TWO FIDDY

For this, my quarter-of-a-millionth post,* I figured I'd "celebrate" with a bit of a super-recap. Here's a slipshod list of some of the best-ever Alt85 posts. If you've got any other favorites (particularly if you're one of the handful of crazies who actually read this business with any regularity), then please feel free to share them by "commenting" below.

So I began this blog in June 2008, intending only to combat George McFly syndrome; now, 250 days later,* Alternate 1985 is the most-read blog by people Googling "Ke Huy Quan spooky synagogue Kissinger." You've come a long way, baby!

Here are some of my favorites, more or less randomly selected and put more or less randomly into more or less random categories—in no order. Enjoy!

POPULARITY CONTEST

Y'all prefer:

#1: YJPFA

#2: go humans go

#3: script coverage

GOD, IT'S GOD, I SEE GOD!

Don't be afraid to call yourself an atheist.

Don't be afraid not to believe in the afterlife.

Don't be afraid to spell God with an O.

Don't be afraid to do Math on Hanukkah.

Also: peering into the god-shaped hole (highlights: heathe, tan line)

('CAUSE YOU KNOW YOU EAT SHELLFISH)

random, unconnected thoughts on the subject of Judaism

Israel, I'm just not into you.

THE PHYSICAL ACT OF LOVE. COITUS. DO YOU LIKE IT?

what to call sex

what the ladies call sex

how to pick up women

CARY DOESN'T READ NOVELS, YOU THINK HE'S A HOMO??

Questions about Infinite Jest (written soon before the author's death, coincidentally)

The death of the author—that particular author.

Some of what that author wrote was really, really good.

Some other writers are good, too—but then, what's "good"?

WE CRAZY—I THINK I WANNA HAVE OUR BABY

How we lose track of what we want and who we are.

How we don't even know how we do what we do.

How we're drawn to the pleasure that destroys.

How we allow Fæcebook to eat us alive.

STARRING EVERYBODY...AND ME!

One of the first movies I ever saw.

Kneel before Zod.

$500,000/year if the black guy isn't getting screwed.

Yes, yes, he was very good in The Dark Knight.

Godzilla vs. IIH (cult classic)

DON'T MIND ME: I'M JUST VICIOUSLY MOCKING YOU

You Eiffel Tower Paris?

Come for the custom skin regimens, stay for the dark spots and scars.

Do you prefer dogs or cats? We don't give a shit! Give us money!

Wow, thanks, Dentyne, your hearts are obviously in the right place!

Your entries and my entries to The New Yorker's wonderful caption contest!

DEMOCRACY, POLITICS, AND THE MAN

Who are "the people"?

Alien vs. Clinton

President Barack Obama

A very bad man.

the stakes

FIGHT THIS GENERATION

Disconnect your Internet machine.

Maintain radio silence.

They're brainwashing your kids.

How do you teach when you don't care what's true?

Irony isn't the enemy. Junk irony is the enemy.

Sentiment ≠ sentimentality.

UNCATEGORIZABLE**

I like words.

These words, for example.

My 25 random things.

Not exactly sure what this one's about.

The wily octopus.

Weird: I just quickly & carelessly counted the posts linked to from this one, and it would appear—again, I'm no mathemagician, and I am 100% unwilling to do a recount (I mean, I do have a life, you know)—that there are exactly 50! I swear I didn't plan it, just happened that way. And 50 is the square root of 250!!* How do you like that??

It's an amazing world we're living in, folks. An amazing, an amazing world.

You're my best friend.

* If you want better math, you know where to go.

** To be fair, I didn't try.