Dontmindme.com - Featured Stuff

Featured Comedy Segment: Context is important, and when something is taken out of context the original meaning is often badly distorted. This can be highly amusing if used properly, however. The Late Show With David Letterman does a sketch called Words of Wisdom from Dr. Phil, which is basically a two second clip of something Dr. Phil has said on his show taken completely out of context. These range from odd comments like "Oh, I'm just casually taking heroin," or "I know one woman who cannot close her eyes," to harsh ones like "You're fat, stupid, and a pig." There is also self-depreciation like "I Consider myself to perhaps be the worst marital therapist ever," and "I'm a drunk pimp." Perhaps the best, though, are the quotes that make one question Dr. Phil's lifestyle, such as "I wanna be Miss America," and "Let's not hurt me, I'm a princess."

Featured Song: Sometimes a song really grabs you and just have to sing along with it even though you don't entirely understand it. "The Look" by Roxette is one example. A more recent example is "100 Miles" by Five For Fighting. I slammed the previous hit from FFF, "Superman (It's Not Easy)" but this song is a lot better, and I do sing along to this one, even thought hitting some of the notes pushes me to the brink of falsetto.

Featured Urban Legend: The Black American Express Card.You may have heard about this mythical card with no spending limit that is only available to the absurdly rich. Well, this is a case of an urban legend that has become truth. The Amex Centurion card was released in 1999, and yes, it's black. Does it have a limit? Maybe, maybe not. Apparently you can purchase a Bentley, so the limit would have to be obsencely high. You can't apply for this card, apparently Amex will offer it to selected holders of their platinum card who charge in excess of 150 large annually. The annual fee is $2500, however, so even if you can afford it, you might not want it.

Featured Web Comic: There are more web comics out there these days than anyone could ever possibly read. The art generally runs from terrible to mediocre, and therefore it's only the writing that carries most of them. I recently stumbled across a fairly new web comic called Dubious Tales that offers both good writing and art, making it a rare exception to the rule. Conveniently it just began in January, and it only appears twice weekly, so it wouldn't take long to get caught up on what's going on. Check it out.

March 17, 2004