Actors Who Were Too Old to Play Teens But Did Anyway »

The Mathletes Club here at UsedWigs High have compiled a classroom full of actors who were well past their teenage years when they portrayed high-schoolers on the big and small screens

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New Facebook Terms You Should Know! »

Commental Error- This is when a Facebook rookie or clueless user makes a completely off-topic comment on your post thread instead of posting directly on your wall or sending you a message. Misguided Missive – The king of newbie mistakes, inadvertently “posting” (publicly) on someone’s wall instead of sending them a “message” (privately).

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Funny: How to Make A TV News Segment »

The series is a comic, thoughtful and acerbic analysis of recent news coverage. Newswipe also looks at the way the news is presented to the public. Experts are on hand to pick apart certain stories and analyse the news media’s obsessions.

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Much Better Names for Coffee Shops with Free Wi-Fi »

# Welcome Back Squatter
# See Ya Loiter!
# Café Au Layabout
# The Writer’s Block
# American Idle Cafe
# Room for Mooch
# 30 Chairs, One Outlet

and many more!

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Ricky Gervais on Sesame Street: Celebrity Lullabies »

High on my list of favorite things: the self-acknowledging and extremely self-satisfied glance of Ricky Gervais.

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UsedWigs Radio Podcast 70: Holiday Special with Brian Seymour »

Musical Guest: Brian Seymour. Playlist: Dismemberment Plan, Sufjan Stevens, Brian Seymour, Centro-matic. Topics: Scott’s Mister Microphone, Jeff’s Made-Up Belgian History, Todd’s Perv Mustache, Brian’s Man Voice, Most Popular Holidays Albums, Top Songs of The Year, Billy Squier, Hall & Oates, Kings of Leon’s Very Bad Song, Chinese Music Fans, Feast of Seven Fishes, Ethnic Holiday Foods, Home Recording vs Studio Recording, Donut Thursday and Movie Talk!

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Tonight on Your Local News! »

Headlines ripped from the pages of our book Quality Workday Distractions, available now for gift giving! Remember, comedian Jim Gaffigan says, “UsedWigs.com is like the bacon of the internet. Mmm. UsedWigs.”

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Holiday Shopping Tips 2009 »

HOLIDAY_TIPS

One large credit card bill will make you sad, so open a new card at each store you go to, including Cinnabon and Christmas City. Do not shop online. Somalis will hijack your credit card info. The Purell Dispenser/Ambulance Transformer is the season’s must-have toy. The online discount promo code for John Mayer’s new CD is “$UPERDOUCHE” Gift receipts show a lack of confidence in your purchases. Do not give them out. And more!!

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Gift Idea: UsedWigs “Quality Workday Distractions” Book »

I’m pretty certain the Internet will blow up soon, and with that, millions upon million of nonsense-filled webpages and countless gigs of nut-punching videos will be lost forever. Sad, but it’s inevitable.
That’s why I gathered up some of my favorite musings from this website and put them in book form.

They shall be preserved for the future generation of belligerent, ferocious apes who will one day enslave all humans and rule the earth… and learn to read. In that exact order. So, that’s why this book is staring you in the face. It’s for the apes.

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UsedWigs Radio Podcast 65: Interview with Colin Hay »

Colin Hay on UsedWigs Radio!

Interview: Colin Hay. Topics: Back from Summer Vacay, Innis & Gunn Beer, Netflix: Mac to TV, Future of Album Cover Art?, Cracker Jack and Miracle Whip Stink, Classic Sports and Game Shows, Russ Introduces Food-based Shout Outs… Orange Marmalade! Playlist: No Age, A Lull, Colin Hay, Daniel Johnston & The Very Best.

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