nostrich: Archive

“A body farm is used in the study of forensic anthropology: the study of human...”

– Body farm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Oct 30th

“Affectionately referred to as the Body Farm, the facility was founded in 1981 by...”

– Damn Interesting » The Remains of Doctor Bass

Oct 30th

“I saw him later that evening knocking back shots with the Incredible Hulk.”

– nostrich.net » Facing Down a Serial Killer

Oct 28th

“New York Yankee caps here and there and everywhere, a Boston Red Sox lid or two...”

– Going Tubin’ in London (Inside the Dolphins)

Oct 28th

“Crowder told the Palm Beach Post that he finally learned this week that...”

– FOX Sports on MSN - NFL - Crowder: ‘I couldn’t find London on a map’

Oct 28th

Human species 'may split in two' (BBC News) →

This is a fine example of opinion presented as science (and of the BBC’s continued crap coverage of ‘science’ news). For a start, there was no research at all. It was just an essay by a political theorist, not a scientist. I saw this reported on the BBC (linked), Metro and The Sun (‘All men will have big willies’ — lovely). The “research” was...

Oct 28th

“Among exceptions is satirist and Private Eye editor Ian Hislop whose head size...”

– People with big heads have higher intelligence - Independent Online Edition > Science & Tech That final sentence really made me laugh.

Oct 28th

A Drink With Justice Video Interviews - Blender... →

Oct 27th

OiNK Could Be A Piggy Bank, Too →

Oct 26th

Karen O - "Highway 61 Revisited" (Stereogum... →

Oct 26th

Discobelle.net →

One of my favouritest music blogs.

Oct 26th

“The Pirate Bay is currently working on an OiNK replacement in an attempt to...”

– The Pirate Bay To Bring Back OiNK (TorrentFreak)

Oct 26th

A Friday List of...

With the recent shutdown/raid of the OiNK BitTorrent tracker, I’m sure people are left wondering where they’re going to get their fix of new tunes. Well, thank goodness I’m here. Here’s my list of… 5 6 Sites To Help You Find New Music: Tiny Mix Tapes - Mostly a news/review site, but I’ve previously linked to their Automatic Mix Tape Generator which is an...

Oct 26th

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Well, why not?

I just realised. I should start writing things here more often. It’s not just a link blog, right? Yeah, I think I’ll do that. Comments would be nice, though. Sort it ahht, Tumblr.

Oct 26th

Descriptively Adequate: The Office on whomever →

Oct 24th

Whomever Is Never Actually Right « Literal-Minded →

Oct 24th

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“A criminal investigation continues into the identities and activities of the...”

– WWW.OINK.CD

Oct 23rd

“Spider webs in space were spun in 1973 aboard Skylab, involving two female...”

– Spider webs in space - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Oct 22nd

“As of yet there is no consensus as to why the human female is so endowed, but...”

– Damn Interesting » Staying Abreast of Human Sexuality

Oct 21st

UPSB :: Tutorial: FingerPass →

Oct 18th

Pen spinning world cup launched | Metro.co.uk →

Oct 18th

Pen spinning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia →

Oct 18th

“GOING OUT HORIZONTAL - Working until you literally die on the lot or in winter...”

– welcometothefair.com - Carny Lingo

Oct 17th

Big Ten →

Oct 17th

Oct 16th

The Ink Blog: Oil get you, ya bastards →

Oct 16th

“Note that one who practices ygology is therefore an ygologist, and not a...”

– David’s Palindrome Page

Oct 16th

“Ygology, is, of course, the study of palindromes.”

– Dictionary Evangelist: A perfect example

Oct 16th

Language Log: He knows you won't call him on it →

Oct 14th

“N = C + {fb (cm) . fb (tc)} + fb (Ts) + fc”

– BBC NEWS | England | West Yorkshire | Scientists’ ‘perfect’ bacon butty

Oct 14th

TNR Online | What the F***? (1 of 3) (print) →

Oct 10th

“Camels”’ camels are gay mammals who have great ups like black people...”

– Camel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Oct 9th

Watch

Use Of ‘N-Word’ May End Porn Star’s Career | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source

Oct 9th

Oct 8th

Amateur Grammar Nazi

Okay, I’m going to get on my high-horse for a second: the example used in this comic is awful. It’s ambiguity is maddening. — via cubicle 17 Hey, shouldn’t that be “Its”? ;-) For what it’s worth though, I think Mr. XKCD had the punchline before he had the joke and didn’t pick the best example.

Oct 8th