I’d Like To Buy A Clue, Pat

Judging fromthis,it’s pretty clear that they don’t screen the contestants on Wheel of Fortune the same way they do on Jeopardy. If they do, then today we’ve learned that the aim of Wheel is clearly to give away no money. Note for screen reader people: Click the second button in the Flash movie, or whichever …

A Web Accessibility Survey Thingy

WebAIM is trying to compile an archive of how screen-reader users surf the web in hopes that they may find some common threads that might help web-designers build more accessible websites. So, they’re conducting a survey. If you use a screen-reader at all and want to help, go fill it out here. My only big …

I’ve Heard Of Musical Fruits, But…Musical Vegetables?

Um, um, uh, I thought I was inventive. I’ve been thoroughly schooled. So…he made a clarinet out of a carrot? For real? what I can’t figure out is the music is produced by multiple clarinets. Are they all carrots? How in the hell would you even figure that out? Am I missing something? I likely …

Baby Freak-Me-The-Hell-Out-A-Lot Would Be More Like It

I don’t think I’d ever buy one of theseBaby Laugh-a-Lotthings for my kids, because I know the next thing I’d be buying them is about a thousand years worth of therapy. Seriously, listen to that thing! Have you ever heard a laugh like that coming out of something that wasn’t chasing you down and killing …

Yeah They Can Edit Out The Smart People, But Still…

A TV station in Milwaukee sent a reporter out to the mall to ask average Americans questions from the United States citizenship test. Since you’re reading about this on the Vomet Comet, I bet you know how it went. That’s right, everybody knew every answer and it was concluded that the country is in good …

Journey By A London Bus

Since we’ve already well covered the fine art ofcatching and standing on busses in literary form,all that’s left is to present a video demonstration of these things for the benefit, I suppose, of people for whom books and signs are too complex. One thing to note. Books and signs, 2008. Eight minute instructional film, 1950. …