Showing posts with label hot lists. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hot lists. Show all posts

Friday, January 14, 2011

And now, the moment we've all been waiting for!

It's happening too much these days, and I'm tired of it.

Far too many people are asking, "Why isn't there a list of the 42 goofiest place names in Texas, organized by theme?" Fret not, masses: your day has come!

In today's hard-paced, fast-wired modern society world, cliches travel faster than a jackrabbit with a jetpack. Your grandmother already knows that China, Paris, Reno, Odessa, and Portland... are all towns in Texas. But "places that aren't in Texas, but actually also are" is the oldest theme around. So, without further adieu, here they are. WARNING: Some towns may be unsuitable for younger readers to learn about and/or visit.

NONSENSE:
Arp
Ding Dong
Dilley
Poteet

AFTERLIFE:
Elysian Fields
Utopia
Paradise
Heckville

POOP:
Chocolate Bayou
Coffee City
Cistern

Monday, November 15, 2010

Top 5 Bands of the 1990s, Alternate Universe Style

1. Sterno for Pyros
2. Red Hot Chipotle Peppers 
3. Stone Temple Persons
4. Jane's Conniption 
5. Mustachioed Bumpkins

Thursday, October 28, 2010

What's Hot List, 2010

Out: Pirates
So 5 Minutes Ago: Ninjas
In: Cossacks

Out: Vampires
5: Zombies
In: The Wendigo1

Out: Sputnik
5: NASA
In: Filmmaker Luke Geissbuhler and his son, a weather balloon, and a Go Pro Hero camera

Out: Baggy jeans
5: Skinny Jeans
In: Velvet breeches

Out: Threatening rap
5: Nonthreatening rap
In: Hyper-nonthreatening, Euro-techno rap. (Thank you, Usher.)

Out: Print
5: Web 2.0
In: Virtual Reality, again, like in the 1990s! I predict its triumphant return.

Out: Computer viruses
5: Viral marketing
Always In: The Human Papillomavirus, which affects an estimated 80% of sexually active people in the US.

1 For more reading on Wendigos and their recent prominence, read this gruesome 2008 article and never sleep again.