Joining Rox Pop, TBogg, Pharyngula, and Feministe, (while Gisleson FARTs into his new server) here's the American Idle Friday Random Ten:

1. King Henry V's Conquest of France - Richard Thompson
2. Look At That Old Grizzly Bear - Mark Mothersbaugh
3. 30 Century Man - Scott Walker
4. White Girl - Soul Coughing
5. Wild Honey Pie - The Beatles
6. Mendocino County Line - Willie Nelson
7. Believer - BT
8. Starman - Mates of State
9. Everything I Said - The Cranberries
10. A Quick One While He's Away - The Who

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