Philip Nobel

Remainders, Miscellany and the Occasional Rant

And So It Begins

“Can I get an audience with the NPC and tell them about how I watched John McCain strangle kittens one night? And then I saw him have sex with children? While hopped up on meth? Wearing a diaper made out of the American flag?”

Frontiers of Science: Clit-Envy Edition

“It was bigger and you didn’t have to wear your spectacles to see it.”

This Week's Guru: Sergio Yuppie

Sliding down Lombard Street. Listen to the bricks.

Let the Sunshine in

“The supervising judge for matrimonial matters in Kings County, Jeffrey Sunshine, has a good point however, stating that ‘Couples can file uncontested divorces in any county, so if there’s a backlog in Manhattan or Queens, many may choose Brooklyn.’ He also credits the borough’s system as being the most user-friendly.”
All together now.
Caught in the act: Horseshoe crabs mating in the Gowanus Canal.
Caught in the act: Horseshoe crabs mating in the Gowanus Canal.

Lil' Russ

As a fellow Son of Buffalo, Queen City on the Lake, I am deeply unmoved by the death of Tim Russert. But Ambinder, after claiming that DC will shut down, has stopped posting altogether. Any excuse in a slow news month? I miss the primaries.

Run Your Car on Snake Oil

With a 56-day money-back guarantee, how can you go wrong?
If I’d known it was going to be so impressive, I would have written the thing.
If I’d known it was going to be so impressive, I would have written the thing.

Wipeout Report: Non-Wipeout Edition

Which is why I’m here to blog about it. Prospect Park. 35 mph. Heyo.

Peter Pan?

Can’t believe I missed this in October.