Haven’t had anything to say (or the time to say it) in awhile, but sometimes life just hands you a gift.

Today, I got a comment on a post from April 5, a post which contained only pictures of my neighbors’ house being torn apart by fire. The comment? Read on:

Hi there, I’ve just now found your site whilst I’m hunting on Google as I am seeking some info on electric cellos!. It’s an interesting website so I bookmarked you and I intend to come back another day to have a better browse when I’ll more free time.

— Roxie Fexler

Well of course! Why WOULDN’T you come to my website, and specifically a post about a burning building, to find more information on electric cellos?! But what’s weird is that Roxie seems to be an expert on electric cellos already, since when I clicked the link of her name, it took me here:

Yours truly happened upon a site people use to do illegal downloading, and this was the biggest ad on the page. What does it say about faith, digital disobedience, and the state of human relationships? I don’t know, but it’s pretty funny.

Did I click? Of course! From the site:

This is an ideal destination for Christian men and women to find friends, dates, and even soul mates, all within the faith. In just minutes, you can create a profile and be ready to mingle with other members in your area. Our vast membership base and user-friendly interface make ChristianMingle.com a source of Christian romance around the world.

Enjoy our chat rooms, instant messenger, message boards, Bible verse of the day, searchable Bible, and many other great features. Sign up today to start enjoying the Christian community at ChristianMingle.com.

And here’s a quote from a happy couple:

Jason and I were matched through CM … After a few weeks, we went on our first date and when we finished what we had planned, we decided to go to WalMart and walk around so we could talk longer. Before we knew it, 5 hours had passed. … It has been an incredible experience and we both feel that the other is the last person we are going to date (hint hint)!

Thanks ChristianMingle! Thanks WalMart!

Rome Kandi: Host with the most!

A smattering of weird things you should read/watch/think about:

1.) “I Survived a Japanese Game Show”: The first entry is the most recent: I just found it 5 minutes ago! Sure, it has a lot of stupid American “reality” junk on it, but in its defense it boasts a.) the host from “Unbeatable Banzuke,” b.) lots of hypercolor graphics and audience shouting; and c.) some pretty bizarre games. The one I just watched was called “Squishy Squid Face;” the one embedded below is an elegantly simple challenge called “Bonk.” (Rest of the best after the jump.)

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Leonid "Cosmos" Chernovetsky, mayor of Kiev, Ukraine, poses in front of journalists to demostrate his health. Meanwhile, at the White House, President Obama writes a note-to-self. (Photo via AP)

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The ugliest ad on earth? Maybe not, but it’s certainly worth a look. (Click it, it’ll get bigger.)

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I try not to blatantly rip off other bloggers very often, but Larison picked this up and it’s too funny not to pass on.

What on earth is this? Well, it is an interview between Michael Steele and ABC Radio’s Curtis Sliwa, but beyond that I don’t know how else to describe it:

SLIWA: Now, using a little bit of that street terminology, are you giving him [Jindal] any Slum love, Michael?

STEELE: (laughter)

SLIWA: Because he is — when guys look at him and young women look at him — they say oh, that’s the slumdog millionaire, governor. So, give me some slum love.

STEELE: I love it. (inaudible) … some slum love out to my buddy. Gov. Bobby Jindal is doing a friggin’ awesome job in his state. He’s really turned around on some core principles — like hey, government ought not be corrupt. The good stuff … the easy stuff. [bold mine-R]

No explanation needed on why it’s funny, but I concur with Daniel — no idea what that is. Click the link above to read the whole thing.

I happened upon a Facebook ad telling me how rich I can get if I follow Paul’s plan. I clicked his link and it took me here. Which is where I found this. See if you can figure out how I know it’s a sham (aside from the obvious shammy-ness of it, obviously) — you may need to click and enlarge it.

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Oh, how I wish I had been fortunate enough to have a presidential candidate walk into my front yard. And have it taped by the media. And have my named mentioned 20 times during a debate. If it had been me, maybe I could have “secured my dream.”

As it stands, it’s not me — it’s Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, better known as Joe the Plumber. I’d already heard he’d secured an agent in Nashville for a country music career; turns out, that’s not the half of it. Over at SecureOurDream.com, Joe’s not only blogging, but shilling a book that he won’t be writing a word of hasn’t written yet, AND a $14.95 subscription to the Joe the Plumber fan club.

The design is awful (though it’s noted that “SECUREOURDREAM.COM VERSION-2 [why the hyphen?] COMING SOON”), and the blog post too innocuous to really get rabid pro-plumber conservatives on their feet:

Congratulations to Barack Obama. The American electorate has decided that he will be our next president. As I have stated, I will honor and support my president, but there will be no free ride. When President-Elect Obama takes office in January, his term of service to the American people begins. We wish our new president blessings of wisdom and good judgment, and we pray he hearkens to our voice if ever we feel our American Dream is being threatened. It will be a loud voice, so good luck trying to ignore it.

None of the links go anywhere, really, except to “coming soon” or more ads for the book. My friend Adam notes that this is probably about a month too late… who really cares about Joe the Plumber at this point? I do think, however, that he might make a good sitcom star — the straight-laced, hard-luck husband whose wife is always getting into shenanigans and whose friends are always looking to him for advice. He’d definitely be as good as Jeff Foxworthy, right?

Click here to read all about it.