Monthly Archives: March 2009

The Complete History of the Con, Part 5

By Conlan | Published: March 30, 2009
If you’re just joining us, you may want to check out The Complete History of the Con saga thus far. When last we left me, I had just had my heart broken (metaphorically) by a Nazi impersonator, in re: watermelons. Let’s see what happens next… It took me a few minutes to regain my composure. I [...]
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This is Twittering: Meta-commentary Digest, Episode 9

By Conlan | Published: March 27, 2009
It’s time for another episode of “This is Twittering: Meta-commentary”. It’s the only This is Conlan segment dedicated to commenting on the commentary of Conlan’s twitterings. WORDPLAY: “You better quit while you’re ahead,” said the doctor to the man suffering from the symbiotic flesh-eating bacteria. This is funny. The key is, the flesh-eating bacteria is symbiotic, not parasitic. [...]
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Tee Time!

By Conlan | Published: March 24, 2009
Update: This post has been stickied. (Update: unstickied.) Scroll down for new content. This is it. The moment you have been waiting for. Even if you didn’t know you were waiting for it. That’s right: You now have the chance to own your very own (which is why it’s called “owning”) This is Conlan T-shirt!!
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Cool Burps

By Conlan | Published: March 20, 2009
Last night I went to see The Hot Toddies from Oakland at Audie’s Olympic1 They’re a four-piece, all-girl2 band that plays 60s girl-group-inspired tunes heavy on irony and tongue-in-cheekiness (“W W W dot whoa-oh-oh-oh dot com”). They were really good and fun and cetera. Great harmonies, too. But that’s not my point. My companion for [...]
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