August 22, 2008 Link Roundup

This entry was posted by harry s truman on Friday, August 22nd, 2008 at 2:49 pm.

Steve Coogan Talks to the AV Club – “I’m not like a politician that goes around talking about family values.”

Whoever Said That Comics Won’t Rot Your Brain? – Especially when the “purpose is basically to educate kids…about how the justice system operates” with regards to file sharing.

Fragments From Edwards! The Musical – “I just know that moving can be a beast./It costs as much as a haircut, at least.”

Mr. Fish Has a Cartoon For You – Mmm…severed limb.

So Does Cat&Girl -”A Day at the Races” is sure to make you feel invigorated.

New Class of Pollutants Named After Libertarians – An LSU chemist has reported the discovery of a new class of pollutants known as “persistent freemarket radicals” that are produced during combustion and have long lasting, regrettable effects.

McCain Campaign Takes a +3 Vorpal Blade to Dungeons & Dragons Players – My question is—are Obama supporters arugula-eaters or Dungeons & Dragons players? Lord knows, it cannot be both. Which is it, sir?

FTC Bans Prerecorded Marketing Drivel – Hi! This is Harry. This is just a courtesy call to let you know that I’m now voting McCain, because a major source of my rage will soon be outlawed, and I’ll still need some kind of outlet. If you’d like to know more, press one. If you’d like to be removed from our list, simply go fuck yourself!

CA Legislators Ban Texting-While-Driving – Republicans vehemently objected to the law, citing the chance that they’d potentially lose the “I’m not driving home from night of martinis with lobbyists, I was text-messaging” excuse.