This playlist documents the restoration to operable status of an early US Army
1911 (1918 pattern) pistol. The 1911 was recovered buried in 3 feet of mud in Tennessee alongside an old bootlegging road. Wanna see the 1911 in action? The incomparable
hickok45 gives a run-down of its history and
fires a few mags.
posted by cthuljew
on Mar 6, 2013 -
25 comments
Shunned by New York's bachelorette population after handing out one too many gift baskets, Derek Jeter loses his confidence with the fairer sex and retreats to Springfield a broken man. There he finds a kindred spirit in Moe, the only man on Earth lonelier than the heartbroken Captain...The two leave Springfield to start a holistic living clinic in North Haverbrook and are never heard from again. The New Springfield Nine: If Mr. Burns had to re-staff the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant softball team with a lineup full of present-day players, who should he choose?
posted by mannequito
on Mar 6, 2013 -
8 comments
American Elf is a daily diary comic by James Kochalka. The latest strip is always free but the archives are subscription only. He also a musician, his most famous song being
Hockey Monkey, and he has number of songs up for free on his site.
[via Eddie Campbell who says: "Beginning in 1998 Kochalka took the form of daily strip and imbued it with a life that has been missing from it for a long time. Since then he has made sure his daily round is not finished until a strip is done. Another thing I like about it is the way he carefully avoids any taint of 'continuity'. There is no story here, just the eternal incidentalness of life as it is lived."]
posted by Kattullus
on Aug 29, 2007 -
21 comments
Check out this map of
The Simpson's hometown of Springfield. We may never know what state the town is located in, and yes, the show has sucked for at least six years now (if not more) but this map was considered to be so good, it was, apparently, added to the
Harvard Map collection. Comic Book Guy would be proud.
posted by Effigy2000
on Jul 20, 2006 -
53 comments
Glossophobia aka
Lalophobia or, more commonly,
stage fright is allegedly the
biggest fear for Americans. If you experience it, you are hardly alone. Many well known performers, including
Sir Laurence Olivier,
Barbara Streisand,
Donnie Osmond,
Dusty Springfield and
Andy Partridge of XTC, share your fear. Indeed, all kinds of performers suffer from it,
including musicians,
jugglers, and
public speakers. Many
people have (sometimes contradictory)
advice about
overcoming your fear of
speaking in public. However, in a pinch, one can always use a
Beta Blocker. Drinking booze, however, is not frequently recomended.
posted by Joey Michaels
on Nov 23, 2005 -
17 comments
