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Thursday, July 9th, 2009
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12:24 pm - my new pin
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11:29 am - also
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8:14 am - An observation
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| Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
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10:23 pm - Once more
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| Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
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11:09 pm - Come to the faire
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| Friday, July 3rd, 2009
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1:28 pm - Normally I post these in-line
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| Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
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12:39 pm - Nailed it
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| Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
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9:04 pm - Kilted Nutcracker
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2:36 pm - if I had these plush roaches for sale for $6 who would want one?
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11:01 am - absurd text of the day
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I don't know what's more absurd, the fact that ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) luckeyisis sent me a text that said, "Who played Mork's son and what was his name" or that I wrote back, "Jonathan Winters played Mearth" without having to look it up.
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| Saturday, June 27th, 2009
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7:29 pm - My big MTV moment
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8:17 am - Erik is proud of his medal
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| Friday, June 26th, 2009
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7:59 pm - um does someone need to have a talk with long john silvers?
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| Thursday, June 25th, 2009
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7:45 pm
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What do you say when someone you've hated since 6th grade dies besides "See you in hell, you crazy bastard"?
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3:29 pm
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| Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
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3:24 pm - Huh...
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So I was just talking with the VP of Ripley's Believe it or Not, and I can't say much...
But I can tell you that the 2009 edition of the Ripley's Believe it or Not book will be available in stores August 4th.
Beyond that, I can only say that it's my strong opinion that you should pick it up.
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| Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
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6:32 pm - fake small children are a-ok
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| Monday, June 22nd, 2009
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6:03 pm
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1:00 am
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So, if I kept a pouch full of fake pearls to cast before people, do you think they'd get it*? I don't.
This weekend I did a show, and as usual, I picked the biggest guy from the audience to stand on me. In this case, that happened to be a 350 pound man who said his name was "Cain".
As he walked up, I told the crowd of about 40 people, "I guess in this scenario that makes me Abel**."
Blank stares. About 3 people (including Cain, and 2 people working for some friends who own a booth there) laughed.
Was it not funny at all, or do people really have no knowledge of the Bible? I mean that's right there in the front. Even if you get bored shortly after the whole Garden of Eden thing, you'd still catch part of it.
This leads me to wonder what happens in Bible study***? Do people actually study the Bible, or is it just an excuse to get together and talk about how much they hate gay people?
* - In the Bible, Jesus tells people not to cast (or throw, depending what version of the Bible you read) pearls before swine, cause the pigs will trample the pearls then tear you to pieces. It's a metaphor for not giving something that is of value to you to someone who won't appreciate it at all.
** - In case you are one of the blank starers, Cain and Abel were Adam and Eve's sons. Cain killed Abel in Genesis 4:8. He was jealous cause he thought God liked Abel better because Abel had a better sacrifice. Truth is, God snubbed Cain pretty hard for his offering of fruit, when Abel sacrificed livestock. Next time you get busted for killing a chicken, tell them you were just referencing Genesis 4:4. On second thought, given the common person doesn't know that Cain killed Abel in the Bible, you might just want to avoid killing animals, lest you get a blank stare from whatever authority figure you find yourself explaining the issue to.
*** - I was going to say I know there are people who go to Bible study and learn this stuff, but seriously, if you're a Christian, Muslim or Jew, or even just from being around them (or maybe from reading the "Sandman" series for all the anti-Christian goth kids out there), you had to have heard of Cain slaying Abel. Genesis? The Bible? READ A BOOK!
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| Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
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1:37 pm - 15 books
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15 books that I've read that have had a deep impact on me:
1. 1984 by George Orwell - If you haven't read this, you're probably not nearly cynical enough about the government. Read it, then look at current events during your lifetime. Yeah.
2. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (and sequels) - I think reading this book is the reason I notice all the random, absurd stuff that happens to me all the time. It's also why I don't panic.
3. Teach Yourself (X) in (X) days - I've read so many of these books, and so many are the foundation of my understanding of various programming languages. Some were good to learn the particular subject, others served better as a reference guide. But whenever I wanted to get into something new, this series was the first place I looked.
4. Fire Eating by Benjamin Garth - One of the first resources for my show.
5. Memoirs of a Sword Swallower by Dan Mannix - Good chance that it's about 75% BS, but he did his research even if he wasn't really there. It's a look into how it was to be in a traveling sideshow circa 1950.
6. Animal Farm by George Orwell - Everything I said about 1984 goes 10X for this book. Read it, remember it, and pay attention, less you be sold as soylent green by the swine.
7. Preacher by Garth Ennis - Ok, technically this was a comic book series, but it's probably one of the most powerful ones I've ever read. The sense of not being able to escape your past, and being dealt new difficulties as he went, as well as the concept of God creating something that even He was afraid of (if He couldn't create something that He was afraid of, wouldn't that mean He wasn't Omnipotent?), really good stuff.
8. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak - REALLY REALLY REALLY hoping they don't eff this up with the movie. I will set a bitch on fire.
9 Book of the Subgenius by J.R. "Bob" Dobbs (or Ivan Stang... no one knows) - The only religion I'll ever subscribe to. Sorry FSM.
10. Have a Nice Day by Mick Foley - Cementing that not all pro wrestlers are brainless meatheads that need ghostwriters. Mick is actually really intelligent and insightful. Other wrestler autobiographies just made me wonder why I was a fan in the first place. Except for maybe Freddie Blassie's.
11. Big Book of... (Paradox Press) - These books/graphic novels were GREAT. The factoids presented in comic book form give a lot of trivia about various subjects, and spurred me to read several of the books in the bibliography. I've never had a comic book make me read a real book.
12. Encyclopedia of Urban Legends by Jan Harold Brunvand - The reason I smile and nod whenever someone tells me about their friend's friend who...
13. Idiot Letters by Paul Rosa - Even though I was doing similar stuff before I read this, this just re-affirmed my need to screw with corporate America. Also, little-known-fact, Paul Rosa is AKA Father Guido Sarducci.
14. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess - I have to admit, I read it after I saw the movie. I was a little disappointed in the book's ending vs. the movie ending.
15. The Art of Schmoozing by Aye Jay - I don't really need to say much about this. The only book I've read, and liked so much got the audio book so I could have it with me at all times on my mp3 player.
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