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Kids Don’t Like Puppets

Posted by Brendan on February 2nd, 2009 filed in comedy gold!, random, youtube

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Everybody Poops

Posted by Brendan on November 26th, 2008 filed in just gross, life, meta, parenting, personal well-being, random

Sorry for the extended absence, everyone. Sam is visiting and we’ve been busy. You know that book Everyone Poops? Well, if you’d been at my house for the past three days, you’d think the book should be titled Everybody Poops and Pukes and Has Agonizing Gas Pains and Has Diarrhea.
Sam took the hit [...]

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Over the Line

Posted by Brendan on November 19th, 2008 filed in comics, just gross, nincompoopery, random

I think I just crossed a line. Ah, well fuck it. So to speak.

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Eddi Adcock Plays Banjo During Brain Surgery

Posted by Brendan on October 21st, 2008 filed in bluegrass, random

While he’s receiving brain surgery that is. Via Boung Boing:
The three-part surgery, termed Deep Brain Stimulation, involved implantation of electrodes into the brain as well as insertion of a palm-sized battery-powered generator within the chest wall, plus lead wires to connect the two. The technologically-advanced procedure was performed in multiple stages over the month [...]

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Moment of Mary

Posted by Brendan on October 17th, 2008 filed in random

I warned you.

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“If the Women Don’t Find You Handsome, They Should At Least Find You Handy.”

Posted by Brendan on October 13th, 2008 filed in Philadelphia, life, meta, random, technical difficulties

This weekend we discovered the dryer had died so we made our maiden voyage to the Franklin Mills Mall to check out the Sears Scratch-and-Dent.
The Franklin Mills Mall is really ugly: it looks like it was designed by Lego, but on the cheap. Sears was no help either: the cheapest dryer we could [...]

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Billy’s Existential Neurosis

Posted by Brendan on October 10th, 2008 filed in comics, random

There is so much to unpack here.Billy’s rage for instance: is the transition from 6 to 7 that bad? I remember having a great time at my 7th birthday: I got all sorts of Six Million Dollar Man toys, a Pulsar doll, and even a Big Wheel! So Billy, if you don’t want any [...]

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Holy Sh*T: Ralph Stanley Endorses Barack Obama

Posted by Brendan on September 9th, 2008 filed in bluegrass, elections, politics, random

Bluegrass Legend Ralph Stanley Endorses Barack Obama:
“After the last eight years, Virginia families need someone on their side, someone looking out for their interests, and I know Barack Obama will be that leader,” Stanley said. “He’ll make it easier for parents to send their kids to college and make sure they have more money left [...]

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$1.2 Million Dollars Is Not a Lot. Relatively Speaking, That Is.

Posted by Brendan on July 14th, 2008 filed in criticism, random

My father and I got into a bit of a disagreement over Charles Rangel’s recent publicity problems. Actually, he cut off the discussion before it could get underway, which is probably for the best.
Apparently, Rangel has a number of rent-controlled apartments in Harlem. I have no problem with that if it’s legal, although [...]

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Phimosis

Posted by Brendan on July 1st, 2008 filed in random

It’s a long story, NSFW.

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