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How to speak Republican/Democratic.
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A very large condiment packet collection.
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A Polite Letter from the Smithsonian
We have given this specimen a careful and detailed examination, and regret to inform you that we disagree with your theory that it represents “conclusive proof of the presence of Early Man in Charleston County two million years ago.” Rather, it appears that what you have found is the head of a Barbie doll, of the variety one of our staff, who has small children, believes to be the “Malibu Barbie”.
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List of novels whose action takes place within 24 hours. I haven’t read a single one of them.
Nickelback, You Lazy, Talentless Bunch Of Wankers
When you simultaneously play the two Nickelback songs “How You Remind Me” and “Someday”, which were released two years apart, you will soon discover that they are 90% the same song.
Nickelback, you lazy, talentless bunch of wankers. What, did you think nobody would notice that you’re recycling your hideous dirge and selling it all over again to your deluded fan base? You bastards, you’re taking advantage of those tone deaf MTV brainwashed twats who are too thick to notice you’re releasing songs that are EXACTLY THE SAME as the ones you recorded earlier.
NPR has a great take on this as well.
Here is a link to an .mp3 of the combined songs by Nickelback.
As an added bonus, this is a link to two Linkin Park songs played over each other.
But all this song similarity stuff is really nothing new. If I have any advice for a budding guitar player, which I don’t, it would be to learn how to play “Louie Louie”. The chord progression known to musicians as I-IV-V (The Eternal Medley) has been used in so many hit songs it should be considered abuse. A popular use of this progression, I-IV-/V-IV-/ad nauseum, is known as the ‘Louie Louie’ and is used in songs such as “Hang On Sloopy”, “Twist and Shout”, “Wild Thing”, and a ton of other songs with very little variation in rhythm.
So I guess, in the end, it’s not all that strange that Nickelback has songs that sound similar. What makes it nerve wracking is that Nickelback has actually plagiarized themselves (if that is even possible). What makes it disgusting, is that Nickelback fans don’t really seem to care and they continue buy this piece of crap music.
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For Sale: One Useless Cat
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They’re Made Out of Meat by Terry Bisson
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14 Places To Eat is an interesting photoblog with inspiring pictures. The blog has an emphasis on “visiting small towns, festivals and other events, looking for images that relate to my memories of growing up on a farm in Walkerton, IN.” The author of the blog states the, “aim for this project is to celebrate rural life without idealizing it. Above all, I like to take a second look at things people might consider very ordinary, and try to reveal their inherent beauty and individuality.” Kay Westhues is doing a spectacular job of hitting that mark.
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The Cereal Aisle is an ever-growing collection of cereal box art. As of this posting their are 115 boxes in the collection.
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Do you have your tickets to Edward Scissorhands at the Buell Theatre yet? I do. What’s that? You need an incentive? OK, click this link and enter the code EDTOPIA and you’ll receive half price tickets. See the trailer below if you actually need more incentive. Now don’t say I never did anything for you.
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Today I just just learned about Parkinson’s law [.pdf]. It is a simple relatively simple concept, but I was amazed at how it permeates nearly every aspect of my life. The law simply states that:
Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.
I’m Not A Jew But I Play One On TV
Pageantry and ritual are what I enjoy most out of organized religion. Judaism is no slacker religion when it comes to pageantry and ritual. I celebrated my first ever Passover Seder last year. This year me and G decided to step it up a notch and host (really, circumstances as they were, our house worked best in which to host the Seder we were invited to) Passover Seder this year. So on Monday night we had 20 close friends and acquaintances over. The guests brought the food and religious paraphernalia I didn’t own or had never heard of. G simply supplied a couple some snacks. It was just as fun as the last one with lots of singing, laughing, questions & answers (because nearly a third of us were gentiles), discussions, food, and wine. We all had a (matzoh) ball.
It seemed every single part of the meal held some sort of meaning and there are so many little details I was unaware of or just learning about. For example before we all sat down, many of our guests were asking for pillows. I figured our seats were too hard. It turns out it was another ritual: “We lean on a pillow to be comfortable and to remind us that once we were slaves, but now we are free.” See, I dig this stuff. Little secrets messages, ceremony and procedure; not so much the liturgy, sacrament and days of reckoning so often emphasized in organized religion. Speaking of things religiousy, does anyone know where in Denver kosher Coca-cola can be purchased?
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All (known) bodies in our Solar System larger than 200 miles in diameter - includes one star, four gas planets, four terrestrial planets, three dwarf planets, 21 moons, four asteroids, and 51 trans-neptunian objects (TNO’s).







