“’Jimmy is a great guy,’ said Tracy Westmoreland, the owner of the dive bar Siberia, who has known Mr. Fallon since he came to New York. ‘He’s never changed since the day I met him. He’s as funny in real life as he is on TV.’”
Posts for Wednesday, 21 May 2008
Not exactly a ringin' endorsement.
Mike Piazza (via letsgomets)
(via Have You Seen Me Dunk?)
Oh Burlesconi, you rascal!
You know what’d be awesome? Taking like, a whole bunch of steroids, then going to see this movie.
Millennials are the first generation whose every dumb mistake is archived forever on computer networks. We’re the first Googleable generation! (Just ask Kevin Colvin, who, unless he changes his name, will have to carry around this minor indiscretion forever.)
Alex Pareene, One Millennial responds to Gen X’s discontents
I apologize in advance for this one.
Honestly, I don’t know why I am sharing it. I guess I need everyone else to be as mortified by the 1980’s production values being applied to such a disturbing subject.
It’s like the episode of Diff’rent Strokes where Arnold gets violated on HGH.
When Zappos hires new employees, it provides a four-week training period that immerses them in the company’s strategy, culture, and obsession with customers. People get paid their full salary during this period. After a week or so in this immersive experience, though, it’s time for what Zappos calls “The Offer.” The fast-growing company, which works hard to recruit people to join, says to its newest employees: “If you quit today, we will pay you for the amount of time you’ve worked, plus we will offer you a $1,000 bonus.” Zappos actually bribes its new employees to quit!
Bill Taylor, Why Zappos Pays New Employees to Quit — And You Should Too (via Kottke)
What people do for the money - Graffiti Rock
D’OH!