Monthly Archives: May 2009

Some background on a well-known jingle

The Intel, Corp. jingle, or “bong” as they call it, supposedly plays every five minutes somewhere on Earth. Who says branding is dead? That bong – four of them, actually – represents the four syllables in the company’s “Intel Inside” slogan, a Globe and Mail report explores. Humming yet? There’s actually a fifth bong … [...]

The return of Celebrity Jeopardy

With Will Farrell returning to host Saturday Night Live last night, the writing staff decided to forgo their three year pledge to be unfunny between election cycles and actually make someone laugh in something that wasn’t a digital short featuring a famous singer. To do so, they brought back one of their “homerun” segments: Celebrity [...]

Weed is stronger than in the past; People are paid to study this

Researchers, likely Bob Marley fans, at the University of Mississippi say marijuana is more potent than before because of a rise in THC presence. A study of thousands of samples at the University found that the drug has seriously increased in potency. The key ingredient in marijuana which gives you the “high” is called THC [...]

Helen Keller. On Twitter?

We’re not even sure how to feel about this.

Craigslist gets shorter: 'Erotic services' category is no more

Not that we’re personally affected, but everyone loves to know: Craigslist is nixing the access to “erotic services” in lieu of a new, people-monitored category called “adult services.” The CL blog explains: As of today for all US craigslist sites, postings to the “erotic services” category will no longer be accepted, and in 7 days [...]

Olbermann's 'WTF!?!' segment opens with Miss. California bashing

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy [via Gawker]

Worlds Biggest Karaoke

Sometimes it takes something big and grand to bring us together as a people. Sometimes it takes a bunch of microphones and “Hey Jude” See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

CNN.com’s top videos are …

Awkward icon placement

If everyone went the same speed on the highway …

A pack of Georgia State University students find out. [via Watch This Now]