Day: November 14, 2008

Friday various

  • And I thought a beard of bees sounded like a lot… [via]
  • I think Saturday Night Live is going to have a tough time of it post-election cycle, but it is good to see them adding more female cast members.
  • So the McCain advisor who leaked the story that Sarah Palin didn’t know Africa was a continent…apparently doesn’t exist. Or, rather, he or she maybe does exist, but the person that MSNBC credited doesn’t. That person is a fictional character, whose creators, as a joke, took credit for the leak. But the leak itself might have been real. And what it said about Sarah Palin might have been true. Or maybe not. Confused yet? [via]
  • I’ve been thinking lately that Kaleidotrope needs some kind of contest. Any suggestions?
  • I keep trying to steel myself for disappointment, telling myself that this could still turn out to be really, really bad. But all I keep thinking is…wow.

Random 10 11/14

Once more from the top. Last week. This week:

  1. “Sinful Love” by Blue Oyster Cult
    You’re over my shoulder, I think I’m possessed
  2. “Sacrificial Lambs” by Warren Zevon, guessed by Betty
    Start writing this down when I give you the nod
  3. “Mama You Got a Daughter” by John Lee Hooker
    We were going to school together now, mama
  4. “Crosseyed and Painless” by Talking Heads, guessed by Eric B.
    Wasting away, and that was their policy
  5. “Frontier Psychiatrist” by the Avalanches, guessed by Eric B.
    Dexter’s truancy problem is way out of hand
  6. “Chemical Imbalance” by the Porkers
    She says she loves me but don’t know my name
  7. “The Weight” by the Band, guessed by Clayton
    “No,” was all he said
  8. “You Never Can Tell” by Chuck Berry, guessed by Clayton
    You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle
  9. “Love Sick” by Bob Dylan, guessed by Eric B.
    I’m walkin’ through streets that are dead
  10. “Cold Turkey” by John Lennon, guessed by Eric B.
    My body is aching, goose-pimple bone

Next week, there will be one of these as well, through the magic of post-dating. But given that I’ll be in England for almost all of next week, don’t expect answers to these ones until I return on Sunday afternoon. But let’s wait and see how tired and jet-lagged I am before I start making any promises about updates. Besides, maybe this will be one of those weeks when Eric B. guesses them all.

Anyway, as always, good luck!