Archive for November, 2009

Overheard on KMHD

Monday, November 30th, 2009 by Aabra

Jazz station DJ: “It’s Cyber Monday. Get on there, order a bunch of stuff you can’t afford!” Ayyyyy men…

El Linko Dumpo strikes again

Monday, November 30th, 2009 by Aabra

* 120 days for shooting cyclist in the head. Did I mention the cyclist was with a three year old child? Did I mention the perp was a firefighter? Yeah… * What is happening in Seattle?? Earlier this month we had the horror of a police officer gunned down while sitting in a squad car, [...]

Photo Friday

Friday, November 27th, 2009 by Aabra

Spotted at Safeway… The Fox News helper monkeys are just mocking them now: “They tell me there are people who are normal”. Click to read whole thing. What are these?? I’m glad I’m not the only one who caught on to the depressing, Kobayashi Maru-quality of these books as a kid… Read Goodnight, Keith Moon [...]

Turkey TV

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 by Aabra

Happy Thanksgiving, American folksies! * Turkish man claims he can fly, proves it by… Dance, turkey, dance! Errol Morris’ Vernon, Florida introduces us to the kind of cunning mind required to hunt these elusive creatures. Yep, hunters are… are something else. Let us give… tanks? There was a He-Man float?? Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving. “There will [...]

Learn to Speak Tea Bag

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 by Aabra

YouTubesday

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 by Aabra

Oh My God asks, Did God create man, or did man create God? Trailer for Don’t Move Here: Inside Portland’s Music Scene. New Enid Blyton biopic only adds to my theory that all children’s authors are d-bags. Procrastination. Meet America’s newest superhero: Super Fuzz. Gawker’s new obsession: Jersey Shore. Hyperedited Japanese Ronald McDonald Orchestra. Not [...]

Music Monday

Monday, November 23rd, 2009 by Aabra

In a retro mood… Aphrodite’s Child were a ’60s/70s Greek prog rock band. You might recognize the name of their keyboardist. WFMU’s W’m Berger describes Slasher Risk as “a two-person Can“. You, sir, have my attention! Last night KBOO played The Who’s Live at Leeds performance of Tommy in its entirety. It’s… it’s incredible. Darn [...]

Links you’ve probably already visited

Friday, November 20th, 2009 by Aabra

Links you’ve probably already visited. Thanks, flu. * The New Yorker’s as baffled as me why a legal procedure so common that 2% of 15-44 year old women will need it this year isn’t included in the health care bill. * Did you know health care rarely covers hearing aides? Basically, only the wealthy get [...]

Photo Friday

Friday, November 20th, 2009 by Aabra

Thank you, Tom Tomorrow… Think about this the next time you’re taking your shoes off at the airport: This is a screencap of the warning that appears when you try to download Bible Thumper, an iPhone App featuring the weirdest parts of der Gud buk… World according to Americans: I’m not the only one Googling [...]

Next time, on the Venture Bros.

Friday, November 20th, 2009 by Aabra

Next time, on the Venture Bros. Dance! Dance, little man!


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