urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vortex_of_mirth You're supposed to laugh, damn it...! vortex_of_mirth 2009-12-30T08:59:54Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vortex_of_mirth:205528 2009-12-30T08:59:54Z 2009-12-30T08:59:54Z Inspired by this Daily Telegraph article: <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6904589/The-most-popular-baby-names-of-2009.html">The most popular baby names of 2009</a>.<br><br><a href="http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/?action=view&amp;current=20091230_Monniker_Madness.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/20091230_Monniker_Madness.jpg" border="0" alt="Monniker Madness"></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vortex_of_mirth:205156 2009-12-29T09:03:21Z 2009-12-29T09:03:21Z Inspired by this New York Times article: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/29/arts/television/29arts-TYRABANKSANN_BRF.html">Tyra Banks Announces Plans to End Talk Show</a>.<br><br><a href="http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/?action=view&amp;current=20091229_Tyra_Schmyra.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/20091229_Tyra_Schmyra.jpg" border="0" alt="Tyra Schmyra"></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vortex_of_mirth:205005 2009-12-28T10:58:32Z 2009-12-28T10:58:32Z Inspired by another visit to <a href="http://www.dumblaws.com/">Dumb Laws</a>.<br><br><a href="http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/?action=view&amp;current=20091228_Hats_To_You.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/20091228_Hats_To_You.jpg" border="0" alt="Hats To You"></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vortex_of_mirth:204697 2009-12-27T09:26:10Z 2009-12-27T09:32:11Z Cross-posted to <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_doctorwho' lj:user='doctorwho' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://community.livejournal.com/doctorwho/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif' alt='[info]' width='16' height='16' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://community.livejournal.com/doctorwho/'><b>doctorwho</b></a></span><br><br><a name="cutid1"></a>Inspired by the <i>Doctor Who</i> episode: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_End_of_Time"><i>"The End Of Time, Part One"</i></a>.<br><br><a href="http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/?action=view&amp;current=20091227_Alternate_Ending_The_End_O.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/20091227_Alternate_Ending_The_End_O.jpg" border="0" alt="Alternate Ending: The End Of Time, Part One"></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vortex_of_mirth:204310 2009-12-26T11:41:24Z 2009-12-26T11:41:24Z Inspired by another visit to <a href="http://www.dumblaws.com/">Dumb Laws</a>.<br><br><a href="http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/?action=view&amp;current=20091226_Creeps_Redeemed.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/20091226_Creeps_Redeemed.jpg" border="0" alt="Creeps Redeemed"></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vortex_of_mirth:204283 2009-12-25T09:49:25Z 2009-12-25T09:49:25Z Merry Christmas, everybody!<br><br><a href="http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/?action=view&amp;current=20091225_Christmas_Spirits.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/20091225_Christmas_Spirits.jpg" border="0" alt="Christmas Spirits"></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vortex_of_mirth:203902 2009-12-24T05:10:30Z 2009-12-24T05:10:30Z Track Santa's progress online: <a href="http://www.noradsanta.org/en/index.html">NORAD Tracks Santa</a>.<br><br><a href="http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/?action=view&amp;current=20091224_Yule_Fail.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/20091224_Yule_Fail.jpg" border="0" alt="Yule Fail"></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vortex_of_mirth:203554 2009-12-23T06:27:45Z 2009-12-23T06:27:45Z <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festivus">Happy Festivus For The Rest Of Us</a>!<br><br><a href="http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/?action=view&amp;current=20091223_Complaints__Grievances.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/20091223_Complaints__Grievances.jpg" border="0" alt="Complaints &amp;amp; Grievances"></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vortex_of_mirth:203431 2009-12-22T09:09:49Z 2009-12-22T09:09:49Z Inspired by this Yahoo! Sports blog: <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AnZY8b8tzREwRMngJ6H7i6tDubYF?slug=dw-favrechildress122109&amp;prov=yhoo&amp;type=lgns">Favre episode causes predictable waves</a>.<br><br><a href="http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/?action=view&amp;current=20091222_Fussy_Favre_VII_Bench_This.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/20091222_Fussy_Favre_VII_Bench_This.jpg" border="0" alt="Fussy Favre VII: Bench This!"></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vortex_of_mirth:203160 2009-12-21T08:46:11Z 2009-12-21T08:46:11Z Inspired by this Daily Telegraph article: <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/6851231/BBC-tries-to-counter-ageism-attacks-by-recruiting-women-presenters-over-50.html">BBC tries to counter ageism attacks by recruiting women presenters over 50</a>.<br><br><a href="http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/?action=view&amp;current=20091221_Really_Old_School_TV.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/20091221_Really_Old_School_TV.jpg" border="0" alt="Really Old School TV"></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vortex_of_mirth:202997 2009-12-20T10:34:17Z 2009-12-20T10:34:17Z Inspired by this another visit to <a href="http://www.holidayinsights.com/">Holiday Insights</a>.<br><br><a href="http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/?action=view&amp;current=20091220_Wassail_Assailed.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/20091220_Wassail_Assailed.jpg" border="0" alt="Wassail Assailed"></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vortex_of_mirth:202666 2009-12-20T01:17:26Z 2009-12-20T01:17:26Z Inspired by this Associated Press article: <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5isJZdo2AGRU9uUtV8YLH0y3ezhJAD9CMASCO1">Embattled Woods wins PGA Tour player of the year</a>.<br><br><a href="http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/?action=view&amp;current=20091219_Obvious_Honor.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/20091219_Obvious_Honor.jpg" border="0" alt="Obvious Honor"></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vortex_of_mirth:202312 2009-12-18T11:24:03Z 2009-12-18T11:24:03Z Loosely inspired by this Defamer article: <a href="http://www.defamer.com.au/2009/12/why-tiger-woods-is-the-first-internet-scale-scandal/">Why Tiger Woods Is The First Internet-Scale Scandal</a>.<br><br><a href="http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/?action=view&amp;current=20091218_Yule_Be_Sorry.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/20091218_Yule_Be_Sorry.jpg" border="0" alt="Yule Be Sorry"></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vortex_of_mirth:202209 2009-12-17T10:25:03Z 2009-12-17T10:25:03Z Inspired, in part, by this Daily Mail article: <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1236268/Blossoms-dig-reveal-Bronze-Age-people-left-flowers-graves.html?ITO=1490">Blossoms found in dig reveal Bronze Age people left flowers at graves</a>.<br><br><a href="http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/?action=view&amp;current=20091217_Dig_Of_Discovery.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/20091217_Dig_Of_Discovery.jpg" border="0" alt="Dig Of Discovery"></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vortex_of_mirth:201920 2009-12-16T09:42:19Z 2009-12-16T09:42:19Z Inspired by this Associated Press article: Gore: <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091215/ap_on_sc/climate_gore">Polar ice may vanish in 5-7 years</a>.<br><br><a href="http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/?action=view&amp;current=20091216_Wet_Christmas.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/20091216_Wet_Christmas.jpg" border="0" alt="Wet Christmas"></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vortex_of_mirth:201570 2009-12-15T12:29:51Z 2009-12-15T12:29:51Z Inspired by this BBC News article: <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8405806.stm">Monkey calls give clues to language origins</a>.<br><br><a href="http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/?action=view&amp;current=20091215_Monkey_Talk.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/20091215_Monkey_Talk.jpg" border="0" alt="Monkey Talk"></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vortex_of_mirth:201330 2009-12-14T07:27:07Z 2009-12-14T07:27:07Z Inspired by this Daily Telegraph story: <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6796423/Schoolboy-12-suspended-for-crisp-dealing.html">Schoolboy, 12, suspended for 'crisp dealing'</a>.<br><br><a href="http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/?action=view&amp;current=20091214_When_The_Chips_Are_Down.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/20091214_When_The_Chips_Are_Down.jpg" border="0" alt="When The Chips Are Down"></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vortex_of_mirth:200999 2009-12-13T15:00:23Z 2009-12-13T15:00:23Z Inspired by another visit to <a href="http://www.dumblaws.com/">Dumb Laws</a>.<br><br><a href="http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/?action=view&amp;current=20091213_Spruce_Excuse.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/20091213_Spruce_Excuse.jpg" border="0" alt="Spruce Excuse"></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vortex_of_mirth:200906 2009-12-12T14:09:04Z 2009-12-12T14:09:04Z Inspired by this Armchair Commentary blog: <a href="http://www.armchaircommentary.com/2009/12/was-charlie-brown-christmas-cut-tv.html/">Was "A Charlie Brown Christmas" cut for TV broadcast?</a><br><br><a href="http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/?action=view&amp;current=20091212_Chopped_Peanuts.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/20091212_Chopped_Peanuts.jpg" border="0" alt="Chopped Peanuts"></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vortex_of_mirth:200523 2009-12-11T09:30:17Z 2009-12-11T09:30:17Z Inspired by this Daily Telegraph article: <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/6772062/Dogs-are-better-than-cats---at-least-scientifically-speaking.html">Dogs are better than cats – at least scientifically speaking</a>.<br><br><a href="http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/?action=view&amp;current=20091211_Scientifically_Doggy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/20091211_Scientifically_Doggy.jpg" border="0" alt="Scientifically Doggy"></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vortex_of_mirth:200430 2009-12-10T08:42:05Z 2009-12-10T08:42:05Z Inspired by this UPI article: <a href="http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2009/12/09/Woman-arrested-for-alleged-steak-attack/UPI-57731260389470/">Woman arrested for alleged steak attack</a>.<br><br><a href="http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/?action=view&amp;current=20091210_A_Personal_Steak.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/20091210_A_Personal_Steak.jpg" border="0" alt="A Personal Steak"></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vortex_of_mirth:199952 2009-12-09T10:41:31Z 2009-12-09T10:41:31Z Inspired by this AFP article: <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091206/ts_afp/ussportsgolf_20091208002008">Tiger in tabloid bunker</a>.<br><br><a href="http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/?action=view&amp;current=20091209_Tigris_Infidelis_Part_Deux.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/20091209_Tigris_Infidelis_Part_Deux.jpg" border="0" alt="Tigris Infidelis, Part Deux"></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vortex_of_mirth:199842 2009-12-08T10:17:45Z 2009-12-08T10:17:45Z Inspired by this Examiner.com article: <a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-19312-Columbus-Comic-Books-Examiner~y2009m12d7-Batman-and-Superman-to-be-rebooted-by-Johns-and-Straczynski-in-2010">Batman and Superman to be rebooted by Johns and Straczynski in 2010</a>.<br><br><a href="http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/?action=view&amp;current=20091208_Dynamic_Do-Over.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/20091208_Dynamic_Do-Over.jpg" border="0" alt="Dynamic Do-Over"></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vortex_of_mirth:199544 2009-12-07T09:17:14Z 2009-12-07T09:17:14Z Cross-posted to <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_doctorwho' lj:user='doctorwho' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://community.livejournal.com/doctorwho/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif' alt='[info]' width='16' height='16' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://community.livejournal.com/doctorwho/'><b>doctorwho</b></a></span><br><br>Inspired by this Associated Press article: <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091204/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_ufo_hotline_3">Britain pulls the plug on its UFO hotline</a>.<br><br><a href="http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/?action=view&amp;current=20091207_U-F-No.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/20091207_U-F-No.jpg" border="0" alt="U.F.No"></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vortex_of_mirth:199203 2009-12-06T11:14:21Z 2009-12-06T11:14:21Z Inspired by this U.S. News & World Report article: <a href="http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/12/03/no-increase-in-brain-tumors-seen-from-cell-phones.htmlCe">No Increase in Brain Tumors Seen From Cell Phones</a>.<br><br><a href="http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/?action=view&amp;current=20091206_Tumor_Too_Much.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/vortex_of_mirth/20091206_Tumor_Too_Much.jpg" border="0" alt="Tumor Too Much"></a>