This comic (Linked by this clip) demonstrates the most obvious reason for Obama winning the Nobel Prize. Kudos to the creator.

This is a rather hilarious concept that I’d never really knew of until now. It’s something called the Streisand Effect. There is even a Wikipedia Page! Basically, it’s what happens when a company or celebrity tries to take down to cover up news only to have it backfire and spread like wildfire, usually across the Internet.

Today’s Streisand Effect involves Ralph Lauren and two sites Photoshop Disaster, and Boing Boing.
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/10/06/the-criticism-that-r.html

Sadly, Google, who runs blogspot, has a policy of complying with DMCA take downs by default, so Photoshop Disaster’s original post is gone. The thing is, there wasn’t any real copyright infringement since the original post was criticism of the work, it falls under “Fair Use”. Essentially, the idea is, Ralph Lauren didn’t like the criticism of it’s advertisement.

Barack Obama’s amazingly consistent smile from Eric Spiegelman on Vimeo.

(NOTE: You’ll have to click the link since I’m not sure wordpress can embed a VIMEO video…

Seriously, he doesn’t seem to move…. Like at all…

I’ve heard two relatively prolific conspiracy theories since the death of Pop Legend Michael Jackson. First is that his death was staged in order to create an enormous comeback. Or possibly just so he could simply go away and leave all of the stressful obsessive coverage.

Second, and if either were true more likely, is that he was killed to release the rights to his library of songs. Please note, not the rights to HIS songs, the rights he owned to BEATLES songs.

That’s right, Michael Jackson owned the publishing rights to a lot of Beatles music. Have you noticed the massive influx of Beatles themes lately inc commercials? Then there was Beatles Rock Band.

Eh eh?

Anyway, I’ve seen a video a while ago that was supposedly Michael Jackson casually strolling out of an ambulance after his “death” but it was grainy as hell and frankly, it could have been anyone. Hell the video could have been Obama wandering out of the ambulance. all we know is Someone, or something, got out and walked into a door in an underground garage.

This one takes the cake though for supporting conspiracy theories.

Here’s a photo of Michael Jackson’s “last rehersal”.

Take a minute to look it over. To the casual person it seems ok right? If you’re familiar with Photoshop take a closer look at Michael himself. Still not seeing it? Pretend you’re into “guys junk” and look again. See it yet? Notice that there is no neon sign between his legs? Of course you didn’t see it you were too busy looking at Michael Jackson’s crotch you PERVERT.

Anyway, the guy in charge apparently screwed up a job any regular Something Awful poster could manage (Photoshop Phriday anyone?).

Original Story on HolyMoly.com , via This Looks Shopped…

“Because they end up on Youtube in a compromising position.”

Also he says something about “You’re not going to tell me how to run my congressional.”

I thought these guys were technically “employees of the people.” Basically, this guy won’t be getting reelected.

I like the end.

Announcer: “She also lost a shoe”
Reporter: “Do you want the shoe back?”
Girl: “No… it can just stay there…”

I do think it’s kind of dumb the manhole wasn’t marked somehow as open. On the other hand, they are apparently not discussing the texting part since they are going to push a lawsuit through. LIKE THE OPPOSING LAWYER WON’T KNOW TO BRING IT UP.