Once upon a time, Van Morrison had a record contract with Bing Records which he
wanted to escape. Since the contract required him to produce thirty-six original songs, Van Morrison sat in the studio for a single session and recorded a series of nonsensical non-tunes that are still in his distinctive style.
Three of them are available here.
posted by dzkalman
on May 9, 2011 -
53 comments
The ultimate spoiler! Download the complete, illustrated screenplay for "Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith"
here for $4.99. completely legal.
posted by JPowers
on Apr 18, 2005 -
28 comments
Scamming the scammer Somewhere along the line I think we've all wondered what would happen if we answered the Nigerian 419 scam email. Now we don't have to. Someone calling himself 'ebola monkey man' has been taking the scammer's on a email journey to the point that he will only agree to send them money if they send him a silly picture of themselves holding up a sign with their name on... [via
b3ta]
posted by feelinglistless
on Jul 4, 2003 -
11 comments
So you’ve just received a junk email encouraging you to visit a website for some irresistible pornography or to consolidate your debts! Well, it’s time to oblige the people who fill your mailbox with spam. Let FriedSPAM visit their sites for you -- about a million times!
After all, you are only doing what the spammers are asking you to do. (via Pop Culture Junk Mail)
posted by gottabefunky
on Jun 24, 2003 -
27 comments
The New Shaker Wives Aren't Really Into Furniture or puritanism or bonnets. But kickass cocktails? And
revenge? That,
yes. Oh yes. Empowering? I should bloody well think so.
Disgruntled housewives you say? I say their boring, stupid husbands don't appreciate their luck, more likely. Explore their website,
enjoy and
learn! [
Offered as a companion-piece to tranquileye's June 2002 Ladies For The Preservation Of Cocktails post. P.S. This is neither here nor there but the more I live and know, the more I love and respect women and the less I like men.]
posted by MiguelCardoso
on May 16, 2003 -
12 comments
Home improvement Twenty years saying nothing but "Hello" and "Goodbye" to the neighbours, all the while fixing to kill people after you're dead ... this man deserves to become the sixth famous Belgian.
posted by alloneword
on Nov 10, 2002 -
15 comments
Fight the Power! "Telemarketers make use of a telescript - a guideline for a telephone conversation. This script creates an imbalance in the conversation between the marketer and the consumer. It is this imbalance, most of all, that makes telemarketing successful. The EGBG Counterscript attempts to redress that balance." It's own medicine time!
posted by Carlos Quevedo
on Oct 26, 2002 -
73 comments
D-O-S attack disables RIAA site. Do you think someone's trying to make a point about one group lobbying for the power to shut down individual's computers if they SUSPECT them of doing something they don't like, and another group ALREADY having that power?
posted by thunder
on Jul 30, 2002 -
25 comments
Brian's been a very naughty boy... i would like to tell you lot about brian the watford fan. i have been going out with him for 3 years and he has been cheating on me and i found out last week that he hase given me hepatitis after his holiday in Greece. i know he spends a lot of time on here. some of you will know him.
[a few 100k of download]
A young woman takes revenge on her ex by reporting his activities on the message board of the football club they both support. Global hilarity ensues.
[Warning: contains crude language, allegations of g0at se.x and terrible spelling]
posted by i_cola
on Jul 25, 2002 -
13 comments
The Business Software Alliance is now running new radio ads in the Chicago Area (on 101.1 FM and other channels) saying, "Is your boss riding you hard all day? Want to get your boss back? Call the BSA and tell us your boss is pirating software!" Is this
extortion or a necessary wake-up call?
posted by Maxor
on Jun 13, 2002 -
17 comments
Daniel Pearl's widow speaks out. "Revenge would be easy, but it is far more valuable in my opinion to address this problem of terrorism with enough honesty to question our own responsibility as nations and as individuals for the rise of terrorism." (via the indispensable
rc3.org)
posted by jjg
on Feb 22, 2002 -
12 comments
"..this vengeance, this rage, isn't helping us one bit." The father of one of the victims of the Oklahoma bombing speaks out about why he's forgiven Tim McVeigh. The article also talks about the social pressure on Oklahomans who are against the death penalty and a Colorado politician who's upset because the killer of his aunt failed to apologize before his execution.
posted by jeannepickering
on May 7, 2001 -
16 comments
Vigilante against spam: "A self-appointed global army has taken on the mass Internet mailings that annoy users and crash systems. It is a demanding and risky hobby."
posted by paladin
on Apr 16, 2001 -
11 comments
