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22 May 2007 2 Comments
in Made Me Laugh, Religion, Signs of the Horsemen, Uhm... yeah
Found via the StumbleUpon button.
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Based on the info on this clipping, this crazy woman is from Soldotna, Alaska.
Sometimes, the story writes itself
21 May 2007 No Comments
in Made Me Laugh, Music, Signs of the Horsemen, Uhm... yeah
2002, The Onion -RIAA Sues Radio Stations For Giving Away Free Music
RIAA attorney Russell Frackman said the lawsuit is intended to protect the artists.
“If this radio trend continues, it will severely damage a musician’s ability to earn a living off his music,” Frackman said. “[Metallica drummer] Lars Ulrich stopped in the other day wondering why his last royalty check was so small, and I didn’t know what to say. How do you tell a man who’s devoted his whole life to his music that someone is able to just give it away for free? That pirates are taking away his right to support himself with his craft?”
2007, LA Times – Artists and labels seek royalties from radio
Mary Wilson, who with Diana Ross and Florence Ballard formed the original Supremes, said the exemption was unfair and forced older musicians to continue touring to pay their bills.
“After so many years of not being compensated, it would be nice now at this late date to at least start,” the 63-year-old Las Vegas resident said in Milwaukee, where she was performing at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino. “They’ve gotten 50-some years of free play. Now maybe it’s time to pay up.”
I can’t wait for the radio stations to tell the RIAA to stick and then start playing, yah know, music.
Penn & Teller Expose the Fallacy of Gun Control (video)
13 Apr 2007 No Comments
in Politics, Signs of the Horsemen, Vice
Thank God at least one television network has the balls to broadcast this stuff. Can you imagine any talking head on the Big 3 even thinking about the gun control issue in this way.
History is so old.
Link (with NSFW language)
A holy symbol inside a potato
08 Apr 2007 No Comments
in Religion, Signs of the Horsemen, Uhm... yeah
“It’s been really hard,” Sachs said. “This potato has changed everything. I can’t explain it.”
All hail the potato! Glory be it’s starchy mercy.
Oh, wait, Marshall, MI. Never mind.
Tune in next week when Holland resident Gertrude Van Pennipinchen sees Jesus in profile in a plate of toad-in-a-hole.
Proof That Nickelback Sucks
27 Feb 2007 No Comments
in Entertainment, Made Me Laugh, Signs of the Horsemen
Exhibit 1:
http://www.leenks.com/link488.htm
As the digg user SanTe (provider of the link) said, “Your move.”
And the Hits Just Keep On Comin'
02 Feb 2007 No Comments
in General, News, Signs of the Horsemen, Uhm... yeah
Not content to be called a laughing stock by his own constituency, Boston mayor and opponent of reason Thomas Menino has decided that the best course of action now is to pursue a ban on guerrilla marketing.
As Techdirt points out, this is stupid on many, many levels, not the least of which is intent. The two men they’ve arrested over this promotion are charged with a felony, charges that were rightly mocked by the accused themselves.
Turner even gave the city a huge way out of this, offering to pay up to $1 million for the costs associated with the breathless fear mongering the city whipped up.
Is there no one in the mayor or governor’s offices that can talk them off this path? Do they not understand the level of idiocy this has reached?
This is getting stupid
01 Feb 2007 No Comments
in News, Signs of the Horsemen
Two held after ad campaign triggers Boston bomb scare – CNN.com
You read that right; Boston is so pissed about the egg on its face for overracting in epic fashion, they have arrested the two guys who installed the artwork. For those coming in late, Boston was essentially shut down yesterday over a “terrorist threat”. This “threat” consisted of circuit-board looking devices that lit up at night displaying a cartoon character making a “rude gesture”. Turns out, the whole thing was a promotion for Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
Now, the thing that’s not getting a lot of press is this little gem:
…the devices have been in place for two to three weeks in 10 cities: Boston; New York; Los Angeles; Chicago; Atlanta; Seattle; Portland, Ore.; Austin, Texas; San Francisco; and Philadelphia. [source]
Two to three weeks in 10 cities. Purusing the list, I notice… uhm, NO other cities besides Boston that have freaked out quite as harshly. Just to avoid further alerts, Boston should issue a bulletin to its citizens, who apparently are a little uptight, that there are thousands of yellow, tri-lighted devices over many streets in the city that will change colors for no apparent reason. As most Bostonians don’t know what the devices are for (judging by traffic), the city should quickly advise people who notice these devices that they are not bombs but are, in fact, traffic lights.
Get over it Boston; you overreacted and look like idiots. Going after the contracters who hung the promotions is just making it worse.
Why Does Andy Griffith Hate America?
31 Jan 2007 No Comments
in Politics, Signs of the Horsemen
I’m late to this meme, but Reason Magazine links to a clip from The Andy Griffith Show that shows just one of the many reasons that warrentless wiretapping is wrong. Remember when we all used to think about “due process”?
(Side note: If anyone knows how to embed YouTube video in WordPress blogs, I’m all ears.)
Cheap at Twice the Price
20 Jan 2007 No Comments
in Made Me Laugh, Religion, Signs of the Horsemen
We are assembling a community of heathen pet-lovers to care for pets that are “left-behind.” We are coordinating with feed mills and kennels in preparation for your post-apocalyptic pet care needs.
Open Letter
17 Jan 2007 No Comments
in Flickr, Signs of the Horsemen, Uhm... yeah
Dear Ann Arbor photographers,
It snowed. We get it.
Thanks,
Everyone Else