Badabing’s Badaboom has posted a glossary of New York-New Jersey N’Italian slang terms.

Several weeks ago I was at a family function in New York. On the way home I was talking to my wife while waving my hands, making faces, and using words and phrases that cracked her up. She astutely pointed out that, whenever I'm in the same room with my relatives for more than five minutes, I make an interesting transition from the well-spoken Ivy League-educated hornster that I usually am to someone who is straight off the set of a Sopranos episode. My first reaction was to throw up my hands and reply "Whaddya talkin?"

Wondering what to get your friends for the fifth anniversary of 9-11? Just in time, National Collector's Mint has created a World Trade Center Memorial Coin. Just $49.95. No, wait! For a limited time, you can honor the 2,996 victims for the special introductory price of $29.95! There is a catch. You can only buy five at a time.

"These commemoratives may well be among the most historically meaningful collectibles you will ever own."

And if they sell out, I'm ready to call the War on Terror for us.

The hell with Sesame Street.

And if you haven't seen Episode 1 of the animated Tek Jansen adventures you are missing a blessing.

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There is a really great and unique (all natural and organic) pizzeria called Slice. Even more unique is their advertising. This is a page from their manifesto/brochure.

You can see the rest of it on The Sherman Foundation Blog.

Via AdFreak. Looks like kharma is having a field day today. Check out Ronald McHummer.

Really...guys, this is just...I don't know what to say. I knew you were planning something...but THIS. I mean, I can't thank you enough. I thought, maybe I'd get Is Rumsfeld Senile? Or, Is Cheney one of the four horsemen of the Apocolypse? But this. All I can say is, first round in 2008 is on me (if the country's still in one piece).

(By the way...well played, MSNBC. You knew if you put up a graphic like that, I wouldn't be able to resist posting the video goodness for all to see. Round one to you, Scarborough. But we'll meet again.)

You'd think a marriage proposal would be enough, but this guy proceeds to hit the dollar on the wheel, and win the showcase. I think Bob almost peed himself. (Via OutHouseRag)

And if you didn't already know...big fan.

Every calorie counts when you’re dieting. Use this site to figure out how many calories you can burn during various sexual activities. I was especially impressed with the additional amount of calories burned if you get caught!

More dieting tips and nonsense today at Miss Cellania. If you want to know more about a woman’s obsession with her weight, see Does My Butt Look Big In This?

Ellen Burstyn's Best Supporting Actress nod sure has the outrage flowing. Is her 14-second, 38-word performance in the HBO movie Mrs. Harris Emmy-worthy? Most probably not. But after doing some poking around, it's hard to get all worked up. To me, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences was forever compromised in 1987.

That year, The Facts of Life was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling. If the above picture doesn't deem that ridiculous, check out this George Clooney gem. The fact is, The Facts lost (to Moonlighting). Nevertheless, the Academy still celebrated Blair Warner's 'do. So I can't wax indignant about Burstyn today.

But that doesn't mean I'm not excited about the Emmys. Don't own a TV? Don't worry. Here are ten conversational nuggets to get you through Emmy season. You did realize it was Emmy season, right?

• The name "Emmy" was derived from the term "immy," which described the image orthicon tubes common in early TV cameras.

• Cops has been nominated four times (Outstanding Informational Series, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994).

• In 1992, NBC's Wings had nominees for Best Supporting Actor and Actress – for guest stars Tyne Daly and Kelsey Grammer (reaching to play psychiatrist Frasier Crane). Tony "Antonio Scarpacci" Shalhoub would grin and bear it for eleven more years before being recognized for Monk.

- Every once in a while, when life gets you down, you need to stop and smell the roses. Or, watch a flying lawnmower.
- You've seen the video of a woman photographing herself every day for three years, right? How about nine months?
- Via AdFreak. When they start creating websites for Jimmy Conners' new hip, it may be time to shut down the web.
- Ever heard of Death Race 2000? If not, you don't know the thrill of the 100 point bonus for running over an old lady.
- And a thoughtful gesture from HBO. They've created a video to send your boss if he asks you to work on the weekend.

Warning: For those of a sensitive nature, the links below are NOT safe for work, not by a LONG shot. Consider yourself duly warned.

Here's a new fashion site for Shai clothing, which, I have no doubt is a European manufacturer, But the site itself is a beautifully shot piece of interactive flash video that melds the JC Penney catalog with hard core sex. Yes, you read that right. One of the most provocative, sexual and downright interesting pieces I've seen in a long time.

Once again - not safe for work. Now, head over to sexpacking.com to see what I'm talking about (you'll have to type that one in yourself, as I'm a little too embarrassed to hotlink.) Makes Calvin Klein seem very demur.