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Category Archives: Austintatious
Austin humor strikes again!
This was on display at our local Austin’s Pizza, as you can see it was drawn on the back of a box lid. O. Henry would be proud.
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Demonstrations of Austin humor #2
…and I have always hoped to avoid Nick Gilder’s only hit at any opportunity
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One downside of Austin, Alex Jones lives around here
The rantings of the nut job known as Alex Jones has gained attention thanks to his public meltdown on CNN and the Boston bombers being listeners. Sometimes you’ll see bumper stickers for this inanity around Austin because he is on the … Continue reading
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My overdue rejoicing about Google Fibre coming to Austin
Maybe it’s karmic payback for those shittalkers saying Austin is a pretentious city but I was thrilled about us being the second destination for Google’s high-speed Internet access. I didn’t know they offered television channels. I can live without them … Continue reading
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Happy Record Store Day 2013
In addition to all the pot jokes about today’s date, this Saturday is also the sixth annual Record Store Day. The record stores took a note from the successful Free Comic Book Day and found a way to celebrate another … Continue reading
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My overdue opinion about the Austin sucking
Having lived here for 19 years and being a resident of a half-dozen other places: Milwaukee; Raleigh-Durham; Houston; Indianapolis; various Central Illinois “cities;” and Beulah, ND; it would be an understatement to say I initially became a little defensive. Then … Continue reading
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Under the wire anniversaries to Apple & Waterloo Records
Today is a momentous occasion…besides some great jokes I’ve heard and played…involving two big facets of my life. Firstly, it’s the 37th birthday of Apple formerly known as Apple Computer. The “Computer” part was dropped several years ago thanks to … Continue reading
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Austin is prepared for the PDRK
This modified symbol/flag from the Texas Independence War usually receives a reaction of rolled eyes in Austin Proper because the original was hijacked by Neo-Confederates, the NRA, Black-Helicopter Enthusiasts, Secessionists and Teabaggers. Since Austin is punster/humorist O. Henry’s hometown, it’s … Continue reading
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Last minute birthday wish to Ethan!
He received a pretty cool birthday present this year, a third daughter! The one I mentioned recently on my site, Sarina, who completes the gEeKs acronym. When I think back to my return to Austin in 1998, Ethan (aka E … Continue reading
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SXSW 2013 catchphrase-BizSpeak generator
I could always count on The Onion to make some great jokes (or slams) about SXSW, aka the Spring D-bag Invasion, with these stories here and here. I never expected the Guardian to out do them through a better dig … Continue reading
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