Patterico's Pontifications

11/15/2016

A Very Important Message from Michelle Obama

Filed under: General,Humor — Patterico @ 8:30 pm



9/5/2016

Clickhole: “Why I’ve Decided To Take A Gap Year Before Joining ISIS”

Filed under: General,Humor — Patterico @ 8:53 am



Blogger Tristan Beverly at Clickhole:

Why I’ve Decided To Take A Gap Year Before Joining ISIS

In the face of unprecedented pressure to succeed, today’s young adults have less time than ever to form their identities and discover who they want to be. The narrow, sheltered world of childhood can only prepare you for so much and offers little chance for kids to expand their perspectives and nourish their souls. All of this is why I’ve decided to take a gap year before I join ISIS.

As I see it, I’ll have the rest of my life to concentrate on violently establishing a universal caliphate. Why not have a little fun first?

People might look at my desire to take a gap year as a sign I’m not fully dedicated to jihad. But it’s quite the contrary. I just want to be prepared to take on all of the things I’ll be learning. When I sit down to learn to field-strip my AK-47, I don’t want to be daydreaming of what it’d be like to walk along the White Cliffs of Dover. I want to know what it’s like firsthand.

Do I want to establish Allah’s kingdom on Earth? Of course I do. But I can’t think of a better way to prepare to destroy every country in the European Union than to travel through them with nothing but a change of clothes and a few Kerouac novels in my backpack. Being able to take in the collection at the Louvre with my own eyes will not only be a mind-opening experience; but it will also help me prepare for the work I’ll be doing with ISIS destroying priceless works of art around the world.

It goes on like that. Brilliant.

4/21/2015

The Onion: Brain-Dead Teen, Capable of Only Rolling Eyes and Texting, To Be Euthanized

Filed under: General,Humor — Patterico @ 6:44 pm



Brilliant. (Oldie but a goodie.)

12/10/2014

World’s Worst Driver Tries to Back Out of Parking Space

Filed under: Humor — Patterico @ 10:06 pm



I laughed quite a bit watching this.

10/11/2014

EXCLUSIVE!!!!! Obama’s Selfie with Gwyneth Paltrow

Filed under: Humor — Patterico @ 6:24 pm



A reader was there and captured the moment:

Screen Shot 2014-10-11 at 6.19.27 PM

Thanks to S.U.

10/23/2013

Someone Writing the UT-Austin Police Blotter Has a Sense of Humor

Filed under: General,Humor — Patterico @ 7:10 pm



The payoff is the last paragraph, but somehow it seems funnier to read it all in context, alongside the more serious entries.

October 23, 2013

Campus Watch: Below is a summary of campus activity reported to or observed by the University Police Department between Friday, 10/18/13 and Wednesday, 10/23/13.

GREGORY GYM, 2101 SPEEDWAY STREET
Theft: A UT Student reported his iPhone 5 as stolen from the Gregory Gym basketball court area. Estimated Loss Value: $400.00 Occurred on: 10/22/13, at 8:00 PM.

JESTER WEST, 201 EAST 21ST STREET
Theft: A Non-UT subject reported his black Galaxy S4 phone as stolen from the Jester Academic area. Estimated Loss Value: $300.00 Occurred on: 10/20/13, at 6:59 PM.

2000 SPEEDWAY
Assault, Criminal Trespass: A Non-UT male subject was seen yelling at a Non-UT female subject in the 2000 block of Speedway. The male subject struck the female subject causing her to fall to the ground before fleeing the area. A UT Police Officer responded to the area and arrested the subject for Assault and Criminal Trespass. The subject was transported to Central Booking and was released to TCSO personnel. Occurred on: 10/20/13, at 1:10 PM.

2400 TRINITY STREET
Graffiti, Criminal Mischief: A UT Student reported seeing Texas A&M themed markings made in white spray paint on the tiger statue near the Texas Memorial Museum. Additional markings were found around the Doty Fine Arts, Thompson Conference Center, LBJ Library and Performing Arts Center areas. All of the additional markings were made in maroon and white spray paint. Coincidentally the Texas A&M football team had a devastating loss to the Auburn Tigers earlier the same day. Unlike the Texas A&M loss, these blemishes found on campus can and will be removed as soon as possible. Estimated Removal Cost: $525.00 Occurred on: 10/20/13, at 4:49 AM.

Hook ’em Horns!

Thanks to a tipster.

5/13/2012

Dogs Panic at Obama Speech

Filed under: Humor,Obama — Patterico @ 3:14 pm



President Obama yesterday gave a speech in Nevada that drew dozens.

A reader obtained this exclusive photo:

Apparently the canine world has gotten the word about the President’s culinary habits.

9/26/2011

Christie 2012? Signs Point To Yes!

Filed under: 2012 Election,Humor — Karl @ 7:55 am



[Posted by Karl]

Aides to New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie say he hasn’t budged from his months-long insistence that he won’t enter the presidential fray. Nothing has changed in Christie’s thinking. However, Christie’s potential candidacy has been an increasingly fevered fantasy of a certain cadre of some media and business elites — mostly based in New York, with a smattering of California technology and entertainment players — since last summer.  These elites do not take no for an answer. Now, relying on an unusual source, they have reason to hope Christie will change his mind.

The Magic 8-Ball, manufactured by Mattel, contains a 20-sided die floating in a combination of alcohol and dissolved dark blue dye.  It is to be used for entertainment purposes only, says Mattel spokesman Matt Mason.  Yet some believe the device can foretell the future.

A well-placed Republican source who found the New Jersey Governor’s Office phone number on the Internet disclosed the early answers were not encouraging, but have shifted in recent days. “When I first shook the Magic 8-Ball, it kept coming up ‘Don’t Count On It’ and ‘My Sources Say No.’  But after 15 to 20 shakes, I got ‘Ask Again Later.’ So I kept trying, and got ‘Outlook Good.’ ” 

“I believe he is really considering it,” one fundraiser told Patterico (institutionally, by which I mean me).  At least one DC-based blogger is similarly confident: “I’ve had the candles burning continuously at the handmade Christie shrine in my back closet for at least a week now. Something has to happen.”

The sources contacting me for this exclusive stressed the importance of maintaining their anonymity. “The whole effort falls apart if we go public,” one source insisted. “It is simply impossible to create the image of pressure on Christie if the same four names turn up in story after story about him announcing next week that never come true.”

–Karl

9/17/2011

Anthony Weiner’s Rehab Continues!

Filed under: General,Humor — Patterico @ 4:36 pm



P.S: Just so it’s clear, there is no proof this is actually Anthony Weiner’s Twitter account. I just thought the screencap was funny.

And hey — maybe it is him! On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.

3/6/2011

Photo: Just How Filthy Is Your Computer Keyboard?

Filed under: General,Humor,Real Life — Patterico @ 11:59 pm



Pretty damn filthy. At least, if it’s half as filthy as my daughter’s science fair project suggests:

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