Tag Archives: amazon.com

About pedophilia and censorship

Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2010 by Avitable

Pedophilia to us humans is a bit like Kryptonite is to Superman. Have you ever seen any incarnation of Superman where someone approaches him with Kryptonite? He stumbles, usually closes his eyes, sticks his hand out and just flails wildly, … Continue reading →

Posted in Serious stuff | Tagged amazon, amazon.com, cecilyk, censorship, drama, first amendment, freedom of speech, overreaction, pedophilia | 287 Comments

Amazon Fail – more to the story #amazonfail

Posted on Monday, April 13, 2009 by Avitable

As some of you may have read, Amazon.com has begun pulling the sales rank numbers from several gay and lesbian books, claiming that the books are “adult” and should be excluded from some searches and lists. You can also do … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged amazon.com, amazonfail, avitable, censorship, comedy, glbt, humor, jeff bezos, jezebel, parody, sales ranks, satire | 27 Comments

Lazy Sunday 50

Posted on Sunday, August 10, 2008 by Avitable

Welcome to the 50th and final edition of Lazy Sunday! I’ve been enjoying doing these contests but the time and effort involved writing them every Saturday started to seem reversely proportional to the number of people who entered. It also … Continue reading →

Posted in Memes and more | Tagged amazon.com, avitable, contest, fun, ipod, ipod touch, lazy-blogging, meme, memes, movie-quotes, movies, myspace, prizes, surveys | 31 Comments

Lazy Sunday XLIX

Posted on Sunday, August 3, 2008 by Avitable

Welcome to the penultimate 49th Edition of Lazy Sunday! I don’t know if I’m just making these too hard or if everybody’s just really hungover on Sundays recently, but the results were pretty miserable – skip to the end of … Continue reading →

Posted in Memes and more, Serious stuff | Tagged amazon.com, avitable, contest, fun, ipod, ipod touch, lazy-blogging, meme, memes, movie-quotes, movies, myspace, prizes, surveys | Leave a comment

Lazy Sunday XLVIII

Posted on Sunday, July 27, 2008 by Avitable

Welcome to the 48th Edition of Lazy Sunday! Boy, you guys really sucked last week. Really. The most that anyone got right was 6, and there were five questions that nobody got right at all. I’m so ashamed of all … Continue reading →

Posted in Memes and more | Tagged amazon.com, avitable, contest, fun, lazy-blogging, meme, memes, movie-quotes, movies, myspace, prizes, surveys | 20 Comments

Lazy Sunday XXXIV

Posted on Sunday, April 6, 2008 by Avitable

You can find last week’s answers and contest winner in an extended entry, but now it’s time for today’s Lazy Sunday contest! This week’s prize is a Palm-size RC Helicopter that actually flies! Everyone has a chance at winning, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Memes and more | Tagged amazon.com, avitable, contest, fun, gift-certificate, lazy-blogging, meme, memes, movie-quotes, movies, myspace, surveys | 45 Comments

Lazy Sunday XXXIII

Posted on Sunday, March 30, 2008 by Avitable

You can find last week’s answers and contest winner in an extended entry, but now it’s time for today’s Lazy Sunday contest! This week’s prize is another iPod Shuffle! Everyone has a chance at winning, so don’t be shy! I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Memes and more | Tagged amazon.com, avitable, contest, fun, gift-certificate, lazy-blogging, meme, memes, movie-quotes, movies, myspace, surveys | 37 Comments

Lazy Sunday XXXII

Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2008 by Avitable

You can find last week’s answers and contest winner in an extended entry, but now it’s time for today’s Lazy Sunday contest! This week’s prize is a $30 Amazon.com Gift Card! Everyone has a chance at winning, so don’t be … Continue reading →

Posted in Memes and more | Tagged amazon.com, avitable, contest, fun, gift-certificate, lazy-blogging, meme, memes, movie-quotes, movies, myspace, surveys | 56 Comments