Communist Christmas
This one goes out to the Utah Legislature who see a communist behind every Christmas tree.
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"There is no harder thing than to have Glenn Beck outlive your child"
Victim In Fatal Car Accident Tragically Not Glenn Beck
Are you being served? or Anything You Can Do, We Can Do Better
I think we might have the next British sitcom that is going to take America by storm here: YouTube - A[von & ]S[omerset]Police's Channel . Basically, they are loony British 911(999) calls about wasp attacks, run-over pigeons, homeless squirrels and so forth. You're going to have to click on several of the "videos," I fear. It is a good pastime on a hot afternoon, I tell you what. The 999 operators are quintessentially British sitcom straight men: both polite and condescending all rolled up into one. The callers show that what we witness on previously mentioned British sticoms is a clear and accurate picture of humanity, complete with wacky accents. Certainly American dispatch centers can top this, given our propensity to fire arms, family violence, beer, and incredibly wacky (and possible destructive) accents. Ricky Gervais, eat your heart out.
"Paw Paw for Jesus!"
If you didn't hear This American Life this past weekend, then I urge you to listen to it ( Episode 102: Road Trip! ) online via mp3 or with their player doohickey that I can't link to here because it is javascript-crippled. The first three acts are ok, but act four--"Paw Paw for Jesus!"-- is classic. The fun commences around 50 minutes. "Paw Paw for Jesus!" is a short story by Chicago writer Cheryl Trykv who I or the Internet's tubes know precious-little about. I do know she's done other This American Life stuff, but that's about all. Anyone heard or read other stuff by her?