Filed under 'mcsweeneys'
➠ August 11, 2011
McSweeney's Internet Tendency: List: Ineffective Pick-Up Lines for the Modern Internet Persona.
“You’ve been published by The Atlantic? That’s cool. My name is frequently used as a tag on Tumblr. We have all the makings of a modern power couple.”
➠ February 3, 2011
McSweeney's Internet Tendency: After a Thorough Battery of Tests We Can Now Recommend "The Newspaper" As the Best e-Reader On the Market.
“Engineers using The Newspaper typically did so 30 to 60 minutes a day. Afterward, they went outside, formed relationships, and took in what life had to offer. Those using Wi-Fi-enabled e-readers tended to stay on the couch, scanning video sites for cats; eventually, downloading recipes for artichoke cheese dip they’ll never use.”
➠ June 15, 2010
McSweeney's: Short Imagined Monologues: I'm Comic Sans, Asshole.
“Need to soften the blow of a harsh message about restroom etiquette? SLAM. There I am.”
➠ October 15, 2009
McSweeney's Next Incarnation: An Old-Fashioned Broadsheet
“McSweeney’s No. 33 is to be in the form of a daily broadsheet — a big, old-fashioned broadsheet.” Sounds fabulous.
➠ January 12, 2009
The Elements of Spam.
Form the possessive of nouns by adding ‘s, just an apostrophe, just an s, a semicolon, a w, an ampersand, a 9, or anything. “My wifesd*porcupine hot pix for u.”
➠ December 8, 2008
McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Fifty Years of Popular Songs Condensed Into Single Sentences.
The Beatles, “I Want to Hold Your Hand”
I want to do it with you.
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Marvin Gaye, “Let’s Get It On”
I want to do it with you.