I was researching the origins of the popular gambling expression, “baby needs a new pair of shoes.” This is what followed:
worker3116: and found this on a board
worker3116: Could someone please tell me the origin and meaning of this phrase or point out where I may find them? I first heard it in one episode of [...]

To the last, Frank, the super in my old building, was both suspicious of my masculinity as it was expressed in material goods, and also interested in becoming part of this new man-ness. Here is the last thing he said to me:
“You got a lotta boxes.”
This was after asking me to tell him if I [...]

Sorry, Baby Carriage Industry Fat Cats, but Kanye West HAS CALLED YOUR BLUFF:

(kanyewest.com)
Um, I really like Kanye West. I think that he is a good rapper and that his music is really fun to listen to and is refreshingly positive. And I think that his blog is funny and weird and I find it surprising [...]

Um, excuse me:

Yeah, I’m funnier than Jay Mohr. You know who else is funnier than Jay Mohr? Everyone. Everyone is funnier. That lady who takes pictures of Sudan babies to pay for her loft is funnier than Jay Mohr. And that’s just Jay Mohr. Let’s not even get into Jay Mohr on the subject of [...]

This is great, and don’t worry about how/why I found it. Don’t even worry about that part. Nullus on my whole existence, obviously:
DEAR ABBY: After an unhappy, sexless 12-year marriage, I divorced my husband. Six months later I met a handsome, divorced dermatologist on the Internet. We were immediately attracted to each other and, six [...]

I’m King Kong. Kanye is human. Humans run when they see King Kong, because they’re scared.”
-50 Cent, in Rolling Stone magazine
1. 50 Cent is King Kong
2. Kanye West is human.
3. When humans see King Kong, they run.
4. Kanye West is running.
5. King Kong doesn’t exist.
6. Maybe it’s no longer particularly useful as a black man [...]

Oh my God, you guys, you have to check out this video!

Whoops, no you don’t. Chris Crocker (see above) is on The View today, and also making an appearance on CNN. Why? Because apparently there haven’t been any good trampoline accidents this week and the war in Iraq ended days ago. Did I ever tell [...]

I was pleasantly surprised to see that Louis CK had a featured video on YouTube. Despite the things that I say about children with mental illness and old people who are going to die, I’m excited by the idea of highly meritorious people getting the attention they deserve. Louis CK is one of the most [...]

“It changed my life. I didn’t have a good grip on it and I needed to get my shit together. I was going out too much and I had too much pressure on my shoulders. I was not that happy and I needed to go to that place to be happy. [...]

Well, do you please the people who love you and buy your shit, or do you try to please the people that don’t understand your world and don’t really give a fuck? What can I rap about? I’m not a plumber, I can’t rap about pipes. I’m not a roofer, I can’t rap about houses.
–Young [...]