Monthly Archives: October 2009

RNS Quote of the Day: 10/16/09

We were somewhere around Tacoma in the middle of a rainforest when the drugs began to take hold. If you ever asked for influenza and gotten a double inner ear infection and a chest cold instead, ask for your money … Continue reading

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More Pirates

I just can’t get enough of this arrangement. It’s by some kid named Hayatebune. Here he is doing it live.

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Trading Up

One of our sales reps (Mexican immigrant, natch) was twiddling a twenty-peso note between his fingers just now. I gave him two bucks for it; I figure that’s a good investment. — Comment I left at Tam’s place. Incidentally, even … Continue reading

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The Second Soundboard: Excuses, Excuses Edition

Looks like y’all get double the Soundboard today. Check out David’s below. Sorry for not being around the past couple days, but whatever I’ve got is kicking me in the ass pretty hard. I have a high-pitched ringing in my … Continue reading

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Write Your Own Caption

Turkeys at the roach coach outside our building. ATF agents among the coach’s patrons.

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RNS Quote of the Day, 10/15/09

There’s nothing wrong with Capitalism There’s nothing wrong with free enterprise … If it ain’t one thing Then it’s the other Any cause that crosses your path Your heart bleeds for anyone’s brother I’ve got to tell you you’re a … Continue reading

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The Soundboard: Red Devil Edition

These folks are just freakin’ awesome. The song is “Diablo Rojo.” You won’t make it past the 2:20 mark without banging your head. When’s the last time you went all headbanger on an acoustic track? When was the last time … Continue reading

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You know, I hate plaintiffs’ lawyers, but…

…this woman deserved every penny of the $40,000 settlement she apparently got from the cops.

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I blame it on Bill Clinton

Say whatever you like about the man, he definitely caused popular culture worldwide to leapfrog forward several decades on the trendline of sex becoming “just another activity” in the minds of people (and kids) worldwide: One 14-year-old girl told him … Continue reading

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Oh Nooo, the RAIIINNNN!

We’ve got our first storm of the season here in the Bay Area, and of course everyone’s driving off the roads (150+ CHP traffic incident hazards during commute hours this morning, for example) because a few inches of rain and … Continue reading

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