Archive for July, 2009
Hogan vs. Hogan: Woot Weads the Wire
by woot on Jul.29, 2009, under Woot
Every week in this space, we’ll take a look at the news and offer our own incisive blend of commentary, analysis, and poop jokes. The news you need, from a voice you can trust, in the 90 seconds you have to spare: that’s
Woot Weads the Wire.
OMG OMG OMG Cutest Johnny Cash Cover EVER
by woot on Jul.28, 2009, under Woot
Cute-blogging isn’t usually my thing, but how could I resist this 5-year-old boy playing guitar and singing “Folsom Prison Blues”? Warning: not recommended for those with low cute tolerance. (Thanks for the link, Dave.)
Woot Contest 230: You Got Some Cosplaynin' To Do
by woot on Jul.27, 2009, under What the Frak
As usual, last week’s Comic-Con 2009 in San Diego brought out the most dedicated and shameless dress-up types, decked out like their favorite imaginary costumed bad-asses from comics, movies, TV shows, and video games. From Slave Leia to Luke Cage, they ran the gamut of geekish obsession, transforming ordinary conventioneers into objects of awe, derision, or lust. We just wish we could’ve helped. Your challenge this week:
HTTP Error Or Metal Band?
by woot on Jul.24, 2009, under Woot
- Expectation Failed
- Ion Dissonance
- Enemy Logic
- Accepted
- Unordered Collection
- Fading
- Killswitch Engage
- Unprocessable Entity
- Silent Descent
- See Other
- Variant Also Negotiates
- Nodes of Ranvier
- Embodiment 12:14
- Switching Protocols
- Forbidden
15 Things We Can Do Now That We Have A Million Twitter Followers
by woot on Jul.23, 2009, under Woot
Our Twitter feed added its one millionth follower this week, which sounds impressive until you realize we’re still way behind enduring cultural icons like Kim Kardashian and Pete Wentz. Still, it doesn’t take many swigs out of the cup of fame to get us drunk with power…
Pictures Worth A Thousand Chuckles
by woot on Jul.17, 2009, under Woot
This late on a Friday, only true nerds are still doing their work. Us cool kids are stealing company time wandering the three awesome/clever/hilarious photoblogs linked below. You don’t want to be a true nerd, do you?
Woot's Year of Greetings: May
by woot on Jul.16, 2009, under Woot
Our year-long greeting-card project continues! Every month, we’re posting a new, exclusive greeting card that Woot blog readers can print and give to their friends at no cost, purely out of the kindness of our warm and generous hearts.
A Giant Step For Fake Mankind: Woot Weads The Wire
by woot on Jul.15, 2009, under Woot
Every week in this space, we’ll take a look at the news and offer our own incisive blend of commentary, analysis, and poop jokes. The news you need, from a voice you can trust, in the 90 seconds you have to spare: that’s Woot Weads the Wire.
12 Ways We're Celebrating The New Harry Potter Movie
by woot on Jul.14, 2009, under Woot
- Looking for the movie novelization
- Trying really hard to remember that redheaded kid’s name
- Filling our hip flasks with home-brewed Butterbeer
- Locking our children in a closet under the stairs and hoping at least one becomes a wizard
- Mentally casting the “Hogwarts: the Next Generation” teen drama on the CW
- Looking forward to the new anti-wizardry tract from Jack Chick Enterprises
- Wondering what Ralph Fiennes looks like with a nose
- Telling our friends to stay through the credits for that scene at Professor X’s grave
- Playing “which kid will overdose first?” during the boring parts
- Campaigning for Matthew Barney to direct the final chapter
- Dumpster-diving the finishing touches for our Bellatrix LeStrange costume
- Working in the gratuitous phrase “Harry Potter meets Google Chrome OS” so we can get cheap re-tweets
Woot Contest 229: The Woot-Summer Classic
by woot on Jul.13, 2009, under Woot
Maybe it’s just because we’re here in St. Louis, where the 2009 MLB All-Star Game will be played tomorrow night, but we’ve just about had our fill of all things All-Star this week. Fortunately, it seems the appropriately-titled Smashmouth hit is officially played out, as we haven’t been subjected to it once. But otherwise, only one thing could make us even more sick of All-Star hype right now: an All-Star-themed Photoshop contest. Why do we do this to ourselves? Your challenge this week:
