What’s left in the park’s place is [...]