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Evening Commercial Break: Charlie Sez

March 31st, 2009 Lileks 43 comments

Never liked Good ‘n’ Plenty as a kid, and the thought of them now does not serve as a tonic to the digestion: sugary licorice coated with hard sugar and sprayed with carnuba wax. And I like licorice.

Years later, they had another run at it – this time Charlie’s reveries are revealed as the [...]

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Black and White World: Black Angel

March 31st, 2009 Lileks 34 comments

He’s drunk and he’s damned – and little does he know he’s heading straight for a liquor montage. Go HERE – this feature now has its own site, although comments will be welcomed here. Unless you all hate that and want me to put it back here again.

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Comic Sins: Adolescent Acceleration Project

March 31st, 2009 Lileks 54 comments

Dude!

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Tuesday, March 31

March 30th, 2009 Lileks 66 comments

The week began with disappointing radio all the way to work. I switch between the 80s channel and “1st Wave,” the oldies channel for the skinny-tie set, and it was tripe and bloat-pop all the way. Every morning it’s the Psychedelic Furs. The guy sounds like a mortician on karaoke night. There was also some [...]

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Evening Commercial Break: Jeopardy

March 30th, 2009 Lileks 39 comments

Answer: It’s the 45th anniversary.

Question: what is today?
That’s a typical example – there are thousands of answers for the question, including “the day after yesterday” and “the day we finally listen to the neighbor’s dog and go do something about all the sin in the world.” But if the category is “Jeopardy!” anniversaries, and [...]

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Monday Matchbook

March 30th, 2009 Lileks 6 comments

 
Derick F-Ho invites you to view this week’s matchbook. Go HERE.

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Monday, March 30

March 30th, 2009 Lileks 38 comments

Friday night I went to the airport to retrieve my wife, back from a Medicare Regulation conference in Baltimore. The airport was jammed; traffic heading into the pick-up area was jammed solid, because the police parked their cars side-by-side to block off three lanes. This may seem rude and indifferent, but I think I [...]

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100 Mysteries: Frankie Says Get in the Basement

March 27th, 2009 Lileks 19 comments

 
 
It’s good. Go HERE.

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Friday, March 27

March 27th, 2009 Lileks 63 comments

Phone rings; I didn’t get to it in time. There’s a message. It’s my Dad.
Well, I just called to say the water’s rising, and the flood will probably carry us away, so I just wanted to say goodbye. (pause) (long and dramatic:) Good bye.
Hit redial. I thought he was joking, because he’s a mile from [...]

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Curious Lucre: Turkey

March 26th, 2009 Lileks 17 comments

 
Fifty thousand? You could buy two candy bars with a note like that. Go HERE.

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