Buy Or Don’t Buy

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Buy: Misspelled Graffiti

Is there any fail more epic than misspelled graffiti? You go to all the trouble of thinking up a memorable message, purchasing supplies and scouting suitable locations, and then halfway through you realize that the raspy-voiced pop singer is actually ‘Stewart.’ What can you do but try and finish strong and hope that no one [...]

Buy: Modern Mythical Creatures

I was always a fan of mythical creatures…the thought that somewhere there’s the perfect mix of lion and eagle, or gorilla and shark, or a giant reptile…and they have POWERS. Lets take something horrifyingly scary and give it wings and lasers. Badass.
Unfortunately, most people know now through research that there really is no such thing [...]

Don’t Buy: Family Guy Dude

I hate this show. Yes, it brought me to the occasional chuckle. But, ever since South Park brought down Family Guy with a 2-part episode, I have not been able to enjoy it, even for a little since then. But what brought on my don’tbuyiness to the creator of the show recently?
Well, I know the [...]

Buy: Sideways Stories from Wayside School Depravity

“Wayside School was supposed to be 30 classrooms, one story high; but by mistake it was built straight up 30 stories. (The builder said he was sorry.)”

Remember…remember when…remember when they were in the school, and, um, the Louis the Yard Teacher, um, had an afro? That was awesome. (Sorry, that Chris Farley joke really doesn’t [...]

Buy: A Weather Report that matters

How many times have you woken up late for work and ran to the bus without checking the weather? And how often does it end up raining on those days? Which then leads to making your day the worst day ever? And ruining your life? Because you end up looking like a wet dog? Do [...]

Don’t Buy: WaMu, that’s Washington Mutual for you olds

So, I spend a lot of time on the internet.  Probably way more than I should.  And one thing I’ve picked up on in the last week, across image boards, blogs, random comments on articles, yes, even Gawker is that WaMu is gonna be DOA, and that anyone who has money there (WaMe!) might be [...]

Buy: Human Cockroaches

You know that saying? That when the nuclear apocalypse comes, all that will be left is the earth and the sky and the cockroaches?
Well, that saying is not entirely accurate, because whoever came up with it had clearly never heard of Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty.
First there is Amy. Singer, songwriter, overall a [...]

Buy: ‘Skins’ (but not on BBC America)

As someone whose high school years were spent complaining, studying and being awkward, I’ve always gotten a vicarious thrill out of movies and TV shows that try to expose What Your Child Is Really Doing. It’s nice to know that even though I mostly played video games, I could have been out cutting myself, attending [...]

Buy: 9/11 Truthers

The Truth is out there!
I think I’ve managed to devise a really quick and easy way to sort out whether or not a person is worth my time: Asking them how they feel about 9/11 Truth Activists and judge them based on their response.

If they get all pissed off and indignant about how ‘Truthers’ [...]

Buy: Emron (20??)

Some time ago, around the time of the release of Eminem’s album The Eminem Show (2002), I decided that he was the only rapper with the chops to tell the story of Enron. That is, Eminem would portray the rise and fall of the Fortune 500 energy-trading behemoth in an epic, 3-disc concept album entitled [...]