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That quote was brutally ripped from the comments of this post featuring this image:

It just seems to fitting…

It is, without a doubt, my favorite.

If you haven’t watched “Arrested Development”, then you’re missing out on the best writing on television. The fact that those writers can consistently come up with such strong jokes, some of which span several episodes, is just plain impressive.

The premise of the show is as follows. George Bluth runs a construction company that builds homes, not unlike the ones you’re likely to see in the suburbs of any major city. Unfortunately, however, George has been dipping his hand in the company kitty (and other things in his secretary Kitty) and becomes jailed for an accounting scandal on the first episode of the first season. After that tramatic event, the family starts to fall apart. It’s up to the only responsible member of the Bluth family, George’s second oldest son, Michael, to try to keep the family in order.

Michael’s older brother GOB is a failing magician and “gigolo” who seems to have never worked in his life. Lindsay is Michael’s twin sister who married a failed (and possibly gay) psychiatrist named Tobias Fünke as a rebellion against her parents. Lindsay used to spend all her time (and her family’s money) supporting causes that she didn’t fully understand, like HOOP—an anti-circumcision group, but now she spends most of her time whining about how she can’t go shopping for new clothes anymore. Tobias, who has lost his license to practice psychiatry, is an aspiring actor who has done a stint as an understudy for the Blue Man Group.

Lindsay and Tobias have a daughter Maeby who is supposed to be around 15 years old, but has now scammed her way into a position as a studio executive where her father was (at one point) a security guard. Michael’s youngest brother, Buster, is a mama’s boy in the strictest sense of the phrase. His mother has groomed him to the point where he doesn’t function without her nearby. Speaking of their mother, Lucille is an alcoholic who never has a kind word for her children, except when she’s trying to play one off another to serve a personal purpose. Finally, Michael’s son George Michael is the classic nice guy… stepped on by everybody except his girlfriend, Ann who is the daughter of a pastor and a tightly wound Christian.

As you can see, it’s a dense show. It’s only been around two seasons, but there hasn’t been an episode that hasn’t made me laugh out loud. The point of this extremely long post? I’m just hoping to encourage people out their who haven’t seen the show to TiVo it and check it out—you won’t be sorry.

Normally I tend to ignore the silliness that pops up on April Fool’s Day, but I thought this bit from the EFF was just too good to let pass. Check it out:

Alpharetta, GA - Diebold Election Systems and Choicepoint, Inc., today announced a joint venture that could revolutionize the voting market. The concept is simple: combine Diebold’s demonstrated expertise in voting systems with Choicepoint’s superior data-mining techniques to produce PredictaVote™ – the first 100 percent voter-free, predictive voting system.

“The beauty of this approach is that it is self-correcting,” explained Choicepoint CEO Derrick Sithe. “If someone wants to increase the chances that his or her vote will be counted correctly, the voter simply needs to open up more of his or her life to our data-collection methods. Apply for more credit cards. Register for more grocery loyalty cards. Purchase more subscriptions. Fill out more warranty cards. Compare that to today’s paperless e-voting machines, where voters have no way to determine whether votes are accurately counted. There’s really no comparison.”

There’s more here. (I figured you’d appreciate this one, Jon.)

Somebody complained recently that I don't update this enough. That's probably true. So here I go with an update today.

The latest issue of The Onion contains this gem:

Bush To Iraqi Militants: 'Please Stop Bringing It On'
WASHINGTON, DC -- In an internationally televised statement Monday, President Bush modified a July 2003 challenge to Iraqi militants attacking U.S. forces. "Terrorists, Saddam loyalists, and anti-American insurgents: Please stop bringing it on now," Bush said at a Monday press conference. "Nine months and 500 U.S. casualties ago, I may have invited y'all to bring it on, but as of today, I formally rescind that statement. I would officially like for you to step back." The president added that the "it" Iraqis should stop bringing includes gunfire, bombings, grenade attacks, and suicide missions of all types.

That rag always makes me giggle.

Today's strip of The Boondocks is, also, good for a laugh, but it seems reminiscent of a bit on David Cross' album, Shut Up You Fucking Baby! (who, by the way, is about to release a new album titled It's Not Funny).