Andrew

Cashmere, Georgie, Cashmere!

For the Costanza in your life,
The Consumerist reports that British retailer Waitrose will begin selling regular toilet paper containing trace amounts of cashmere extract luxury “loo rolls” that will “put a smile on your face.”* Too bad winter in Austin is over, because at 3.50/roll the ladies in our lives could have had a nice… »

How To Survive a 35,000-Foot Fall

Ever had that dream where all the people you’ve wronged in your life confront you in a crowded plane than throw you from the luggage compartment?
Yeah, me neither…but if you do here’s instructions from Popular Mechanics to think about as you fall through the air in those 2 terrible minutes of ass-clenching terror.
Sorry for this…watch… »

Putting the Trail of Lights to Shame

Austin may have downgraded this year, but even in -34 C China keeps the party chill. Video after the break. Also, sweet shots from Boston Big… »

Update: Flash ‘em if You Got ‘em

Those Pearly Whites were no match for Tymoshenko!

Barack Obama’s amazingly consistent smile from Eric Spiegelman on Vimeo. Link from Eternal… »

Neighborhood Domination for the Rest of Us

I hate to share this info with you guys, but now that I’ve had a headstart…
Long story short: With barely the hint of irony Google Earth has partnered with EA and Parker Bros Hasbro to release Monopoly City Streets, a version of the classic board game where every street in the world is for sale. The… »

Thank. God.

Important lesson they didn’t teach you in college
Edit:
And… »

El Hombre Deportes

In the vapid realm of what passes for sports journalism in this ESPNified age (fuck you very much Rick Reilly), Bill Simmons consistently towers above the rest. The Sports Guy’s columns careen from keen observation to astute analysis (with a heavy dose of sometimes obscure pop-references), tackling every aspect of sports and sports super-fandom in… »

Doggie Doo Me

Not that we here at MiFG have any friends who treat their canine companions like helicopter parents, but surely the average reader of the blog will take joy in the fact that even the most ugly/sex-deprived/socially unrefined of our domesticated pals (Gomez…ok maybe not?) can get a little every now and then.
Further its interesting that… »

Use Your Imagination

Because I have no idea what happened here…is that… »

O’er the Ram Parts We Watched*

And you thought northern Norway was an unspeakably boring place…
This horny fellow apparently got snagged while racing down a hill to get to some skanky Ewes below. Not sure if they were impressed with his high wire act, but the slightly twisted good people at FARK took it as an excuse to lapse into some… »