November 2008
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Halloween Rule #1: No Fun-Size
Happy Halloween! Now take your candy, and get off my lawn!
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“Take it easy, but take it.”
– Studs Terkel (1912-2008). RIP.
October 2008
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What We Could Have Done With The Money →
With nearly $1 Trillion sunk into Bush’s Iraqmire, all those zeroes could should have been put to better use. Grab a shopping cart, and start your own spree.
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Food Timeline →
Entertaining and informative one-site-fits-all of “food history and historic recipes”.
Pork & Beans (1457) — Cross-referenced with The Expanded Chronology of Flatulence, Vol. MMMMCCLII
Brussels Sprouts (1587) — Armed with this data, I shall board my time machine and rid the world of the dreaded mutant mini-cabbage scourge.
Marshmallows (2000 BC) / Marshmallow Peeps (1953) — 4000...
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ESPN: Can Obama Pick A Fantasy Team? →
Politics can wait. This is about football.
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Please, Sir, I Want Some Noir
TCM’s been serving up classic film noir this month, and the DVR’s been pulling serious OT. Just finished with the sublimely cool Kiss Me Deadly: Cold War paranoia, Pulp Fiction-inspiring glowing valises, and hard-nosed Mike Hammer drinking… milk. If you hurry, you can still catch:
Ace in the Hole — 10.28
Murder, My Sweet — 10.29
Out of the Past — 10.29
Here’s hoping...
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What happened to ‘Squish the Fish’? Bad divisional losses are what take rumored head coach contract extensions off the table.
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Steal Back Your Vote →
Investigative journalist Greg Palast and activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continue the information dissemination via comic book trend, laying out what U.S. citizens can do to thwart voter suppression shenanigans during the 2008 election.
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With no vested interest in a Phils-Rays World Series, it’s time to trim back the ivy, clear out the locker and await some hot stove action now that Cubs GM Jim Hendry has re-upped through 2012. Hey, Jim… Any chance of dangling Soriano as lefty batting bait? BTW… Pitchers and catchers report in three months.
‘Chicago Cubs Etch-A-Sketch’
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“New ad slogan: “Clothes for Gov. Palin? $150,000. Time machine to go back...”
– Mike Murphy, campaign manager for John McCain’s 2000 Presidential bid, offering the 2008 campaign suggestions for possible spin options for the RNC’s spending $150K on VP nominee Sarah Palin’s wardrobe
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Zima, Dead At 15 →
In lieu of flowers, MillerCoors requests the malternative beverage’s male customers now drink alcohol less suited for pussies.
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About That Drip... →
Web site provides diagnosed STD carriers with an assortment of anonymous, Why does it hurt when I peecards for that recently special someone. (via)
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This Week's Canceled DVR 'Season Pass'
Knight Rider - OMFG! My sincerest apologies, Mr. Hasselhoff, for the ribbing from 1982-1986.
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Captain Ozone →
A flatulent, time-traveling “noble protector of natural resources”.
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The Eyeballing Game →
A geometry refresher, some spatial relationships, and then a trip to Lenscrafters.
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'Nairobi Trio' Pianist — Actress Edie Adams — Dies... →
Sultry cigar pitchwoman, Tony award-winner, and straight man to TV pioneer and comic genius Ernie Kovacs. Adams, both glamorous and goofy. She banged the keys in the popular The Ernie Kovacs Show skit, with husband Kovacs as the trio leader. Frank Sinatra was long-rumored to be the drummer.
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“To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight...”
– David Sedaris, trying to understand the Undecided Voter in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election
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Winning pretty or winning ugly is still winning.
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Movie Posters With Brand Integration →
Clever artistic re-imagining of movie posters from popular films based on the product placement featured onscreen. (via) Image © ANTREPO
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This Week's Canceled DVR 'Season Pass'
Kath & Kim - It pains me to shun the lovely Selma Blair.
Life on Mars - Lost in transcription. BBC America should rerun both seasons of the vastly superior original.
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Part Of A Fair & UnBalanced Breakfast →
Fortified with Hope (or Hate). (via)
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Krugman Wins Nobel Economics Prize →
Whether you agree or disagree with him, you must read him. The Swedes obviously did.
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Defense-schmefense. Really? Going for it on 4th and Goal, when the team needs points on the board? Squib kick with the lead and 11 seconds left in regulation? Really?
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Archway/Mother's Tossing Their Cookies →
Major pantry panic in these parts as the maker of one of my favorite childhood snacks files for bankruptcy. Okay, who am I kidding: I still eat them. Pinkie-stacking, anyone?
How is it possible to combat the creeping economotional depression without our tried and true comfort foods? Frankly, it’s an outrage. What’s de-shelved next, Almond Windmills? Nostalgia and milk doesn’t...
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The Annual American Sports Confluence
The NFL in full swing. MLB playoffs. Pucks dropped in the NHL. And, though of little redeeming value, pre-season scrimmages in the NBA. Just add tv, remote, pizza, beer, and recline.
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Monster-By-Mail →
For $25, who wouldn’t want to be monsterized in time for Halloween, or at any time for that matter? From the artist’s gallery (l to r): Rod Zombie, Anty, and B Cereus
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WatchMr. William Murray Has a Question for Obama and McCain Once again, on prime time, the vast politico-entertainment conspiracy against my beloved sports franchises’ championship success rears its head: “What I don’t want to see is the Buffalo Bills winning the Super Bowl. As long as I’m alive that will not happen.” — Cigarette...
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NY Times: The Measure Of A President →
‘Does candidate height and weight play a role in electoral success?’ Disadvantage to the vertically challenged. The 2000 Election match-up was an aberration, seeing as ‘W’ was propped up by bullshit. (via) (Image: NY Times)
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Saveur: Breakfast Of Champions →
The most important meal of the day for a gallery of Washington, D.C., movers and shakers, including:
John McCain - Coffee, cereal, and fruit. Barack Obama - Four to six eggs, potatoes, and wheat toast. Every now and then, fruit, bacon, and oatmeal
Nothing is mentioned about Obama eating McCain’s lunch during the campaign. (via)
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Best Food You've Never Eaten (Because You Don't...
Add a side of slaw, pickled eggs and a judicious dab of skull-shredding hot mustard. Celebrating 100 years today.
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Smackdownee and smackdowner.
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NLDS: 101 Years, And Counting... →
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Vintage Poison Labels →
If anything, it’s a cool band name. (via)
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NLDS: Cubs' Magic Number Is Suck →
Infield ineptitude has nothing to do with black cats or billy goats.
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This Week's Canceled DVR 'Season Pass'
Gary Unmarried - Deleted while still recording. No Mohr Jay.
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NLDS: Cubs Don't Win, Cubs Don't Win! →
‘Wait till next year’ is this year, fellas.
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FiveThirtyEight.com →
‘Electoral Projections Done Right’.
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White Sox Win Keeps Chicago 'Subway' World Series... →
Second City what…? Suck it, New York.