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Hey, I like Randy Newman. Dr. John is cool too, but come on, raggin' on Randy Newman, that's uncalled for......
Commented on Comic strip explains World Wars in five minutes
I would say that the States also thoroughly and decisively won (and lost!) the American Civil War of 1861-65. I'm just saying. We really kicked our own asses all over the place....
Commented on Ten notable amateur acoustic covers of Michael Jackson songs on YouTube.
"How can they not have Gareth Pearson's Thriller arrangement on their list? He's one of the best young guitarists in the world! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhzisgnORT0" Awesome? yes. Amateur? no....
Commented on Ten notable amateur acoustic covers of Michael Jackson songs on YouTube.
Mike wrote a lot of good songs himself. For example: Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough Wanna Be Startin' Something Beat It Billie Jean And that's just off his first two big albums. I believe he wrote some of the...
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It's hard to say what kind of guitar this is. It looks like it might have a Fender style headstock, but the body shape is not Fender, at least none that I know of. Paul Reed Smith and some others...
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I have bullet proof glass where I work. Comically, it has a sign taped to it listing all the things you shouldn't use to clean it. Also, it is a window mounted over a half wall consisting of just 1/2...
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let the products sell themselves, fuck advertising, commercial psychology, psychological methods to sell should be destroyed because of their own blind involvement in their own conditioned minds, the unit bonded together, morals, ideals, awareness, progress, let yourself be heard! RIP...
Commented on Dozens of US Military personnel spotted on Nazi networking site
"A 24 year old staff sergeant? That's pretty unlikely. That guy has probably never been in the army, just a blow hard. That said, I have no trouble believing that some of the men cliaming to be in the Army...
Commented on Richard Dawkins helps fund atheist summer camp
I learned a lot about smoking, swearing, and girls at camp. Bible camp that is. And I grew up an absolute atheist. I'm just saying......
Commented on How to incorporate escrow of your keys and passwords into your estate plan
I have a non-techie wife who, even with all my passwords and phrases, would be challenged to get all the info she'd need. Luckily, I have two tech enabled brothers I think I can trust. I guess in the end,...
Commented on The Pyramid of North Dakota
I grew up in NoDak also, about 200 miles from this place. I have never seen it, but I did have a Minuteman III silo about 2 miles from my house. There are all sorts of decomm'ed (and unfortunately still...
Commented on Spanish Flu of 1918: how bad was it?
The 1918 pandemic was somewhat unique in that a larger percentage of those who succumbed to the disease were previously healthy, prime-of-life young adults rather than the traditional very young, very old, and very sick that the flu kills. My...
Commented on Painting of teens partying with Morrissey
Hey, I like Rolling Rock......

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gobo commented on New Disney princess movie sounds pretty good
What sort of racism do you see in the movie, demidan? Throwing that word around is pretty touchy, especially when referring to a movie with no visible racism whatsoever except for what you're bringing to the party....
Sekino commented on New Disney princess movie sounds pretty good
I'm probably going to see it as I am pleased to see that is is 2D animation. I love what Pixar and other creators have done with 3D of course but I never saw it as a necessity to 'retire' 2D art. Both formats ought to be exploited as valuable media. However, I am annoyed at the prospect of sitting through yet another 'Broadway musical' style. Disney has been pumping out the loud, vibrato sing-song style since 'The Little Mermaid' (it was relevant then because mermaids are believed to sing). It's all good but does EVERY single feature has to...
misterfricative commented on New Disney princess movie sounds pretty good
Back in the late 70s -- yeah I know, that's like before the dawn of civilization -- when I lived in the UK midlands, the expression 'That's the crack' was used a lot. It meant that's the way to do it; that's the way to solve the problem, that's the right way to proceed. It's pretty much equivalent to how the word 'trick' is used (according to Jones) in the now famous phrase 'Mike's Nature trick', ie as a clever technique to achieve a particular end. FWIW I always assumed this meaning of the noun was derived from the verb:...
Tavie commented on New Disney princess movie sounds pretty good
I've been excited about this since I first heard Lasseter was bringing back traditional animation. There's no winning this one - race in America equals controversy. Bravo to them for going back to their roots. I hope the story is as good as the animation looks....
Cefeida commented on New Disney princess movie sounds pretty good
Wasn't there a fuss earlier in the year about how the princess' features were 'too black' ? Now she looks 'too white'? :D Hard to form an opinion without having seen the movie, but I think Disney will be damned if they do and damned if they don't. For instance, there is criticism over the prince not being black himself, but if he was, I'm sure people would say it is Disney's way of saying that blacks should only marry among their own kind. *eyeroll* But since I can't put myself in an African-American's shoes, I'll stick to more familiar...

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