Tag: satire
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Celebrity Roast
“The idea is to hang out together, find fun with broads, eat some washed-up putz, and have a great time. We gotta do what we enjoy.” ~ Frank Sinatra on Celebrity Roasts A Celebrity Roast is a culturally sanctioned rite of passage still practised amongst the ranks of legendary elite, though to a much lesser…
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On a stick
On a stick is one of the most inspired marketing gimmicks of the modern world, with its influence felt, if not seen, worldwide (the stick is generally hidden inside whatever it is that was placed on the stick). Executive Summary Everything’s better on a stick. Food on a stick It is here that the on…
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The Root of All Evil
The Root of All Evil is a popular tourist destination located at the head of the Persian Gulf, on the modern-day shoreline north of the original site of the Garden of Eden (now submerged under the Gulf waters). Origin “The Root”, as it is colloquially known, was established in the year 277 Anno Mundi, or…
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Dead Politicians Club
“Please leave the room if this will offend you.” ~ Budd Dywer on a .357 Magnum revolver Often said not to exist, or worse, dismissed as a cheap imitation of the more well-known Dead Rock Stars Club, the Dead Politicians Club was in fact the forerunner to many modern celebrity death clubs. Founding The club…
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William Shatner on William Shatner
“A true pilot must of necessity pay attention to the seasons, the heavens, the stars, the winds, and everything proper to the craft if he is really to rule a ship.” ~ William Shatner (excerpt from TekRepublik p. 487) William Shatner is the de facto philosopher king of the Utopian nation of Canada. His wit and wisdom became intrinsically…
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OCD
OCD or Omniscient Concept of Design is a paranormal ability whereby an individual possesses total knowledge of the intrinsic principles, processes, and design of the order of the known universe. Fear and misunderstanding of this special power has led to it being mislabeled in public society as obsessive-compulsive disorder. Origin Because it has been largely…
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R. L. Stine
R. L. Stine is another pseudonym of author Stephen King. Pseudonyms Considered by many as an adequate peddler of pedestrian prose, King’s main criticism by readers and publishers alike has not been his writing (though that does warrant strong objection), but his woefully slow novel output. In fact, King has published less than 70 books…
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Richard M. Stallman
Richard Malodorous Stallman (also known as “rms” or “GNU/Stallman“) is the author and most prominent proponent of the Grand Unified Theory of Free & Accessible Technology (GUTFAT), and the founder of the GNU. GNU is a clever and descriptive but decidedly non-recursive acronym standing for Generally Not Used. Essentially, rms’s theory states that it is…
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Canadian content
Canadian content (also called The MAPL System) is a social program introduced by the Canadian Government in the 1970’s in an attempt to reduce the number of Canadian musicians and other artsy-fartsy creative types receiving Unemployment Insurance payments, Welfare, and other forms of social assistance. Prehistory In the beginning (well… before now), there was Paul…