Archive for March, 2009
#FDC Overtime Poll: @patrickruffini vs. @matthewgagnon
Posted on 31. Mar, 2009 by fdc.
OVERTIME: Who’s got better twitter skillz? ( online surveys)
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#FDC e-Tweet 8 Final Results
Posted on 31. Mar, 2009 by Redneck Genius.
The matches today did not disappoint. Congrats to all the players. Remember, we’re playing for charity people . @matthewgagnon vs. @patrickruffini OVERTIME This news will likely send Ruffini into a tailspin, but the endorsements from planet NMS were enough to keep this one very close. Oh, and this , this and this didn’t hurt either. [...]
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Did Congress Daily Dine and Dash on Marc Ambinder?
Posted on 31. Mar, 2009 by Redneck Genius.
If not, they must have done something else to tick him off. Why else would he do this ? We know The Atlantic is high-brow, but there’s no need to dump on CD . Unless they dumped on him first. Anyone know anything? … UPDATE: Wait! Aren’t the Atlantic and Congress Daily owned by the same [...]
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#FDC e-Tweet 8 Ends Now
Posted on 31. Mar, 2009 by fdc.
Results posted shortly. Overtime matches might be forthcoming.
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Who Should Obama Install as CEO of General Motors?
Posted on 31. Mar, 2009 by Redneck Genius.
Besides this guy , who would make a good CEO at GM? Patrick Ruffini seems to think Mitt Romney would. Let’s take it to a vote: Who Should Obama Install as CEO of General Motors? ( online surveys)
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#FDC e-Tweet 8 Update
Posted on 31. Mar, 2009 by Redneck Genius.
This is the only update we have to offer. [wow]
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CNN Blows Us Away With Their Amazingly Informative Headlines
Posted on 31. Mar, 2009 by Redneck Genius.
We’re glad to know that CNN’s target audience reads on a 1st grade level. [best headline ever]
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#FDC e-Tweet 8 [Can Hackbarth Hang?]
Posted on 31. Mar, 2009 by Redneck Genius.
The e-Tweet 8 begins now. These match ups should prove to be some of the best yet. @matthewgagnon vs. @patrickruffini @robertjameson vs. @levydr @mkhammer vs. @albrightDC @seanhackbarth vs. @michaelturk And don’t forget about the sweet reward! The Prize: Mr. Yogato, himself, has agreed to name a customer combo after our winner. That means the "Original [...]
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Is the Economy So Bad You Can’t Sleep?
Posted on 31. Mar, 2009 by Redneck Genius.
If the economy has you so worried that you can’t sleep, worry no more. Below are six of the weirder insomnia treatments handed down through the ages. [courtesy of Mental Floss dot com] 1. Rub Your Feet in Dormouse Fat 2. A spoonful of Sea Slug Entrails 3. Pay to Hear a Sleep Concert? 4. [...]
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#FDC e-Tweet 8
Posted on 30. Mar, 2009 by Redneck Genius.
The e-Tweet 8 is set for tomorrow at 10am. These match ups should prove to be some of the best yet. @matthewgagnon vs. @patrickruffini @robertjameson vs. @levydr @mkhammer vs. @albrightDC @seanhackbarth vs. @michaelturk Updated bracket seen here.
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A Few Less Bills
Posted on 30. Mar, 2009 by Redneck Genius.
Sean Penn’s next film will gross $9.50 less than expected thanks to Bill O’Reilly’s refusal to support his movies. [sour Milk]
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DCCC: A Cut Above the Competition?
Posted on 30. Mar, 2009 by Redneck Genius.
In, "haven’t we already heard this joke?" news… Nancy Pelosi’s allies joke about Cantor’s ambition, saying it’s exposed him to what the speaker often describes as a “hedge clipping” — Washington’s ritual lopping-off of any political head which peeps too high above the rank and file. … “Snip, snip,” said one Democrat staffer. [a cut [...]
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Famously Facebooked
Posted on 30. Mar, 2009 by Redneck Genius.
Facebook Status Update Abuse: Colonoscopy This is not only unnecessary, unwelcomed and unclasssy, but entirely too much information and makes us uncomfortable. What’s worse is wondering whether or not this status abuse was sent during the actual procedure.
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White House March Madness
Posted on 30. Mar, 2009 by fdc.
Even though the Final Four will be hosted in Detroit, Obama needed to take his frustrations out on someone after realizing he had only one team left in his Final Four bracket. WaPo: GM CEO to Step Down at White House’s Request
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Manic Monday
Posted on 30. Mar, 2009 by fdc.
“We can teach anyone. You know those fat Wall Streeters who can barely walk but suddenly have lots of free time and $400 million in the bank? Yes, I can even get them standing on a board by their second lesson. ” Zed Layson, owner of Zed’s surfing adventures in Barbados (New York Times, Surf’s [...]
