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Category Archives: Amusing
The Administration and the Fury
If William Faulkner were writing on the Bush White House: “Go and get him Saddam’s gun,†Condi said. “You know how he likes to hold it.†Dick went to my desk drawer and took out Saddam’s gun. He gave it … Continue reading
A Mothers album without Zappa?…
This is Flo, Mark Volman of Flo & Eddie; I wanted to write and say hello to you all, and I wanted to clear up a few rumors: # 1 Howard ( Eddie) and I never sued Frank or the … Continue reading
Posted in Amusing, Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video
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A Small Eternity (2)
You want some more Yoko, well here’s some more: in ’72, John & Yoko appear on the Mike Douglas show with Chuck Berry… During some random boogie moments Yoko grabs a nearby microphone and lets loose with some spirited Yoko-style … Continue reading
Posted in Amusing, Music
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A Small Eternity
“Lennon,” the Broadway musical that’s supposed to be about or inspired by John Lennon, is “a horrid wreck of a thing that needs major overhauling before it opens Aug. 4″. Let’s hear it for Yoko!
Posted in Amusing, Music
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Bad Album Covers. Again.
Even MORE bad album covers. Yummie.
Store Wars
May the Farm Be With You. Brilliant. (via the booge)
John Cassavetes – the director
Rowlands (his wife) has stated that the role of improvisation in Cassavetes films has frequently been misunderstood. Though Cassavetes allowed and even encouraged his actors to ad lib while filming, only very rarely, she says, were entire scenes filmed as … Continue reading
Posted in Amusing, Film
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It’s Its!
For the apostrophe-obsessed, here’s one worth a chuckle or two: the alt.possessive.its.has.no.apostrophe newsgroup.
Posted in Amusing
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Trout Pout
Gallery of the Absurd: A new species of fish has been discovered in Hollywood: the Trout Pout (Collegenus Lip Inflatus). Baffled scientists are at a loss to explain how the mutation occurs, but have observed that it often happens suddenly … Continue reading
Posted in Amusing, Visual Arts
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Actually
Unsurprisingly, I am, in fact, probably — yet unwittingly — and although I’m not really a writer per sé — guilty of many of these agonizing writer’s mistakes, no really.
Corporate Covers
What would happen if corporations abused famous album covers to sell product? (Inspired by this news story) Edit: link actually works now!
Posted in Amusing, Music, Pop Cult
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Chip, Ben, Kagan & Cameron
I’m absolutely loving this collaborative illustration weblog — some great stuff there daily. What’s more, these guys are cool cats!
Intelligent Design
Let us remember that there are multiple theories of Intelligent Design. I and many others around the world are of the strong belief that the universe was created by a Flying Spaghetti Monster. It was He who created all that … Continue reading
Posted in Amusing, Science
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Kung Fu Hustle – the movie
„It was strange, really†– says Stephen Chow, director – „I was sitting in my Hong Kong office, then suddenly the door flung open, Quentin Tarantino rushed in, hugged me, kissed me, and rushed away. We’ve never met before, I … Continue reading
Posted in Amusing, Comics, Film, Visual Arts
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“The District” – prizewinning animation
“It’s not Verona but the deepest ghetto of Budapest. It’s not the Capulets and Montagues but rivalling Hungarian and Gypsy clans. It’s not about romance but money and oil.” After the amazing Belgian masterpiece here’s a Hungarian animation called The … Continue reading
Posted in Amusing, Comics, Film
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