Whim contributor Matt Passet, whose last CD purchase was in 2001 (Dave Matthews Band’s “I Did It” single), returns with a conversation between a jazz legend known as “the Prince of Darkness” and a classical composer referred to as “the God of Music.”
Continue to the full post→From the Diary of Representative Joe Barton (R – TX)
After Texas representative Joe Barton’s curious apology to the head of BP, Whim contributor Gregory Beyer called in a few favors and ultimately got his hands on Barton’s diary. As it turns out, this was not the first time in his life such an apology was delivered.
Continue to the full post→Whimmers and Losers: Case 8
Ruling the roost or last in the pecking order? Whim decides.
WHIMMER
The love child of Klaus Nomi and showgirl Hedda Hopper.
LOSER
The bastard offspring of Nomi from Showgirls and Dennis Hopper.
A Conversation Between an American Soccer Player and a Player from Slovenia During a Break in Action at a World Cup Match – A Tournament I Assume Is Still Going On
From the pen of Matt Passet, Whim’s most grabby contributor, comes a short exchange between rival World Cup competitors; a conversation Matt somehow was able to decipher through the 120 dB drone of vuvuzela.
Continue to the full post→Tuesdays with Vinnie
As part of Whim’s ongoing mission to quell the inner turmoil of its readers, we present our latest weekly feature, Tuesdays with Vinnie. Read on as Italian-American insult comic Vincent “Vinnie” Meatballs dispenses advice on dilemmas large and small. It’s old country wisdom by way of New Jersey with a giant mouthful of meatballs.
Continue to the full post→A Few Problems I Have with My Roommate, Who Happens to be a Penguin
Whim contributors Kevin McCaffrey and Jaimie Hughes chronicle the nine inevitable foibles that come with living with someone who loves the cold, always wears formal attire, and, perhaps most importantly, happens to be a flightless bird.
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