Today’s gleeful insanity: 2009 Bulwer-Lytton entries

In a flurry of flame and fur, fangs and wicker, thus ended the world’s first and only hot air baboon ride.

That was the runner-up entry to the Adventure category, and it only gets worse from there. Ok, so what IS the Bulwer-Lytton contest? For those who don’t know (and according to Wikipedia):

The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest (BLFC) is a tongue-in-cheek contest that takes place annually and is sponsored by the English Department of San José State University in San Jose, California. Entrants are invited “to compose the opening sentence to the worst of all possible novels” — that is, deliberately bad.

Enjoy these! They’re well funny!

[Link: 2009 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction contest winners]

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Them Top Gear people are well funny

I love Top Gear!

[Image from Seven Nation Army]

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Today’s hilarity: Obama speaks in complete sentences

Over at the Huffington Post, there’s a tongue-firmly-in-cheek article about how Mr. Obama, in defiance of over 8 years of presidential precedent, speaks in complete sentences.

But Mr. Obama’s decision to use complete sentences in his public
pronouncements carries with it certain risks, since after the last
eight years many Americans may find his odd speaking style jarring.

Read the whole thing. It’s hysterical.

[Link: Obama's use of complete sentences stirs controversy]

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Top 10 ways to amuse a geek

I’m just gonna link the site, cos it’s funnier that way.

[Link: Top 10 ways to amuse a geek]

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Today’s Insanity: Crazy Asian Drinks

We all know that quite often, there’s a kind of “reality separation” between Asia and the West, and a good number of things that they take for granted don’t really make their way over to this side of the world. This includes things such as TV shows, novelties, and soft drinks. Sometimes, a soft drink brand available in the Western world is available in the East in flavors we’ve never dreamed of. For example, they have over 50 flavors of Fanta in Japan–out of a total of 70-odd Fanta flavors worldwide. The flavors include Kiwifruit, Muksrat Grape, and Amino Cider!

The chaps at No Apologies! Press decided to review a stack of soft drinks from Asia. What results is some of the funniest stuff you’ve read about soft drinks.

[Link: NA!P Presents Crazy Asian Drinks, but you can skip the index and start with Basil Seed Drink with Honey]

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