Comic for Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Posted: 7:15 am, Thursday, January 3rd

Whoooo, meta-humor! I found a way to pull it off without breaking the fourth wall, exactly. Good times. That is, of course, the official t-shirt of Five Bucks to Friday At the Moment. Available for purchase here.

I'm beginning to think that I need to tack some additional resolutions onto my list for '08, not that I actually got done making my resolutions in time for new year's (I s'pose that's one for '09 - get resolutions done on time). Whenever 2.0 and I acquire new lodging, as I believe we may relocate Five Bucks World HQ in a few months, switch our interweb provider from RoadRunner to maybe Optonline or Verizon or somebody. This internet service is bordering on the ludicrous these days. I figured it was my router again for the first 20 minutes, but then I figured I'd call TimeWarner just to check, and their customer service line has been ringing busy for the last five hours now. So I'm assuming they've bollocks up the entire borough and are hearing about it from damn near everyone. Which, you know, good. On the other hand, I seem to be getting about ten free HD channels from the random cable sticking out of the wall, so maybe things aren't all that bad after all.

Anyway, I've got no web access, so I can't find the links I gathered during the day, but there weren't a ton of them, anyway. It's slow getting into the groove in '08, I guess, but I do have to say that I was fairly whaled on what with having been out of the office for a week and a half or whatever. So that sucked. But at least my thumb is still cut up. I think I'm just going to keep reading the Schulz bio instead. I'll try to find stuff in the morning to throw into the comments and rally for Friday to kick the weekend off in style.

bullfrog

Bullfrog -- Thursday, January 3 2008, 08:12 am

That should read 8:12 on the timestamp. Oh well.

Man, I just do not understand Jay Leno's continuing to have a show. Letterman is just superior in every aspect of television.

http://www.avclub.com/content/tvclub/other_shows/the_tonight_show

This AV Club Random Rules with Dave Attell is actually one of the funnier ones they've ever had, especially the exchange at the end about Avril Lavigne and Maroon 5.

http://www.avclub.com/content/feature/dave_attell_0

Also, for the record, I do remember Heather Nova, and a good friend of mine once roomed with a stripper who was dating Dave Attell. My friend's bedroom had the bathroom off of it, so every once in a while, Dave Attell would have to walk through her bedroom in the middle of the night to use the facilities. I found it endlessly hilarious that my friend would be awoken by the host of Insomniac.

The stripper also dated Moby, previously to Dave Attell.

Brady Quinn is laughing and laughing and laughing.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/01/03/bc.fbn.dolphins.cameron.ap/index.html

Letterman looked quite distinguished with that "strike beard." Not many people actually looks good with a beard.

I agree about Leno. I watched some of the episode. He wasn't very good. It also showed the difference between having a pack of writers and not as Letterman had writers, and Leno didn't.

Now, Conan with a beard? Freaky.

In yet another instance of me never noticing famous people, my coworkers and I walked right by bearded Conan last month.

I like to think I looked OK in a beard. I know many, many people who will disagree.

I think your Atell link's wrong. Here's the right one:

http://www.avclub.com/content/feature/random_rules_dave_attell

Huh. Wonder how I managed that. Thanks!

Disagree.

That wasn't a "stand forth and be counted" comment, Ho.

I was just "caucusing" (whatever the hell that is). I hope my vote still counts even though you weren't counting. The final tally appears to be Beard - zero and No Beard - 1.

I suppose this was a virtual caucus - you stood forth and publicly stated your choice. I will abstain from voting, so, so far, you carry the vote.

On to New Hampshire with your beard then.

I come dangerously close to re-growing that thing every time I go a few days without shaving. The urge to say "fuck it" to the razor is very strong with me.

Razors and socks are the implements of the devil.

I've got your back most of the year, but from November to March, I'll speak no ill of socks.

Barack is my motherfucking homeboy.