And any other hobbit lovers out there.

His birthday isn’t until Sunday, but there’s no hiding this. Especially since I needed his truck to pick it up.

Check out this bizarre beastie from Maine.
From Fox News

Try the Popularity Dialer!

Have you ever been in a situation where you wished your cell phone would ring? Maybe you wanted to look extra important or popular on that hot date. Or maybe you just needed an excuse to escape from an unpleasant meeting.

With “The Popularity Dialer”, you can plan ahead. Via a web interface, you can choose to have your phone called at a particular time (or several times). At the elected time, your phone will be dialed and you will hear a prerecorded message that’s one half of a conversation. Thus, you will be prompted to have a fake conversation and will easily fool those around you.

I’m sure everyone forgives me for ragging on a certain Senator from Alaska for calling the internet a “series of tubes”, and sharing a couple of funny clips from the Daily Show about the whole “tube incident”. Well, now Sen. Stevens has inspired a new 404 page at http://tubes404.ytmnd.com/

Be sure to turn your volume down before playing this!

It’s been so long, I can’t remember, but I think it might be rain!

I scored these goodies over at Miss Cellania’s blog.

From Whut Makes You Thank Teksuns Tawk Funny?

air- 60 minutes.
“Ah monly drivin 50 mahls pur air.” - (hour)

all- 1. a liquid hydocarbon which is produced from deep in the earth. 2. complete or whole.
“Hid take all thuh all in Teksus tuh keep them Yankees warm thus winner.” - (1. oil - not to be confused with the Southern pronounciation, “awl”. 2. all)

ha- 1. upper elevation. 2. a state of inebriation.
“Thuh Mahl-Ha Stadyum iz in Denver.” - (high)

opsit- completely different.
“Thay say opsits attrack.” - (opposite)

smatter- the objective of inquiries about one’s health or condition.
“Whut smatter wichew, boy?” - (what is the matter)

ustuh- expression when in the past an act was or was not performed.
“Way shore ustuh hav uh lottuh fun going tuh thuh Texus-OU game.” - (used to)

war- 1. a standard metallic fiber. 2. a colloquial term for a telegram.
“They’s not uh cow been bornd whut can brayke thoo uh strang uh bob-war.” - (wire)

zatrot- an inquiring comment indicating message understood, but not totally believed; normally used alone and followed by an affirmative response like, “uh-huh”. - (is that right)

And Bud’s tribute to Texans (I think they’re talking about my yellow rose tattoo here): Bud Light’s Tribute to Way Too Proud of Texas Guy