Humor

Science of orgasm

Bibliofuture — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:22:05 -0500

As a BoingBoing Wannabe (background info here) I figured I would just link directly to Boing Boing:

This month's Scientific American Mind unpacks the neurology of orgasm. It summarizes some very intriguing and also controversial research. For example, brain scans seem to show that orgasms aren't just about heightened arousal but also the silencing of the brain's "center of vigilance" to lose all inhibitions. From Scientific American Mind:

Full story at, you guessed it, Boing Boing.

This is library related. The original article was in Scientific American. Many libraries carry Scientific American.

If your internet provider tracks your surfing you may not want to read the article above. If that is the case you could read this article on microwaving vegetables.

Fake Movie Trailer For a Real Book

Great Western Dragon — Tue, 13 May 2008 19:15:13 -0500

You know, for any other author, it'd be strange to make a movie trailer for a movie mentioned in the book. Then again, you could accuse Chuck Palahniuk of many things and normalcy really isn't one of them.

To promote his new book, Snuff, the author of Choke and Fight Club, Chuck had some folks make a trailer for a movie the character stars in. Now then, it should be noted that the character involved is an aging porn star so this trailer, while clean enough for YouTube, is so insanely not safe for work you'd be far better off watching it at home.

So pour a glass of cheap bubbly and viddy the trailer for The Wizard of Ass starring Cassie Wright, the vixen we know (not really) from such classics as Chitty Chitty Gang Bang and The Twilight Bone.

Rhymes with Orange and books...

zzshupinga — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:17:52 -0500

No it's not Friday, but didn't think that I should hold onto this until then...

The comic strip "Rhymes with Orange" ran an interesting strip about a couple undergoing counseling and they use an interesting analogy, check it out.

Charlie Brown and his authenticity

zzshupinga — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:57:10 -0500

Everyone loves Charlie Brown worldwide. Take a listen to this NPR weekend edition on just why people have fallen in love with lovable hero.

Librarians show off their moves

Anonymous Patron — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:25:22 -0500

Here's an Article in the Cape Cod Times about the Book Cart Drill Team competition at the Mass. Library Association annual conference in Falmouth.

The stereotypes that pester librarians — that they wear their hair in a bun, don tennis shoes, wear frugal sweaters and go around "shushing" everyone all the time — were shattered immediately when the ladies from Plymouth came out dressed as Rockettes wearing little black dresses and fishnet stockings.

Free comic book day!

zzshupinga — Sat, 03 May 2008 09:16:09 -0500

Today, May 3, is free ! Make sure you go pick yours up as nothing beats free stuff!

A Modest Proposal: First, close all of the school libraries

Blake — Fri, 02 May 2008 13:29:36 -0500

A Modest Proposal I think we can all get behind:

First, close all of the school libraries. They are filled with books that can be found in our Port Washington library. As you are well aware, the Port Washington Library is considered one of the best on Long Island. Why not put it to better use? By closing our school libraries, we would be saving the cost of updating the resources that are used by our children (not to mention the salaries of the librarians and support staff) and the children would still have access to our local library. So what if we would have to drive them there, spend time waiting while they do their work and drive them home. The savings would far outweigh the inconvenience.

Baby Got Book...Little in the middle but she got much book

Blake — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:34:07 -0500

Baby Got Book: Inspired by a shirt on ShelfTalker, Cheryl Klein wrote new lyrics for classic Sir Mix-A-Lot...

I like big books and I can not lie
You other brothers can't deny
That when a girl walks in with an big fat book
And glasses on her face
You're all thrilled, wanna talk to her quick
Cause you notice she's reading Dickens
Deep in the tote she's carrying
I'm hooked and I can't stop staring

How to Dial a Phone, circa 1930s

Pete — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:52:12 -0500

For all you whippersnappers out there who never had the experience, here's a video primer on how to use a rotary dial telephone. Produced by Big Brother ... I mean, the telephone company ... in the 1930s, the film explained the dial tone and busy signal to consumers used to having the operator connect their calls. From the Retro Futurism post at io9.com.

Tired of Twitter?

Great Western Dragon — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:49:07 -0500

Are you tired of reading banal BS on Twitter?

Or maybe, just maybe, does it scare you that so many people Twitter the most personal things?

Well it scares Tycho too. And today's Penny Arcade tackles the topic of Twittering when it goes a little too far.

Warning: Language is not for the easily offended. Regardless, it's still hilarious.