Day: December 16, 2005

Once again, because you were naughty and didn’t eat your vegetables, the Friday Random Guess 10:

  1. “I’m gnawing on the knowledge that I have been burnt”
    “I Held Her in My Arms” by Violent Femmes, gussed by John
  2. “Oh where are you now, pussy willow that smiled on this leaf?”
    “Dark Globe” by Syd Barrett, guessed by Eric
  3. “The love you need ain’t gonna see you through”
    “Telephone Line” by Electric Light Orchestra, guessed by Eric
  4. “In the trees our sons stand naked, through the walls our daughters cry”
    “Mothers of the Disappeared” by U2, guessed by Eric
  5. “Lit cigarette in his hand, steel-toed boots on the accelerator”
  6. “Sweet and dandy pretty as can be, you be the flower and I’ll be the bumble bee”
    “Condi Condi” by Steve Earle, guessed by Eric
  7. “I value my portability”
  8. “No one, I think, is in my tree”
    “Strawberry Fields Forever” by the Beatles, guessed by Eric
  9. “I’ve been casing your joint for the best years of my life”
  10. “Black house will rock, blind boys don’t lie”
    “Cry, Little Sister” by Gerard McMann, guessed by Betty

All of last week’s lyrics, surprisingly, were guessed in just a few short days. Best of luck to everyone this week!

Update: One good link deserves another. Both John and Glen have their own lists up, with some lyrics left to guess.

First the bad news:

Months after the Sept. 11 attacks, President Bush secretly authorized the National Security Agency to eavesdrop on Americans and others inside the United States to search for evidence of terrorist activity without the court-approved warrants ordinarily required for domestic spying, according to government officials.

But now the good news:

The Senate on Friday refused to reauthorize major portions of the USA Patriot Act after critics complained they infringed too much on Americans’ privacy and liberty, dealing a huge defeat to the Bush administration and Republican leaders.