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un: slantback: The history of the town itself is of a...
Nov 25th
I'm going into work today
I shouldn’t, but I am. If you haven’t heard, because of the budget crunch here in CA we...
Nov 25th
Bleak Mount St. Helens provides movie...
Nov 25th
suicideblonde: neonsugar:(via surrenderyourheart) I use...
Nov 25th
doctornecessiter: “I want more booze, fucker!” (from...
Nov 25th
Constitutional Chicanery
Nov 25th
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un: Def Leppard “Photograph” (The volume was lame on the youtube version, but the start of this...
Nov 25th
and hello miocyon
Nov 25th
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“The party of the first part…” Also “You can’t fool me,...
Nov 25th
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legoexpress: nachomedina: LEGO Matrix “Trinity Help” So neat that I it needs no comment.
Nov 25th
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wellthatsjustgreat: The Marx Brothers Throwdown continues, miocyon! Most folks have seen the...
Nov 25th
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merlin: Chico and the Man Theme This makes me think of my dad for some reason. I think I may...
Nov 25th
Cup of coffee and a bag of Sun Chips. Dinner is served!!!
Nov 25th
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readysetmachine: the muppets - “bohemian rhapsody” this is amazing. I started laughing right...
Nov 25th
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Fine, wellthatsjustgreat, I’ll put up a musical bit, and the best one of all time at that. I...
Nov 24th
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wellthatsjustgreat: Whenever I think I have a favorite Marx Brother, I see another clip and it...
Nov 24th
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Pea-NAAAHTs! More Chico and Harpo craziness awesomeness, in honor of the latter’s birthday...
Nov 24th
Dear Congress: Fuck You.
misseffieb: I lost my job 9 months ago. Nine. Months. Of actively searching for a job. You will...
Nov 24th
National Lab Day
Nov 23rd
Obama kicks off massive science education...
Nov 23rd
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This is my favorite bit from Cocoanuts. The exchange: Groucho: Would you like a suite on the third...
Nov 23rd
Does anyone else get disappointed when you see an actor from The Wire in something inferior, which...
Nov 23rd
My eyes are going cross from looking at a 800+ page Word document. Need to stop and go home and...
Nov 23rd
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readysetmachine: hum - “little dipper” Automatic Cham-Bana band reblog.
Nov 23rd
readysetmachine: an oldie, but a goody. I could cover...
Nov 23rd
Hi, my name is the Indexing Function in Word, and I suck donkey balls.
Nov 23rd
Oblivious, lazy, inconsiderate, or a combination of all of the above? Sometimes it’s hard to...
Nov 23rd
DESERT SOLITAIRE
Nov 23rd
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wellthatsjustgreat: miocyon and I continue our ‘Dueling Marx Brothers” post-a-thon! The comment on...
Nov 23rd
Trick'n
Nov 22nd
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wellthatsjustgreat: bellicosity: I think it is a mark of my maturity level that I still find the...
Nov 22nd
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The ‘Mirror Scene’ with Groucho and Harpo Marx Perhaps the greatest 3 minutes in movie...
Nov 22nd
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wellthatsjustgreat: Because I am at heart an 80 year old man. Ag Automatic Marx Bros. reblog. ...
Nov 22nd
Greatest console system, EVAR!!! (via readysetmachine)
Nov 22nd
I loved it when he had a morning drive-time show here in...
Nov 22nd
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readysetmachine: Elvis Costello and Beastie Boys - “Radio, Radio” Why have I never seen this...
Nov 22nd
The internet is made out of people
— Warren Ellis (via seej500)...
Nov 21st
merlin: debbiestier: Another one of Daisy’s signs. This...
Nov 21st
Shapely
Nov 21st
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Making a solar cell from powdered donuts I now have a project for over Thanksgiving weekend…
Nov 21st
I skinned a human head today, and I’m having Chipotle for lunch. These things are unrelated,...
Nov 21st
I have to say, I don’t like the the new beholder...
Nov 20th
I once dreamed of having this many dice… (via...
Nov 20th
brit: Hosting Alton Brown at Google today as we celebrate...
Nov 19th
Seriously @legrison, you think ur nerdier than me?! I was going 2 Math Camp when u were at your...
Nov 19th
creationism: (via miocyon) T-Rex Car Emblem Let...
Nov 19th
Let's do the numbers...
I recently brought up this quote by JFK: “”We must face the fact that the United States...
Nov 19th
AnAge: The Animal Ageing and Longevity...
Nov 19th
T-Rex Car Emblem I want this so bad, especially...
Nov 19th
I just had the urge to say to an obviously pregnant woman, “Wow, you’re fat!”....
Nov 18th
My tumblarity is back below 100
but oh what a week it was above 100. The Bacchanalian parties, the women throwing themselves at me,...
Nov 18th
readysetmachine: flickflickflicker: for...
Nov 18th
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un: Lita Ford & Ozzy Osbourne - Close My Eyes Forever (1988) Ford recorded this as a...
Nov 18th
One of Those Days
where everything seems to suck: our education system sucks, and produces students that I hate ...
Nov 18th
Of course referring to this. If you see this on your...
Nov 17th
Some nice people say to me, ‘Bill, you’re prejudiced against...
— Bill Maher (via cocknbull)...
Nov 17th
electronicalrattlebag: deplorableword: How to be an...
Nov 17th
suicideblonde: Hey batta batta batta hey batta batta batta...
Nov 17th
I spend a lot of time with attractive, smart, and funny women who are not dating me. This is a...
Nov 17th
un: (via beingbrutalisnteverything) In the episode of...
Nov 16th
readysetmachine: fun fact: in college, my roommate and i...
Nov 16th
un: (adamsonx) And who knew this 85 release was a call...
Nov 16th
They Might Be Giants, HUGE!
Saw TMBG tonite on campus. It was their special ‘Flood’ show where they played that...
Nov 15th
suicideblonde: bohemea: The Breakfast Club There was...
Nov 15th
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legoexpress: LEGO animation: Han Solo Affair by Spite Your Face. Watch in HQ This is great and...
Nov 15th
suicideblonde: THE MONSTER AT THE END OF THIS BOOK A...
Nov 15th
“Seattle bands with beards, forearm/neck tattoos, and rhythm sections that are just for...
Nov 14th
tomathy: miocyon: perzadook: unequal-design: ...
Nov 14th
Last week it was brains
This week it was sorting through buckets of human hearts and lungs. My surreal life...
Nov 14th
perzadook: unequal-design: bradleyjamespearson: ...
Nov 14th
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readysetmachine: cameronmizell: motionsensorsoundtrack: excitablehonky: “Battery” —...
Nov 14th
Broke 100 in Tumblarity for the first...
w00t!
Nov 13th
How much of a nerd am I that when I saw this picture I tried...
Nov 13th
legoexpress: LEGO giant minifig on the beach via...
Nov 13th
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wellthatsjustgreat: Carrie Fisher: under-appreciated comedy brain! Ag So true. She has some of...
Nov 13th
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doctornecessiter: pterodactyls: I got MCMLXXXIV today and I fucking love it okay? I fucking love...
Nov 13th
A Common Nomenclature for Lego Families
Nov 12th
Worst part of my commute is that where traffic gets the worst there’s a dead spot in my...
Nov 12th
Dreams on dreams
The past couple nights I’ve had a couple of those crazy, but vivid, dreams; the kind where you...
Nov 12th
This one is for un: How’s this for some fractal...
Nov 12th
I took the letter my first girlfriend...
fuiru: And I cut out all the letters that spell the phrase “I am still in love with you, my...
Nov 12th
What shuffle served up on the ride home...
Feist - 1234 Whitesnake - Here I Go Again Fiona Apple - Fast as You can Jon Fogerty - Old Man...
Nov 12th
Totally did this this morning. 2 mini Almond Joys....
Nov 12th
GPOYW Haircut Edition I don’t normally participate...
Nov 12th
I don’t know what happened here I was walking through...
Nov 11th
The Motherfucking Pterodactyl
Nov 11th
80's Movie Quote Quiz
Nov 11th
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un: Duran Duran “Wild Boys” (1984) This video cost of a million dollars to produce. The single...
Nov 11th
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Little Great Old One! Isn’t he cute!
Nov 11th
merlin: Pigs love sausage Yes, but does Tweedlebug?
Nov 11th
suicideblonde: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Danke Schoen,...
Nov 11th
My students DO each get a fly from this bowl when them come...
Nov 11th
I want this bowl in my office for students who come to...
Nov 11th
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merlin: Liz Phair - “Never Said” [1993] Automatic Liz Phair reblog (FYI: She is in the...
Nov 11th
filigree: Joe Wilson Little bit of trivia for you: The...
Nov 11th
Warming up my new band - Hot Cheetos and a Whoopie Cushion
Nov 11th
10 Geeky Laws That Should Exist, But Don’t
Nov 10th
pterodactyls: Click for larger (via Wired). This is what...
Nov 10th
sniffyjenkins: “Imagination will often carry us to worlds...
Nov 10th
suicideblonde: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off I know it sounds...
Nov 10th
I’ve always thought of Henry Rollins as a kind of Han...
Nov 9th
When do I get to graduate from hearty hugs to make-outs?! Seriously….
Nov 9th
At a sports bar showing UFC, waitng for my brother’s Tom Petty/Johnny Cash cover band to...
Nov 8th
This is a picture of my dad (right) in junior high with his...
Nov 7th
un: I am trying to understand this area on a dog’s paw?...
Nov 7th
Drench - the world's simplest flash game
Nov 6th
I’m a donor. Are you? (via xkcd)
Nov 6th
suicideblonde: “It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it...
Nov 6th
Mr. Rooney... Ed.
doctornecessiter: dvrton: You are a beautiful man. I’d like to thank you for you warmth… and...
Nov 6th
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We Are Douchebags My question is, if you’re an ‘actor’ that can...
Nov 6th
You know what’s awesome?! Leaving for a trip and having most of the weight of your bag be work...
Nov 5th
(via juliasegal) Amen!
Nov 5th
I’m officially too old for this shit.
Nov 5th
My fingertips are numb
because I just spent the last hour in a cooler full of human body parts, pulling brains and brain...
Nov 4th
Why must I frequently awaken from a...
Since that will never happen it makes for a shitty start to the day.
Nov 4th
xkcd: Orbitals This is my life these days…
Nov 4th
juliasegal: You know who likes this show? Your MOTHER! ...
Nov 4th
aliensandpredators: Aliens-series comic book covers via...
Nov 4th
If you listen real closely during an exam full of pre-meds you can actually hear the sound of dreams...
Nov 4th
Is showing up early for your therapy appt. a sign of progress or desperation?
Nov 3rd
My caloric intake has moved drastically to the small candy bar genre lately, and away from burritos....
Nov 3rd
Cell Size and Scale
Nov 2nd
suicideblonde: wutheringworlds:sixstepsback: david...
Nov 2nd
You know you're up way too early
when you come back to Tumblr after poking around the web for 10 minutes and there’s nothing...
Nov 1st