{"id":180,"date":"2006-03-28T20:05:34","date_gmt":"2006-03-29T03:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/?p=180"},"modified":"2023-04-07T15:27:01","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T19:27:01","slug":"the-dork-report-for-march-28-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/the-dork-report-for-march-28-2006\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dork Report for March 28, 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chris Whitley’s posthumous album Reiter In<\/a> comes out today. About 1998 or so, I designed one iteration of his official-unofficial fan site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A breathtaking ABC memo<\/a> on preferred human misery for Extreme Makeover. Didn’t they see Thank You for Smoking<\/a>? (guest submission from Andrea)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clash of the memes: Snakes on a Sudoko<\/a> (guest submission from Andrea)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rolling Stones would never sell out<\/a>, would they? (spotted on The Onion AV Club<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

History<\/a> according to the movies. (guest submission from Dave)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gorillaz are screening excerpts<\/a> from their forthcoming Europe-only DVD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toss back a pint as the Guinness Book of World Records<\/a> settles another hypothetical pub dispute: World’s Largest Coconut Orchestra<\/a>. (guest submission from Andrea)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chris Whitley’s posthumous album Reiter In comes out today. About 1998 or so, I designed one iteration of his official-unofficial fan site. A breathtaking ABC memo on preferred human misery for Extreme Makeover. Didn’t they see Thank You for Smoking? 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