Salsa and Spock
Trekkies across the globe are on the edge of their seats waiting for the May 8 release of the newest installment of “Star Trek.”
Yes, costumed nerds (I’m not judging! I’m one of you!) will gather for reminiscing and ruminating around dinner tables before catching the midnight show. But what could make this party better?
Drop this on them: Give everybody an honorary membership into the Leonard Nimoy Should Eat More Salsa Foundation.
This obscure site, which first made its Web presence known in 2000, is devoted to a single premise — that with proper salsa consumption, Leonard Nimoy (or Spock, to those of us in the know) would be virtually unstoppable. The site features charts to back up their premise, in case you’re curious.
Want to jump on board with the cause? Check out the online petition to — you guessed it — get Leonard Nimoy to, well, you know.
The site also has a games section. Top pick? Play a Flash version of the arcade classic “Pong” called Salsa Challenge. Beware, Pong experts — Leonard Nimoy is worthy adversary.
Bonus Video: It’s not salsa eating contest, but it’s two “Star Trek” alums in a sitdown chat on William Shatner’s A&E hit, “Shatner’s Raw Nerve.”
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Sharing Machine comics, the home of Natalie Dee, Married to the Sea and Toothpaste for Dinner is wearing its cultural relevance on its chest — literally. This week, a banner ad on Married to the Sea is selling the comic’s Swine t-shirt for $2 off with the code “PANDEMIC.” The banner proudly proclaims the t-shirt to be “100% Swine. 0% Flu.”
Better than “The Dog Ate My Homework”
If you see it in your Inbox, it’s gotta be true, right?
Take it from someone who’s still waiting for her $25 Gap gift card and Bill Gates to send me a check, that’s not always the case.
Though we can hope this e-mail, received today, is true:
The Centers for Disease Control has issued a medical alert about a highly contagious, potentially dangerous virus that is transmitted orally, by hand,
and even electronically. This virus is called Weekly Overload Recreational Killer (WORK). If you receive WORK from your boss, any of your colleagues or
anyone else via any means whatsoever – DO NOT TOUCH IT!!! This virus will wipe out your private life entirely. If you should come into contact with
WORK you should immediately leave the premises.
Take two good friends to the nearest liquor store and purchase one or both of the antidotes – Work Isolating Neutralizer Extract (WINE) and Bothersome
Employer Elimination Rebooter (BEER). Take the antidote repeatedly until WORK has been completely eliminated from your system.
You should immediately forward this medical alert to five friends. If you do not have five friends, you have already been infected and WORK is, sadly,
controlling your life. Get help immediately.
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE
It’s almost better than swine flu, actually. But I don’t think I’ll be out of the office anytime soon.
Don’t Forget Mom
Mother’s Day is about a week away, so if you’re on a tight budget (or a perpetual slacker like I am), two Web sites can bail you out.
For the family with the warped sense of humor (which would be mine), someecards.com has its Mother’s Day 5/10 section ready to go. This year’s pickings include winners like “I’d have made you breakfast in bed if you’d taught me how to cook” and “For all the love you’ve given me, I’ll one day pay your nursing home bill.”
A little too out there for you? JibJab.com has some great animated cards for Mom, including ones that allow you to add her picture or yours.
The best part? It’s free. And quick.
And it’s your mother. She’ll love it no matter what.
