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How to make tennis interesting

July 6, 2008 – 11:44 am

Like this!

By raincoaster | Also posted in Cthulhu, Culture, Humour, Olympics, Religion, Sports, Weird, comics, how to, humor, warlocks | Comments (5)

Things to Remember

June 21, 2008 – 4:34 pm

I knew I was doing something wrong.

By raincoaster | Also posted in Dating, Fans, Humour, Sex, Singles, Zeta Males, comics, geek, hipsters, humor, music, sad | Comments (9)

Note To Self

June 15, 2008 – 3:34 am

re: wearing low-cut dresses:
Be careful when you wipe off the sweat. The normal rules do not apply.
Well, they apply. But people will stare. And then they will ask you for drinks.
I post this in case I forget. I got about three steps past the Alberni Street Liquor Store when some guy offered, “Brewsi?”
I walked past.
“That’s [...]

By raincoaster | Also posted in Culture, Generation X, Humour, Vancouver, beauty, cocktails, drugs, fashion, humor, sad | Comments (17)

Whatever Works!

June 8, 2008 – 2:20 pm

Well, it’s practical. This has to be the cheapest method of governmental family planning assistance of which I’ve ever seen. Truly, this is brilliant.

By raincoaster | Also posted in Allegory, Culture, Dating, Family, Humour, Literary, Science, Sex, Singles, Weird, fetish, government, how to, humor, parenting, tasteless | Comments (30)

mo’ momo: so you feel like shit

June 7, 2008 – 6:17 am

See, this is why you shouldn’t mess with Canadians. Because not only did we popularize the concept of brutality in team sports (there’s no “I” in “ICU!” Oh, wait…Canadians say “I” will put “U” in intensive care, “C?”) but our motivational speakers don’t natter on about lathering your positive vibes over the pectorals of the [...]

By raincoaster | Also posted in Canada, Culture, Entertainment, Zeta Males, how to, philosophy, podcasts, profanity | Comments (0)

Flamewar Report from the Front Lines!

May 14, 2008 – 9:44 pm

Hello, and welcome to the WordPress.com forums. Have you read sulz’s excellent guide to asking for help in the forums? And have you read Andy’s explanation of the differences between WordPress types and which forum to choose? And have you ensured that you are sober, of at least the intellectual level of a three-year-old beagle, [...]

By raincoaster | Also posted in Blogging, Culture, Humour, anarchy, computers, flamewar, geek, how to, humor, profanity, rants, sad | Comments (76)

blog fodder made easy: how to write epics!

March 25, 2008 – 9:41 am

We’ve all been there: When you open the Write Post page, the void looks also into you.
Here is the quick and dirty version of how to feed your blog on a majah scale: with EPICS! Who doesn’t like epics? They’re epic! Epically epic!
First: you need a setting. Rip one off from an existing epic and [...]

By raincoaster | Also posted in Blogging, Books, Entertainment, Humour, Literary, Weird, how to, humor, writing | Comments (20)

Public Service Announcement: Safe Sex, Ugandan Style!

February 22, 2008 – 10:13 pm

stolen from nurse myra at the Gimcrack Hospital who stole it, obviously, from rotten.com
That last line’s a doozy, eh?
Let us now review, apropos of nothing in particular, the difference between Theory and Practice.

The distance between theory and practice is always so much smaller in theory than in practice.

Thank you. That concludes today’s Ugandan Discussion.
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By raincoaster | Also posted in Culture, Education, Family, Lush Life, Public Service Announcement, Sex, Weird, death, how to, marriage | Comments (14)

Anonymous vs Scientology: The Ides of March, a Call to Action

February 18, 2008 – 10:54 am

Anonymous has released a new video listing specific charges against the Church of Scientology and calling for action on March 15th. Instructions included, handle with care.
Scientology, beware the Ides of March.

stolen from Gawker
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By raincoaster | Also posted in Anonymous, Crime, Emergency, Manifestos, Politics, Religion, Scientology, YouTube, anarchy, capitalism, conspiracy | Comments (12)

Business Lessons from the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

February 7, 2008 – 8:59 am

You know, it’s actually pretty good advice. However much contempt one (nameless now and forever) may heap upon anti-poverty campaigners who themselves somehow end up stinking rich, one can hardly argue with the principle that mo’ meditation, mo’ betta. I, myself, could internalize the second-last of these a little bit better. Or is that “manifest” [...]

By raincoaster | Also posted in 60's, Celebrity, Lush Life, Weird, Work, capitalism, charity, economics, hipsters, marketing, philosophy | Comments (11)