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Hmmm. Be very, very afraid. (And I thought I was frightened before.)

Was Over Sea, Under Stone deemed too dull for a crowd of 2007 children?

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Kurt Vonnegut has come unstuck in time.

:(

We have a (metric) ton of magnetic poetry bits on the fridge here at work, including a plethora of medieval and technological words. In my opinion, the following excerpt, proudly displayed in the kitchen, wins an award for something:

Perilous any lady that beseechest her lover
to tattoo the codpiece or pierce his man cluster

This site, which provides rather arbitrary lists of five items, slays me.

By way of example:

Five terrible fake Morrissey songs

1. Bachelor in a Casserole
2. The Swirling Clergyman’s Lament
3. St. Sebastian’s Disused Quiver
4. Dolorous Dolores
5. Gracious Knows These Trousers Bind

Five things I’ll bet can be hard for pirates

1. getting decent disability ( Read more... )

1) Babylon - David Gray

Why?
...because, the oft dropped third verse really makes the song make sense
...because Gray's voice has a beautiful emotive quality to it
...because the melody is in a rather compressed vocal range, yet still seems to soar
Listen:
...to the lyric, "Let go your heart, let go your head, and feel it now" -- one of my favorite ( Read more... )

21) Ana Ng - They Might be Giants

Why?
...because, outside of Particle Man, this was the first TMBG song I ever heard, I think
...because knowing it may save your ass in The Sorceress' Tower should you ever play Kingdom of Loathing
...because it's TMBG in a nutshell; if you don't like Ana Ng, you're probably not going to like anything else they do
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17) American Idiot - Green Day

Why?
...because I was wrong to write-off Green Day so quickly, lo, the many years ago
...because it has that great speed-hook, if you'll allow the term
...because it would be great fun to play in Guitar Hero
Listen:
...to a track off of today's generation's Tommy

18) American Tune - Simon & Garfunkel

Why?
...because I promise ( Read more... )

Things I Like About Okra:

• The texture
• The smell
• The color
• The name

Ha ha, just kidding. Things I Actually Like About Okra:

• Nothing