Category Archives: Amusing

Exorcising Boulez

Roger Bourland on being interviewed by a young French composer: He was brimming with happiness. Seeing that he clearly needed some articulation of this newfound freedom, I grabbed my Chair’s Wand and zapped him saying “YOU DO NOT HAVE TO … Continue reading

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NoSo

Take your myspace, your facebook, your twitter, your pownce, your virb, your mashable — and ram it up yer snout. Finally here’s a social network I wouldn’t mind subscribing to: NoSocial. From the about page: NOSO is a real-world platform … Continue reading

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YMCÄ

Watch in awe as Finnish band Gregorius rock out on The Village People’s YMCA: I’m speechless. Brilliant. Update: Phax, of Finnish persuasion, comments: The bassist is actually Pekka Pohjola, who played with Finnish prog band Wigwam and Mike Oldfield among … Continue reading

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Big Bottom!

Hee, still funny after all those years. :)

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I’m Very Pregnant That I’m Late

Linguistic Mystic has a rather hilarious post on the joys of foreign language miscommunication. Just one of many quotes: A co-worker of my dad’s name is Dick de Cock, which is a perfectly normal name in the Netherlands. However, when … Continue reading

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Hope I Die Before I — Uh Never Mind

The classic American midlife crisis has found a new outlet: garage-band rock ’n’ roll. Baby boomers across the US — mostly middle-aged dads who never quite outgrew an obsession with the music of their youth — are cranking up their … Continue reading

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Belgium Is Massachusetts

… as Argentina is Michigan — at least according to this map which renamed US states for countries with a similar Gross Domestic Product.

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My Generation

The Zimmers on MySpace. Fabulous. Thanks Duncan!

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Guess That Fundie!

Here’s a fun little quiz where you guess whether Jerry Falwell or Bin Laden made the quotes presented. I got 13 out of 20 right… (Thanks to Gnarly Artly who scored 9/20)

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DeNameland

Let’s create a nation for FZ, shall we? Build a nation and run it according to your own warped political ideals. Create a Utopian paradise for society’s less fortunate or a totalitarian corporate police state. Care for your people or … Continue reading

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Cage’s Got A Secret

Before there was Zappa playing a bicycle on the Steve Allen show, there was John Cage performing Water Walk on the TV-show I’ve Got A Secret. Might there be a link between musical innovators and game shows?

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My Country Boner (Won’t Go Down)

Country music really is an underrated genre. Want proof? Here ya go. Thanks Bas!

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Homme Petit d’Homme

I’ve been scratching my chin for ten minutes now, trying to decipher this poem: Homme petit d’homme petit, s’attend, n’avale Homme petit d’homme petit, à degrés de bègues folles Anal deux qui noeuds ours, anal deux qui noeuds s’y mènent … Continue reading

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Want One!

Thanks Cheers SOFA!

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Mark & Howard Whip It Out

The Turtles performing Eleanor on the Mike Douglas Show, 1968 (direct link). Funny stuff. (Via Classic Television Showbiz)

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