January 29 2010
Colon Humour and Other Choice Links
posted by Ana Samways at 7:05 am
Unfortunate names: More here.
Craft: Regrettable handiwork from craft enthusiasts is being sold right now online! Thank goodness there is a place to satirise this chocolate brown bubble scarf.
Pedantry: How to use a semi colon.
Picture this: The suitably-named Blob Fish.
Celebrity: Courtney Love’s make-up tutorials.
Oldie, but a goodie: The real David Brent. In true life.
Haiti haters: A discussion on Facebook after Liz updated her profile showing her annoyance at the television coverage of Haiti getting in the way of her regular viewing…
Video link: Clowns are scary.
Video: A 50 year old man practices pole dance dismounts in his garage to “Sailing” by Christopher Cross.
More here.

January 29th, 2010 at 9:34 am
Well, that’s the allure of pole dancing destroyed…
January 29th, 2010 at 11:04 am
Oh dear, that video of the pole falling was so, so cringeworthy I could only manage 41 seconds before hitting the “pause” button.
January 31st, 2010 at 2:27 pm
Ah, Ana – this is why I look forward to Spareroom in my RSS Reader. This is possibly the best, funniest Choice Links EVER compiled.
(Re: regrettable crafts, have you ever seen http://www.craftastrophe.net? Check it out.)
February 6th, 2010 at 5:47 pm
The Haiti link is possibly the most depressing thing I’ve ever read. I almost want to say “what the fcuk is wrong with today’s kids?” and I’m only 24. Sigh.