A collection of links, videos, pictures & text pertaining to music, tv, books, food, computers & the news. Brought to you by Joe Mahoney.Tumblr (3.0; @cheerschopper)http://blog.cheerschopper.com/<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/gtFI3TgVjdkx0gypLaqSxUQg_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Apparetly it’s animal day on this blog</p> <p>(via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/caitlinburke">caitlinburke</a>)</p>http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/49091821http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/49091821Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:55:42 +1200<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/gtFI3TgVjdkwxsxd2prJLTku_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Mission24 : Forbidden (via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/ianjw">iandoubleyou</a>)http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/49091645http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/49091645Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:53:38 +1200<a href="http://foaf.livejournal.com/95215.html">Does John Key think you're stupid?</a>: First there were the “hollow men” emails. Recently TV3 found out about the secret meeting with Ashcroft, and then there were two separate cases of Labour getting hold of policy documents. I don’t…http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/48955030http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/48955030Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:34:26 +1200<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/gtFI3TgVjdfdjn9qdLTYSSlB_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>This butterfly is freaking me out (via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/nicki817">Nicki817</a>)http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/48543422http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/48543422Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:51:54 +1200<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/m0PybnAtLd99mob7d3KjJBkX_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Life imitates BSG</p> <p>(via <a href="http://blog.pilnick.com/">pilnick</a>)</p>http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/48029583http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/48029583Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:22:38 +1200politics<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/gtFI3TgVjd8qf2iwgtrJ7Kri_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><a href="http://www.b3ta.com/board/8671813">dalek tank (via B3TA)<br/></a>http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/47952147http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/47952147Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:17:52 +1200daleksci-fi<a href="http://foaf.livejournal.com/94162.html">Concerning Forever Free, the direct sequel to Forever War</a>: <a name="cutid1"></a><br/><br/>Way to make me retroactively hate Forever War, Haldeman. Sure you wrote yourself into a corner, and it was hard to figure out what to do next. But to have god appear and announce “sorry, just…http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/47443715http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/47443715Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:43:04 +1200<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/gtFI3TgVjcv7b3w030t6WpqJ_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><a href="http://jexp.de/blog/archives/16-On-LEGO-Powered-Time-Tracking;-My-Daily-Column.html">On LEGO Powered Time-Tracking; My Daily Column - Better Software Development</a>http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/46659715http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/46659715Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:01:53 +1200<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/MJ2Za9Vhmclok4zkVRIyx0MC_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://livejamie.com/post/45836513/via-patrickmoberg-rach">livejamie</a>:</p> <blockquote>(via <a href="http://patrickmoberg.tumblr.com/">patrickmoberg</a> & <a href="http://rach.tumblr.com/post/45835187/via-patrickmoberg-its-too-good">rach</a>)</blockquote>http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/45873380http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/45873380Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:13:50 +1200<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6ubTQfr_tyY"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6ubTQfr_tyY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://bullshit.tumblr.com/post/44840928/people-not-from-the-south-think-bbq-means">bullshit</a>:</p> <blockquote>People not from the South / think BBQ means cookout / and that’s something they’re wrong about</blockquote>http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/45762029http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/45762029Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:15:57 +1200<object width="400" height="348" id="VideoPlayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.g4tv.com/lv3/27732" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed src="http://www.g4tv.com/lv3/27732" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" name="VideoPlayer" width="400" height="348" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br/><br/>Looks like Star Trek Online will be a shoot-em-up. Good.http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/45750510http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/45750510Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:53:11 +1200Me: Mike, why is there a close up of a big pair of boobs on your screen?<br /> Mike: Ah, yeah. I'm removing the nipples so we can show them on the site.<br /> Me: Righto.<br /> Me: I'm not sure if you've got the best job in the office or the worst.http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/45020778http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/45020778Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:53:39 +1200<a href="http://stuff.co.nz/4644807a7693.html">111-year-old to be first-time father</a>: <p><i><b>The high-profile sex romp early this year of Henry, a century-old tuatara from Invercargill, has resulted in his lover Mildred laying 12 eggs.</b></i></p> <p><i>Henry, a resident at Southland Museum since 1970, hit the world headlines in March when he finally proved his manhood at 111 years old.</i></p> <p><i>He had never shown an interest in mating until he was caught getting intimate with the much younger Mildred, aged between 70 and 80.</i></p> <p><i>Museum staff put Henry’s newfound desire down to a cancer growth being removed from his bottom.</i></p>http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/44880169http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/44880169Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:28:45 +1200<object width="400" height="334" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://www2.funnyordie.com/public/flash/fodplayer.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value="key=64ad536a6d" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed width="400" height="334" flashvars="key=64ad536a6d" allowfullscreen="true" quality="high" src="http://www2.funnyordie.com/public/flash/fodplayer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br/><br/>Paris Hilton’s Energy Plan.http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/44870685http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/44870685Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:51:40 +1200<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/gtFI3TgVjc57v6jb93boTdK2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><a href="http://blog.last.fm/2008/08/01/quality-control">The Response Time Usage Meter at last.fm<br/></a>http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/44413624http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/44413624Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:35:30 +1200<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/gtFI3TgVjc0k3hkik9wUgkcd_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.geekologie.com/2007/07/handsoap.php">Hand soap (via Geekologie)</a></p> <p>This is freaking me out a little too much.</p>http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/43988358http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/43988358Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:19:03 +1200<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/gtFI3TgVjbqpvltq0h0fWHQx_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://nedroidcomics.livejournal.com/155691.html?nc=32">Nedroid Picture Diary - WOOF! I’M A GIRAFFE!</a></p> <p>This is the best wallpaper to ever decorate my desktop.</p>http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/43185923http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/43185923Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:57:17 +1200<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/eqcI9QXgjbo3qom3n7e5agUI_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.matthewekent.com/post/42960394/i-bought-a-wok-today-this-week-im-going-to-try">mattkent</a>:</p> <blockquote>I bought a wok today. This week I’m going to try cooking some Asian recipes, starting with Chinese and Thai. Hopefully I will remember to document my experiences this time, with photos and all.</blockquote> <p>My cheap steel wok is embued with the flavours of two or three years of meals from the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wagamama-Cookbook-Hugo-Arnold/dp/1904920233">Wagamama Cookbook</a>. It’s a great book because all the meals are designed for two people - it’s easy to double or triple the amounts if you’re cooking for friends. There are a bunch of quick & yummy noodle dishes, a lot of soups, and many, many tasty sauces.</p>http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/42988629http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/42988629Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:38:37 +1200“5. If you’ve known a guy for more than 24 hours, his sister is off limits forever, unless you actually marry her.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://mrflagg.livejournal.com/1521429.html?view=6834709#t6834709">mrflagg: Men’s Rules for Men</a></em>http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/42954445http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/42954445Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:29:00 +1200“Fuck the casual viewer. Seriously, who wants a casual viewer? If you’re a writer do you want a casual reader? I don’t want those people. Don’t want ‘em. Throwing them back. They’re like little fish on the hook. Throw ‘em back. I want the guy who’s come in who wants to be told a story. A story has a beginning, middle and an end.”<br/><br/> - <em><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/cultureshow/videos/2008/07/s5_e7_wire_extra/">David Simon</a>, creator of <i>The Wire</i>.(via <a href="http://errorgorilla.tumblr.com/">errorgorilla</a>)(via <a href="http://claudiacatalina.com/">claudia</a>)(via <a href="http://reblog.ronenv.com/">rore</a>)</p> <p>And fuck the emmys.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.peterwknox.com/">peterwknox</a>)</p></em>http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/42653361http://blog.cheerschopper.com/post/42653361Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:31:34 +1200