“My lack of education didn’t hurt me none, ’cause I can read the writing on the wall” – Paul Simon ‘Kodachrome’
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Monday, August 16th, 2010
“Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes … well, he eats you.” – Sam Elliott’s ‘Stranger’ from The Big Lebowski
Sunday, August 1st, 2010
THIS WEEKS ENTRIES WILL ALL REVOLVE AROUND THE GLORY AND GORY OF SHARK WEEK! SO, YOU’RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BOAT!
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
“Drunk” is only a superpower at Red Sox home games and ex-girlfriends’ weddings.
Friday, January 15th, 2010
THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT! Keep checking back, I’m experiencing some difficulty with a few of the technical aspects of the site. Basically, I’m like a monkey with keys to a rocket-ship right now.
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Big thanks to all the attendees at Providence’s Pecha Kucha last night. See what you missed at http://www.pecha-kucha.org/night/providence/
I Learned Spanish Just to try to Understand Mexican TV
There has been talk for years about the escalating craziness of Japanese television. People get injured on a regular basis, there are a ton of zany costumes, everything happens at lightning pace, and anyone who knows what’s going on can’t stop laughing long enough to explain it to the viewer. All valid statements. Now add [...]
Demon Dogs! Thundarr the Barbarian Fights for Respect Among Geeks
I am a geek. You, our one fan, are a geek. Wear that badge boldly in this Golden Age of Dorkiness! That being said – and with all respect, some people geek out on stuff I forgot even existed!
What do you get when you simmer a stew out of pop culture ingredients like Dungeons & [...]
Where’s Lex Luthor When We Need Him?
Frequent thedailyjim.com contributor, Billy D. called late-night, as he sometimes does. “Duke (I have no idea why he calls me that, but he always does.)! Duke, we’ve got a supervillain problem. Do you think that cat lady thief in New York City and that dude who dresses as Darth Vader to rob banks have the [...]
From Flintstones to Fight Club: Versions of the Men’s Social Club
As evidenced by The Flintstones, guys have always needed a place to get away from the pressures of work and family, to drink a big mug of cactus juice, play a little rocknasta with Sam Slagheap and the boys while plotting the demise of their mothers-in-law. Fred and Barney favored the Loyal Order of Water [...]
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“My lack of education didn’t hurt me none, ’cause I can read the writing on the wall” – Paul Simon ‘Kodachrome’
Gentleman Jim
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WISE WORDS FROM MOVIES ON THE VALUE OF EDUCATION
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“Things sure have changed since we got kicked out of high school.” – Johnny Ramone from ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll High School’
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“I’ve been going to this high school for seven and a half years. I’m no dummy.” – Charles De Mar from ‘Better Off Dead’
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“Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son.” – Dean Vernon Wormer from ‘Animal House’
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“Saturday, March 24,1984. Shermer High School, Shermer, Illinois, 60062. Dear Mr. Vernon, We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong. What we did ‘was’ wrong. But we think you’re crazy to make us write an essay telling you who [...]