Anyone who’s ever been part of the free lunch program is not even remotely surprised by this.

For Shakespeare, all the world was a stage. For Russell Crowe, all the world is his lawn. And we need to get off of it. And he’s keeping the ball.

Right? Do you have hobbies? Interests? Things to occupy your time with that aren't universally liked? NERD.

Saying nerd is the new, “I like stuff”. Some of those people are actually nerds but some just say it cuz they like stuff. Who cares?

What about Chris Hardwick, the Nerdist himself? He’s my King of the Nerds <3

Good lord, that Bono quote. It reminds me of the following apocryphal story a friend of mine used to have on her Facebook profile. It went something like this:

The “I’m a nerd/geek!” banner always reminds me of my brother. He’s super right-wing. Hasn’t read a novel since high school English class, and is vocally proud of that fact. Thinks art education is a waste of time and artists are idealistic scum with unrealistic expectations about making a living, but is happy to…

Subway’s famous “Five Dollar Foot Long” campaign may be studied in business schools for generations. It exploded the brand recognition, but it also brought the cheapest motherfuckers into the stores, killing margins. They now have these cheap ass sombitches as their most loyal customers, which has damaged the brand,…

Thomas Jefferson!

At least it wasn’t L'CHAIM?

The King Abdullah story reminds me of the time my dad went to see Fiddler on the Roof in our very goyish city and a bunch of the tombstones in the graveyard scene said “MAZEL TOV.”

Sigh, because it makes us feel superior to a machine that can out think, out move and out perform us. If it’s in a shape of a woman, we don’t feel threatened...

It really Depends.

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I work in the electronics department at Toys R Us. One day, I had a random kid start chatting me up, being suspiciously friendly and telling me how cool I am and how awesome my job is, and then he says he’s going to get his grandma and come back.

This. I used to work in Gamestop's corporate customer service. All this guy did was push his headache off onto someone else (after making it much worse, of course). I used to give people like this $50 gift cards left and right just to de-escalate the situation and to (hopefully) ensure they'd keep buying from us just…

Thanks, but I’m just about done taking political advice from dead white guys.

I’ve tried recycled wastewater; it tastes fine. I am also familiar with some people researching wastewater delivery systems, and they tell me (a) it is an important solution to water shortages in some areas, and (b) that joking headlines (and headlines that evoke disgust) have hurt real-world efforts to get…

The Oregon Environmental Quality Commission has just recently approved a proposal to attempt to use recycled sewage water to brew beer.

“I came here to say that a movement that has been defined by the loudest voices—those shouting some really awful shit—should be respected for the folks who cannot or will not stand up to the corrosive elements within that movement. Now that I’ve had my say, I intend to run, for I fear criticism and am incapable of…