Category Archives: Weird Al Yankovic

Billy and the Clonosaurus

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

I saw Jurassic Park in 3D with my wife and her uncle last night. I can’t say I’m a big fan of the 3D gimmick, especially because they always charge extra to see the 3D movies, but it’s okay once … Continue reading →

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We’ve Got Your Number

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

Picture by John Vernon Lord I mentioned on Twitter last night that, when I hear the number forty-two, I don’t think of Jackie Robinson, but rather of Douglas Adams or Lewis Carroll. I guess that’s largely because I’m just not … Continue reading →

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Cover Controversy

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

Just about every time we hear that Gotye song “Somebody That I Used to Know,” my wife points out how she thinks he’s mean because he mentioned he didn’t like the Glee version of his song. His complaint was something … Continue reading →

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Careful What You Pac

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

In honor of Pac-Man’s thirty-second anniversary (the game came out on 22 May 1980), I come bearing Pac-Man trivia. The game is known in Japan as Pakkuman, with “pakkun” meaning ” to eat whole,” based on the onomatopoeia for opening … Continue reading →

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