August 2006

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Kindred Spirits

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Posted by Corey Anderson at August 31, 2006 9:45 AM | Comments (0)

 

Pres. Bush gives Fats Domino Presidential Medal of Freedom filled with delicious milk chocolate

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Posted by Corey Anderson at August 30, 2006 5:28 PM | Comments (0)

 

The New Odd Couple

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One's a slow-witted leader of the free world, the other a struggling musician. Expect a hurricane of laughs when they move into a remodeled New Orleans house together in "Dubya Trouble," coming this fall to the CW.

Posted by Corey Anderson at August 30, 2006 4:44 PM | Comments (0)

 

Dairy Princess realizes greatest achievement will eventually be a breakfast condiment

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Posted by Corey Anderson at August 28, 2006 6:45 AM | Comments (0)

 

American Idle Friday Random Ten (8/25)

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Joining Rox Pop, TBogg, and Just a Cool Cat, et al., here's the American Idle Friday Random Ten:

1. Brown Eyed Girl - Steel Pulse
2. In the Jailhouse Now - The Soggy Bottom Boys
3. Kill Eye - Crowded House
4. Watch Your Step (Acoustic) - Ted Hawkins
5. Beat Surrender - The Jam
6. Somewhere in Ohio - The Jayhawks
7. Bus Stop Boxer - Eels
8. Pitch to Voltage - David Byrne & Brian Eno
9. One Love/People Get Ready - Bob Marley & the Wailers
10. Coming Up Close - 'Til Tuesday

Tell me yours!

Posted by Corey Anderson at August 25, 2006 6:58 AM | Comments (7)

 

The conservative Kama Sutra

MSNBC's Tucker Carlson demonstrates a modified "Stag," for married, consenting hetero couples, for the purposes of procreation only.

Posted by Corey Anderson at August 24, 2006 2:14 PM | Comments (0)

 

Corpus Obscura: National Lampoon co-founder dead at 59

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Robert K. Hoffman, one of the three founders of the irreverent National Lampoon magazine, died Sunday at a Dallas hospital. He had suffered from leukemia since December. Hoffman, Henry Beard, and Doug Kenney co-founded the humor magazine spawned from the Harvard Lampoon while Hoffman was still a student. The magazine spun off successful films, the best known being Animal House. The trio sold their interest in National Lampoon in 1975. Later in life, Hoffman became known for his philanthropy, and was lauded in Business Week as one of the top 50 philanthropists for 2005. "He had an exceptional pair of talents," Beard recalled in the Tuesday edition of The Dallas Morning News, "he was extremely smart, and utterly fearless." Hoffman was 59.

Posted by Corey Anderson at August 23, 2006 3:57 PM | Comments (1)

 

President Stinkbutt

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U.S. News & World Report: He loves to cuss, gets a jolly when a mountain biker wipes out trying to keep up with him, and now we're learning that the first frat boy loves flatulence jokes. A top insider let that slip when explaining why President Bush is paranoid around women, always worried about his behavior. But he's still a funny, earthy guy who, for example, can't get enough of fart jokes. He's also known to cut a few for laughs, especially when greeting new young aides, but forget about getting people to gas about that. [h/t Michael Miller]

Posted by Corey Anderson at August 23, 2006 2:03 PM | Comments (2)

 

Not quite the "Osama to strike" memo, but...

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Posted by Corey Anderson at August 21, 2006 8:57 AM | Comments (0)

 

Saturday cat blogging

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Chlöe has the ability to sleep anywhere, even on furniture from the Carter era.

Posted by Corey Anderson at August 19, 2006 3:51 PM | Comments (1)

 

"That one stinks worse than my Mid-East policy."

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Posted by Corey Anderson at August 18, 2006 10:08 AM | Comments (1)

 

American Idle Friday Random Ten (8/18)

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Joining Rox Pop, TBogg, and Justacoolcat, et al., here's the American Idle Friday Random Ten:

1. Within Your Reach - The Replacements
2. Dream Brother - Jeff Buckley
3. Hey Baby - No Doubt
4. Daffodil Lament - The Cranberries
5. Rock of Gibraltar - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
6. Don't Dream It's Over - Sixpence None The Richer
7. If I Should Fall From Grace With God - The Pogues
8. Hot Lava - Perry Farrell & D.V.D.A.
9. Los Picapiedra (Flintstones Theme) - Los Toros Band
10. A Bomb In Wardour Street - The Jam

Tell me yours!

Posted by Corey Anderson at August 18, 2006 6:44 AM | Comments (6)

 

Brad Childress puts Vikings locker room bartender on probation following the Robinson incident

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Posted by Corey Anderson at August 17, 2006 4:03 PM | Comments (0)

 

Breaking News: He's a Taurus, and his favorite ice cream flavor is butter pecan

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Since when is trivial background information "breaking news?" Yeah, yeah, I get why it's an interesting fact, but not quite worth CNN breaking out the big red banner.

Posted by Corey Anderson at August 17, 2006 11:39 AM | Comments (0)

 

Corpus Obscura: Japan's richest man dead at 76

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Japan's richest man, Yasuo Takei, who gained fame and fortune as the founder of the consumer credit company Takefuji Corp., died Thursday, August 10, of liver failure at his home in Tokyo. In Forbes magazine's listing of the world's billionaires, Takei was ranked number one with $5.4 billion in assets. Takei founded Fuji Shoji, in 1966, and renamed it Takefuji in 1974. During Takei's tenure, Takefuji became the country's consumer loan industry leader. His reputation was tarnished, however, in 2004 by his conviction on charges he ordered the wiretapping of a journalist who had written articles criticizing the company. Takei was 76.

Posted by Corey Anderson at August 16, 2006 4:35 PM | Comments (0)

 

Corpus Obscura: WW II ace Besby Holmes dead at 88

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Lt. Col. Besby Frank Holmes, a World War II fighter pilot who took part in the successful mission to kill the Japanese admiral who planned the Pearl Harbor attack, died of a stroke July 23 at Marin General Hospital. Holmes was a member of the 67th Pursuit Squadron, and his most famous mission came after American cryptographers cracked a Japanese naval code that revealed the itinerary of Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, the architect of the Pearl Harbor attack. Holmes's was among the 16 fighter planes that ambushed Yamamoto in early 1943. Holmes's career included service in the U.S. Army Air Corps and the U.S. Air Force from 1941 to 1968, serving in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, earning the Navy Cross, three Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Legion of Merit, and the Air Medal. He was 88.

Posted by Corey Anderson at August 15, 2006 10:09 AM | Comments (0)

 

Corpus Obscura: Leader of the Friendship Nine dead at 64

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Robert McCullough, who led a group of black students in a landmark civil rights protest 45 years ago, died Monday, August 7. In February 1961, McCullough, along with eight other black students from Friendship Junior College, had demanded service at the whites-only McCrory's lunch counter in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and were charged with trespassing and breach of peace. The group, which became known as the Friendship Nine, chose to serve 30 days in jail on a chain gang instead of paying the $100 fine. The protest came around the first anniversary of a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, by four students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College, that helped galvanize the civil rights movement. McCullough was 64.

Posted by Corey Anderson at August 14, 2006 9:28 AM | Comments (0)

 

Corpus Obscura: "Frank & Ernest" cartoonist dead at 81

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Bob Thaves, the writer and illustrator of the nationally syndicated comic strip "Frank & Ernest," died Tuesday, August 1, of respiratory failure at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Torrance, California. The strip, which was syndicated in 1972, features a pair of disheveled punsters who comment on science, world politics, and current events, sometimes travelling through time and space to achieve the inevitable punchline. "Frank & Ernest" is distributed to 1,300 newspapers worldwide and is read by more than 25 million people a day. According to its syndicator, United Media, "Frank & Ernest" was the first newspaper cartoon to use block lettering; the first single panel strip; the first to use comic book-style digital coloring for the Sunday pages; and one of the first to have its own website, launched in 1997. Thaves's son, Tom, who has collaborated on the strip for the past nine years, will continue to produce it. Bob Thaves was 81.

Posted by Corey Anderson at August 11, 2006 12:29 PM | Comments (0)

 

American Idle Friday Random Ten (8/11)

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Joining Rox Pop, TBogg, and Justacoolcat, et al., here's the American Idle Friday Random Ten:

1. The Light Is Always Green - The Housemartins
2. Hollywood - The Cranberries
3. Fiesta - The Pogues
4. I Feel Possessed - Crowded House
5. Rebel Rebel - Seu Jorge
6. Love Is Only A Feeling - The Darkness
7. Beech Boys - His Name Is Alive
8. Spirit - Bauhaus
9. Bon Ton Roulet - Clifton Chenier
10. Patisserie (Demo) - Faux Jean

Tell me yours!

Posted by Corey Anderson at August 11, 2006 6:41 AM | Comments (9)

 

Fidel Castro finally makes his first public appearance following surgery

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(Apologies to Matt Groening)

Posted by Corey Anderson at August 10, 2006 1:16 PM | Comments (0)

 

Top Ten ways Mark Kennedy has proven he's totally bipartisan and not a lackey for Bush and the GOP

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· Mark loves kitties, and it's very clear: Bush is a "dog person"

· Allowed Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) to have the last Buffalo wing from the appetizer platter they were splitting at a Georgetown Applebee's

· Has seen at least four episodes of "The West Wing"

· Enjoys many of Paul Newman's tasty salad dressings despite variances in their ideologies

· Helped Congressman Bart Stupak (D-MI) finish a TV Guide crossword puzzle by knowing the name of the dog on "7th Heaven"

· Bush: Godfather, Kennedy: Godfather II all the way

· Would never give a German chancellor a back rub even if it meant peace on Earth

· Agrees with Congressman Neil Abercrombie (D-HI) that the designated hitter is a bullshit position

· Many times has glanced at Doonesbury on his way to Mallard Fillmore

· Has John Kerry as a MySpace friend

Posted by Corey Anderson at August 7, 2006 6:46 AM | Comments (2)

 

Saturday cat blogging

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For eating plants and barfing on the rug, ten minutes in kitty jail.

Posted by Corey Anderson at August 5, 2006 11:26 AM | Comments (0)

 

President Bush sends a special envoy to broker a Mid East peace deal

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"He's a shoot-from-the-hip kinda straight-talkin' guy, with a lot of spunk, and he can pound 'em like I used to, before Laura took my fun away. He claims he's got a solution, which is what we're lookin' for..."

Posted by Corey Anderson at August 4, 2006 3:21 PM | Comments (0)

 

American Idle Friday Random Ten (8/4)

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Joining Rox Pop, TBogg, and Pharyngula, here's the American Idle Friday Random Ten:

1. Caravan - Groove Junkies
2. Start! - Beastie Boys feat. Miho Hatori
3. Murder (Or A Heart Attack) - Old 97's
4. Good Night - The Beatles
5. Enlightenment - Van Morrison
6. Fly - Nick Drake
7. Green Eyes - Coldplay
8. He Wants You - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
9. News Of The World - The Jam
10. The Kissaway - Mates of State

Tell me yours!

Posted by Corey Anderson at August 4, 2006 6:30 AM | Comments (8)

 

Evolution's foes lose ground in Kansas, refuse to look for jobs with CareerBuilder.com

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Thought the story of conservative creationists losing control of the Kansas Board of Education below the ad featuring the middle-manager monkey was amusing. (Click to enlarge the screenshot)

UPDATE: A variation on the theme

Posted by Corey Anderson at August 2, 2006 2:29 PM | Comments (0)

 

I swerve for Jesus

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Posted by Corey Anderson at August 2, 2006 10:06 AM | Comments (0)

 

Corpus Obscura: John Hinckley's lawyer dead at 75

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Vincent J. Fuller, the famed Washington attorney who successfully defended would-be presidential assassin John Hinckley, died last week of lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Hinckley shot President Reagan, press secretary James Brady and two law enforcers, outside a Washington hotel on March 30, 1981. Retained within hours of the shooting, the lawyer centered his defense on Hinckley's mental state, maintaining the gunman was delusional, insane, and obsessed with the actress Jodie Foster. During Fuller's career he also defended boxer Mike Tyson and Teamster union boss Jimmy Hoffa. He was 75.

Posted by Corey Anderson at August 2, 2006 9:28 AM | Comments (0)

 

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