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Mock English as Conceived by an Italian
From infinitevoid:This sounds an awful lot like late 60s/early 70s mush-mouthed rock singers despite being a nonsense phonetic imitation of English. Of course, Brian Eno used to write lyrics by essentially doing the same thing and then gradually replacing the phonetic nonsense with sound-alike real words. -
Let's Vote on Who's For Dinner
BBC Africa Have Your Say invites readers to debate whether or not Rwandan Tutsis should be put to death.
Just kidding! Substitute "Rwandan" for "Ugandan" and "Tutsis" for "gays." Although Rwanda is also debating the execution of gays.
So... why is it just our right to live that's not a sine qua non internationally? I want to share the joy of this ( Read more... ) -
7 lbs. of Lipstick
This started to turn me a little straight, but then I lolled.
These commercials that try to put longterm consumption "in perspective" by showing the same amount consumed in one sitting make me want to produce a commercial using that bullshit urban legend statistic about the number of spiders people supposedly swallow while sleeping ( Read more... ) -
Feadz - Edwrecker
I put this in a mix long ago. This song continues to amaze me. It feels like some kind of alternate-universe genre of Tejano that reflects the heat and grime of the border crossing, radios in cars with no AC, the air shimmering over the 18 wheelers lined up halfway through town on I-35. -
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Gay marriage bill passes committee vote in DC. Full council vote to come in a couple of weeks. The Catholic Church promises to stab homeless people with sharpened crucifixes until the council changes its mind. -
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Railworks Train Simulator: Challenger Edition is 50% off on Steam right now. However, after the discount, it's still $35. It's normally $70! That's like a third of Amtrak's annual maintenance budget. For that kind of money, the full price game had better come with an actual elementary school teacher that actually explodes when your train goes fast ( Read more... ) -
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CBS Morning News demonstrates the intersection of sexism and homophobia by censoring a M/M kiss but letting a F/F kiss play. The objection is not to homosexuality per se, but to something that does not cater to the straight male gaze.
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