December 2006

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President Bush calls on the nation to observe "Casual Friday" in honor of President Gerald Ford

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Posted by Corey Anderson at December 29, 2006 1:12 PM | Comments (1)

 

American Idle Friday Random Ten (12/29)

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Once again, lots of love to the Blotter and Corpus Obscurum from the Big Swede this week, for American Idle, not so much. I hope everyone has a happy new year. From "happy" "new" "year" smart playlists...

1. Happy Hour - The Housemartins
2. Happy Days - Ted Hawkins
3. Happy Meal - The Cardigans
4. New Feet - Brian Eno & David Byrne
5. New Amsterdam - Elvis Costello
6. New Orleans Instrumental No. 1 - R.E.M.
7. New Slang - The Shins
8. Years Go By - Split Enz
9. 100 Years - Blues Traveler
10. Golden Years - David Bowie

Tell me yours!

Posted by Corey Anderson at December 29, 2006 6:59 AM | Comments (7)

 

Who you callin' a ho-ho-ho?

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Yours truly joined a few dozen other jolly, old elves for a Santa Pub Crawl through Northeast Minneapolis last weekend. Click on the photo to spot the reindeer, the Santa pimp, and even Mr. Grinch.

Posted by Corey Anderson at December 28, 2006 12:16 PM | Comments (3)

 

Merry Christmas from American Idle

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Posted by Corey Anderson at December 24, 2006 8:45 AM | Comments (0)

 

American Idle Friday Random Ten (12/22)

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Lots of love to the Blotter and Corpus Obscurum from the Big Swede this week, for American Idle, not so much...

1. Shooting Up in Vain (T-Ray Remix) - Eagle Eye Cherry
2. Naked Pictures (of Your Mother) - Electric Six
3. Secure Yourself - Indigo Girls
4. Asleep - The Smiths
5. Little Jonathan/The Wall - Paul Cantelon
6. France Blues - Koerner, Ray & Glover
7. That's Entertainment - Morrissey
8. Caravan - Groove Junkies
9. God Put a Smile Upon Your Face - Coldplay
10. Blue - The Jayhawks

Tell me yours!

Posted by Corey Anderson at December 22, 2006 7:55 AM | Comments (10)

 

American Idle Friday Random Ten (12/15)

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

1. All the Things You C# - Charles Mingus
2. By Way of Sorrow - Cry Cry Cry
3. Don't Know Why - Norah Jones
4. You - X
5. Inner Peace - Nellie McKay
6. Fully Retractable - Soul Coughing
7. The Bitterest Pill - The Jam
8. Every Breath You Take/Theme from Peter Gunn - The Police/Henry Mancini
9. Jamming - Bob Marley & the Wailers
10. Po' Lazarus - James Carter & the Prisoners

Tell me yours!

Posted by Corey Anderson at December 15, 2006 7:38 AM | Comments (9)

 

Bill O'Reilly remains defiant that the War on Christmas has not become a quagmire

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Posted by Corey Anderson at December 14, 2006 3:09 PM | Comments (0)

 

President Bush reportedly goes "pee-pee" in Jim Talent's Coke

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Adding insult to injury following Republican Sen. Jim Talent's defeat, the president reportedly declared Chinese ethnicity, announced his intention to perform a practical joke, then proceeded to urinate into Talent's soft drink.

Posted by Corey Anderson at December 12, 2006 6:12 AM | Comments (0)

 

So much left undone

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Posted by Corey Anderson at December 11, 2006 6:49 AM | Comments (0)

 

Saturday cat blogging

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Have a nice day at work... suckers.

Posted by Corey Anderson at December 9, 2006 8:51 AM | Comments (3)

 

And now, a very special bicameral and bipartisan congressional meeting

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Sugary sobs commenced, and the healing began.

Posted by Corey Anderson at December 8, 2006 4:27 PM | Comments (0)

 

American Idle Friday Random Ten (12/8)

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

1. Homeward Bound - Simon & Garfunkel
2. Hammer - Twink
3. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - Hayseed Dixie
4. I'll Fly Away - Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch
5. Nice Day - His Name is Alive
6. The Day - They Might Be Giants
7. Steal My Sunshine - Len
8. Too Much to Hide - Joseph Arthur
9. Everywhere - Billy Bragg
10. Everyday Sunshine - Fishbone

Tell me yours!

Posted by Corey Anderson at December 8, 2006 7:10 AM | Comments (13)

 

Corpus Obscurum named one of the best blogs you're not reading

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Minnesota ex-pat Rex Sorgatz, purveyor of pop culture factoids and emerging online trends at his blog Fimoculous, has compiled the Best Blogs of 2006 that You (Maybe) Aren't Reading—thirty notable blogs that find themselves in the online version of the witness protection program. I was surprised and happy to see my other blog, Corpus Obscurum, saluting those whose accomplishments far exceeded their fame, ranked #5 on the list that also includes Cute Overload, Metafilter, and Starbucks Gossip. My compliments to Mr. Sorgatz for the acknowledgment and the page views.

Posted by Corey Anderson at December 5, 2006 6:11 AM | Comments (1)

 

U.S. Airways regrets hiring Samuel Jackson as head of security

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Posted by Corey Anderson at December 4, 2006 6:42 AM | Comments (0)

 

Saturday cat blogging

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Does this bed make me look fat... I didn't think so.

Posted by Corey Anderson at December 2, 2006 9:00 AM | Comments (0)

 

President Bush pretends not to know that fat chick at the NATO summit he gave a back rub to last summer

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President George W. Bush played stupid when German Chancellor Angela Merkel requested another one of those sensual back rubs that turns women to jelly. Recalling the tried and true techniques from his randy college days, the president pretended not to recognize the German head of state, and quickly darted over to Prime Minister of Greece Costas Karamanlis to exchange punches to the arm and head shakes over that Central Michigan-Ohio game.

Posted by Corey Anderson at December 1, 2006 12:59 PM | Comments (0)

 

American Idle Friday Random Ten (12/1)

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

1. Slow Change - Blues Traveler
2. Celia Inside - The Cardigans
3. These Days - Nico
4. Blood and Fire - Indigo Girls
5. Doctorin' the Tardis - The Timelords
6. I Ain't Got Nothing Yet - Ted Hawkins
7. I Have Lost My Dreams - Dar Williams
8. Mr. Magic - Twink
9. Black Shuck - The Darkness
10. Rain Street - The Pogues

Tell me yours!

Posted by Corey Anderson at December 1, 2006 6:30 AM | Comments (12)

 

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