Author Archives: Solonor

Boobtastic Benefit

Posted on September 30, 2006 by Solonor

Gah. Fifth Annual Boobiethon?? Time on the internets is so weird. I think that this post by Robyn explains a lot. Continue reading →

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Yes, Always

Posted on September 28, 2006 by Solonor

The best thing about Animaniacs and their spinoff, Pinky and the Brain, was their total devotion to making Warner Brothers cartoons like they did in the “old days”… in other words, with high quality animation, real music, and hilarious gags. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Books. Yes, have some.

Posted on September 27, 2006 by Solonor

This is the middle of Banned Books Week, by the way. I’ve gone from years of busting my butt to gather detailed information about challenged books (see my banned books project site) to all but forgetting about it. Sheesh. Oh, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Dropping like flies!

Posted on September 26, 2006 by Solonor

Four years ago I went looking around these here internets for links to Maine TV personality, Eddie Driscoll. He died last Saturday at the age of 81. Eddie was a local television icon in Bangor, putting on all kinds of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Speaking ill of the dead

Posted on September 26, 2006 by Solonor

I never knew about John M. Ford until he died. I probably read his work in a Steve Jackson game or a Star Trek novel, but the name apparently didn’t stick with me. I definitely did not know about all … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Male Restroom Etiquette

Posted on September 23, 2006 by Solonor

Will civilization be destroyed by hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, nuclear weapons, asteroids or gay marriage? No! It will be the wanton violation of Male Restroom Etiquette! Continue reading →

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Run this up yer jib, mates!

Posted on September 19, 2006 by Solonor

I know it be late, but if ye still be not gettin’ the hang o’ this here pirate lingo, Sarrrrrrgent Grump found a lesson for ye, scurvy dogs! Yarrrr! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzkQC0e91Nc Continue reading →

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Since we started this “civilization” thing in ancient Egypt, it’s always been about the cats…

Posted on September 14, 2006 by Solonor

To me, there’s just something that seems inherently right in this progression of events: 1. Goverment decides to create a flexible, robust computer network, so that military intelligence and important communications can continue in the event of a nuclear war. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Oh! That’s what he meant!

Posted on September 13, 2006 by Solonor

If you haven’t seen the Geico ad series where “real celebrities” like Charo and Little Richard are hired to interpret the stories of “real customers”, then you might not find this as hysterical as I did. George Bush 9/11 speech … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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“It’s the most wonderful time of the year…”

Posted on September 13, 2006 by Solonor

Mrs. Rasreth signed a blood oath to wear an Halloween costume to work this year. So, last night she was looking through the internets for some idears. At one site in particular, she discovered 49 pages of costumes, and she … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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