September 2008
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Banned Books Week: Sep 27-Oct 4 →
Listen… Can you hear it…? ‘Tis the sound of jackboots and crackling bonfires. The mere fact that attention needs to be drawn to this issue elicits rectal puckering in and of itself. (via)
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Divisional (and co-divisional) leadership is contagious.
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Ballotpedia →
Know what’s on your state’s November 2008 ballot.
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Watch“Monobrow” Chicago Cubs Ryan Dempster, Mark DeRosa, Ryan Theriot, Geovany Soto and Mark Fontenot try for the funny. More bunt than dinger. Scored an ‘E’, for effort.
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'Yes We Can' T-Shirt →
Clever people make me smile. (via)
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Paul Newman Dies At 83 →
Essential Mandatory viewing. Raising a glass of lemonade in salute.
‘You don’t look out for yourself, the only helping hand you’ll ever get is when they lower the box.’ - Hud Bannon (Hud, 1963)
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Dodgers Clinch NL West Title →
A Cubs-Dodgers playoff meet-up wouldn’t suck. Getting tickets would.
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Sandwich Anti-Theft Device →
A few strategically painted spots of mold on your sandwich bag, and your lunch is safe from office fridge bandits. (via)
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“If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin’.”
– Old Tennessee Mountain Man
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What If You Threw A Presidential Debate And Only...
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Happy National Punctuation Day!!!!! →
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2008 Best Magazine Cover Nominees →
A sampling of the American Magazine Editors Group noms, including (l to r): Cover of the Year, Best Fashion Cover, Best Concept Cover. (via) Sub-link to the Top 40 Covers of the Last 40 Years (published in 2005) is worth a look. How many do you remember?
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BuyMyShitPile.com →
‘Hey, Washington, can you buy my bad investments too?’
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LOLCAINS
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Moving in opposite directions.
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That’s consecutive champions. And so it begins…
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Talk Like A Pilate Day
‘I am innocent of the blood of this just person; see ye to it.’
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Guitar Ice Cubes →
‘I’ll have a scotch on the rock.’
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Brain Game: Split Words →
The longer I play, the stupider I become.
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'Showdown Of The GODZ' →
Not-so-shameless Friends & Family plug for this new short film (I’m pals with the Co-Writer/Producer). It’s got heart. It’s got Godzilla. And it’s got George-effing-Takei, for cripes sake!
‘Showdown of The GODZ’ Trailer
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'The Sarah Palin Baby Name Generator' →
Move over, Track. Step aside, Trig. America’s ‘Hockey Mom’ hath dubbed your newest sibling AMMO CANAL PALIN.
Has a nice NRA/Reproductive Rights ring to it, huh? (via)
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2 and 0 steps forward, 1 and 1 steps back.
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Zambrano-no! →
Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano celebrates the team’s first no-hitter in 36 years. (Photo: Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune) It’s been one helluva year… And it ain’t over yet. Go Cubs, go!
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“We must use time creatively — and forever realize that the time is always...”
– Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The Living Room Candidate →
‘Presidential Campaign Commercials 1952-2008’
‘Decisions’, from the 1968 Nixon-Agnew campaign. Talk about playing the fear card deck. Cripes!
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Speaking of Lipstick...
Josh Marshall’s Talking Points Memo posted this image today. Couldn’t stop laughing. Please let this become a Net meme. It’s already a t-shirt.
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N(o) F(ootball in) L(A): Year 14
‘Football? What’s a football?’ - Ralphie Parker
The XFL was a goof. Arena Football is, well, arena football. Seriously, if the NFL wanted a franchise in the country’s #2 media market, they’d have one.
Perhaps the old boys club should give the girls a tryout. The NWFA’s LA Amazons, and the IWFL’s California Quake and Southern California Breakers, might...
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Umbrella Today? →
Simple, Web-based weather forecasting. Sure, it’s clever and cute and clean. But come on, people: LOOK OUT THE WINDOW! (via)
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“The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his...”
– Anonymous (via Mom’s forwarded email)
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Pop Vs. Soda Map →
What do you call the ubiquitous sugary (or diet) carbonated beverage you’re probably drinking right now? Where you live (or were raised) may have a lot to say about that. (via)
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Enjoying the ‘undefeatedness’ while it lasts.
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Watch‘Old, Grizzled Third-Party Candidate May Steal Support From McCain’
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Movies I'll Watch Whenever They're On TV #23
Real Genius (1985) - Disposable story. Obligatory government baddies and canned 80’s music montages. Nerd fun.
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Procrastination Flowchart →
I prefer to call it my Day Planner. (via)
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Happy 227th Birthday, LA!
September 4, 1781
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I Apocalypse Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry →
‘The Automatic Movie Pitching Machine’ (via)
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Where's Keef? →
Olbermann reassigned to cover Hurricane Gustav on Monday. How tight will the reins be Tuesday-Thursday? All is apparently not fair or balanced in love money and war politics.
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Watermelon: Nature's Viagra? →
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Legendary Pro Wrestler 'Killer' Kowalski Taps Out... →
R.I.P., Iron Claw. (Photo: WWE and Pro Wrestling Illustrated)