A throwaway parody to get it out my head.

The Cars' "Just What I Needed":

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Your Table's Not Ready
by Kit FitzSimonsI don't mind you eating here ( Read more... )

Happy birthday, kudzita!

A litbit for you (originally found here):
I Wandered Lonely As a CloudThere once was a poet named Will ( Read more... )

Happy birthday, xenosauridae!
I would do a birthday jig, but...

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Oh, but it's not over yet.
Because the following is to the tune of the above song.

The Gift That Keeps On Giving
by The Kitfitz Simons
(ttto 'I Don't Feel Like Dancing'
by The Scissor Sisters)It's another birthday ( Read more... )

I just finished the New York Times crossword that Bill Clinton wrote the clues for.

The puzzle is here.

The man is a wordplay-holic, apparently.

From that page: "Editor's Note: The clues in this puzzle are a little more playful and involve more wordplay than in a typical crossword. You have been warned. -- WILL SHORTZ"Awesome ( Read more... )

Because ( Read more... )

Found on this page, The 1930 DeMoulin Bros. & Co. Fraternal Supply Catalog No. 439.

The best line on the page:
(Legal Notice: Be advised that Phoenixmasonry, Inc. will not be held responsible for any accidental property damage, injury or loss of life due to any irresponsible manufacture or use of the items listed in or made as a replica shown in ( Read more... )

February 21, 1986: The original Legend of Zelda came out in Japan for the Famicom Disk System. I wrote these for yesterday, the game's 21st birthday.

So, as promised, new video game poetry:

IF AT FORCE YOU DON'T SUCCEED...
by Kit FitzSimonsOh Princess Zelda, how did you ( Read more... )

Okay, I don't believe that these are by the same guy who made that HILARIOUS Civil War #4 parody ( first mentioned here), but Tony sent me a link to another Photoshop-Redub, this one of Civil War 6. And then I looked at the guy's livejournal and saw he's done the following:

Civil War #1
Civil War #2
Civil War #3
Civil War #5
Civil War #6As he ( Read more... )

Nearly a year ago (what is with me and jumping the gun on anniversaries?), Sketch posted a challenge to me surrounding some hilarious-looking Japanese Marvel cartoons.

The challenge was to rewrite the dialogue to make English comics out of them.

Here's the journal I made of the strips I edited ( Read more... )

Damnation, this morning has kicked my ass.

Whatever. No excuses, right? I'm late, Bob Loblaw, let's move on.

Here's the MR CIM for this week:


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