MentalPolyphonics » macros http://mentalpolyphonics.com Committees exist to share blame. Tue, 22 May 2012 19:18:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Best Of: PunditKitchen 2009-33 http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/best-of-punditkitchen-2009-33 http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/best-of-punditkitchen-2009-33#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:09:36 +0000 Jared http://mentalpolyphonics.com/?p=4964

]]> http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/best-of-punditkitchen-2009-33/feed 0 Best Of: Pete Hoekstra is a Meme http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/best-of-pete-hoekstra-is-a-meme http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/best-of-pete-hoekstra-is-a-meme#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:26:34 +0000 Kyla http://mentalpolyphonics.com/?p=4689 When Republican Congressman Pete Hoekstra read about the struggle of Iranians desperate to let the outside world know what was going on, it resonated with him in particular. He was involved in a desperate fight the previous year when Republicans posted things on blogs after the House was adjourned before an important vote. He tweeted this:

Iranian twitter activity similar to what we did in House last year when Republicans were shut down in the House.

In honour of his remarkable ability to compare important, world-changing events with his mundane daily activities in the most clueless way possible, a meme was born:

]]> http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/best-of-pete-hoekstra-is-a-meme/feed 0 Macros of the Month: 2009-03 http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/macros-of-the-month-2009-03 http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/macros-of-the-month-2009-03#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:02:33 +0000 Jared http://mentalpolyphonics.com/?p=3074 I’d like to point out that my opponent is not wearing pants behind his podium
LEVELS OF FAME: You might be the Prime Minister of Canada, but you’re still a nobody when compared to Obama
After years of being under-equipped, American troops are willing to try anything to get more armored vehicles.
O.M.F.G. Lizzie! Ruffles are soooo 1979!
You would not BELIEVE the management tips I’ve picked up from this book!
Pope Class Seating, Now with more leg room
The only promise that came with that ring was that I’d stick around until we were politically irrelevant
Kim Jong Il shops for a new wife at the military surplus store
Important Information
sigh… I HATE posing with tourists

]]> http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/macros-of-the-month-2009-03/feed 1 In Soviet Russia, Chesseburger Can Has You http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/in-soviet-russia-chesseburger-can-has-you http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/in-soviet-russia-chesseburger-can-has-you#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:55:35 +0000 Jared http://mentalpolyphonics.com/?p=2013 As Simon remarked, this site was made for me: Яolcats takes a real Cyrillic animal macro and then provides a different English translation to make a joke about Soviet (usually) or contemporary Russian society. (The real translations are often provided in the comments, but they always suck.) The best of:

cat smelling out window
Aaaaah… Pig iron, your musk is that of glorious industry…

cat pushing another cat into a box
Cease your protests, the deal is done! You are to make a fine wife for uncouth American businessman!

dog looking sad with rabbit
Do not despair, Laika! Comrade Khrushchev honours you! Our love was but a dalliance! Your ascent to the cosmos will strike terror into the West!

sad-looking puppy standing on laptop
Puppy: Can I conjure happiness from physical things?
other: You can try.
Puppy: This experience made me weak-willed and afraid
other: With this effort you will come up short every time.

]]> http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/in-soviet-russia-chesseburger-can-has-you/feed 0 Linklog of the Week: 2009-10 http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/linklog-of-the-week-2009-10 http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/linklog-of-the-week-2009-10#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:18:31 +0000 Jared http://mentalpolyphonics.com/?p=2285 I thought that I hadn’t been sharing much on Google Reader since my last linklog, but it turns out that I had. So here are two weeks’ worth:

Macros

yes, this helmet should fit my ego

Reminiscing about his role as “Conan”, Gov. Schwarzenegger decided that the only way to get California out of debt was to invade and plunder his richer neighboring states.

Obama’s not the only one with a stimulus package.

FAITH: Not quite as effective as two inches of bullet-proof glass.

Barack knew something terrible had happened to the time-space continuum, but he just couldn’t put his finger on it.

Jesus raises the dead… Not what everyone expected.

If I could get ahold of a beautiful virgin girl, would I be summoning you in the first place?

Blog Posts

Annie Liebowitz is a faker.

I know a few white people who like Moleskine notebooks.

The Manolo likes cords that come with irony included.

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