FDR serving hot dogs to the K&Q isn't a gaffe either - they had requested "authentic American cusine" so he threw a barbeque for them in the backyard at FDR's house in Hyde Park, NY. They loved it.

The author seems to have a non-standard definition of "gaffe."

Too bad Colossus: The Forbin Project didn't make the list, but it was nice to see BOSS from a cool episode of Doctor Who. I love those funky headphones he put on (and I didn't even have to watch the YouTube clip to remember - I'm that much of a geek!)

Well, like my old granddad used to say, "If a frog was rigged up to some kind of helicopter contraption, he wouldn't bump his ass a hoppin'"

Granddad was a man ahead of his time.

I hope they don't try to remove the Earth's core and replace it with a star drive. Because that would suck.

"It is forbidden to dump bodies into the river"

Oy, 26 bucks for one? I though it'd be neat to have 20 or so around the yard during evening barbecues (better than tiki torches) but that's a little expensive.

I always hated the Road Runner and rooted for Wile E. Coyote, super genius.

You can't read non-fiction for fun? Geez, 90% of my pleasure reading is non-fiction.

Is this pretty much the same thing as Project Gutenberg?

It looks like cord wood. I stacked more than that a couple of weeks ago. I don't think it's really that attractive (that's why my woodpile is out behind the garage) and woodpiles are also spider central.

I'm kind of glad that my name is so common it returns millions of hits.
How long before somebody names their kid "Neatorama?"

That's not Jesus, it's Snake Plissken!

Ah, see, that's what I get for taking a moment to check my facts. Scooped by a minute!

Jonathan Edwards, a singer-songwriter from the early 70's. I think that may have been his only hit.

Too bad Thor Heyerdahl is dead - he could take the solar powered version across the Atlantic.

Could someone explain to me why Starbucks is evil? I was always under the impression that they were a pretty progressive company, yet every progressive I see online hates them with a passion.
Note that I live in one of those odd black holes that doesn't have a Starbucks and I've never been to one, so maybe I'm missing something obvious.