snap culture: September 2005

  1. can neither confirm no deny ben, 9/30/2005 3 comments
  2. Radio Daze William, 9/28/2005 0 comments
  3. Best. Site. William, 9/28/2005 0 comments
  4. Senator, you know how to deal with bombs; you starred in Gigli. William, 9/27/2005 0 comments
  5. this is your captain speaking ben, 9/23/2005 0 comments
  6. By gog you're a brock scullion! ben, 9/20/2005 0 comments
  7. Watch this show William, 9/19/2005 1 comments
  8. Bono, citizen of the world William, 9/19/2005 1 comments
  9. Shape it up Anonymous, 9/14/2005 0 comments
  10. Great Band Names William, 9/14/2005 2 comments
  11. Like a Rolling Stone down Highway 61 William, 9/13/2005 0 comments
  12. when there's a national crisis ben, 9/12/2005 0 comments
  13. one of the worst? ben, 9/09/2005 0 comments
  14. Sean Penn, Action Figure William, 9/09/2005 0 comments
  15. no comment 'til 2008 ben, 9/04/2005 0 comments
  16. sure to cause controversy ben, 9/01/2005 0 comments

9/30/2005 Add a comment

Was Pete Ladd the stunt double for Weird Al in UHF? Did Lee Tunnell start major league baseball's first D&D club? This awesome site has all the dirt on your favorite worthless baseball cards from the 80s. A must-read for anyone who collected and threw these in a box marked "commons". ben

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  1. Blogger William: This comment has been removed by a blog administrator. 10/10/2005  
  2. Blogger William: of course you can link to us. 10/10/2005  
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    Take a look at Wallstreetwinnersonline.com

    RickJ     3/26/2006  

9/28/2005 Add a comment

The Cardinals and St. Louis radio station KMOX are discontinuing their relationship after 52 years. The news was from a few months ago, but this piece does a great job explaining why that relationship was so important and why their parting is a big deal. William

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9/28/2005 Add a comment

Ever. William

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9/27/2005 Add a comment

Ben Affleck for Senate? William

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9/23/2005 Add a comment

We're going to have to make an emergency landing...to watch some soccer. Awesome.
(Thanks for the link, Meghan!) ben

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9/20/2005 Add a comment

Cursing has a long and infamous history. The Times gives a brief summary of swearing through the last 700 years. ben

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9/19/2005 Add a comment

UPN's "Everybody Hates Chris" is well worth your viewing. I've seen the pilot, and it's easily the best new show on TV this fall. (And with that in mind, watch another great returning show, "Arrested Development," premiere tonight.) William

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  1. Anonymous Anonymous: You can watch the pilot here. It's not even illegal.

    Google Video will change the way we waste our time.     9/26/2005  

9/19/2005 Add a comment

A long, long, long profile of Bono. Is he important or self-important? Probably both. He's also pretty short. William

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  1. Anonymous Anonymous: While talking about their musical abilities: "Bono's voice seems to rise up out of a great pool of naked yearning." Please. Bono can suck on my naked yearning. 9/19/2005  

9/14/2005 Add a comment

Whip it Anonymous

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9/14/2005 Add a comment

Ben will like this: a list of the weirdest (and I say best!) band names. William

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  1. Blogger ben: and I do. 9/14/2005  
  2. Anonymous Anonymous: The 'B's are outstanding. 5 points for guessing the one that cracked me up the most. -vinny 9/14/2005  

9/13/2005 Add a comment

Once upon a time, Bob Dylan mapped out a rural USA itinerary for Bono, and this NYT travel article takes us on that route. William

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9/12/2005 Add a comment

the Onion is there to help. Few Onion issues have been more brilliant than those after the last two elections and in particular after Sept. 11. Now comes these headlines:
God Outdoes Terrorists Yet Again
Louisiana National Guard Offers Help By Phone From Iraq
Government Relief Workers Mosey In To Help
Refugees Moved From Sewage-Contaminated Superdome To Hellhole Of Houston
and, the icing on the cake:
White Foragers Report Threat Of Black Looters
Go read it now, you'll be cheered up in no time... ben

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9/09/2005 Add a comment

I'd argue he's the worst, but SkyNews isn't going too far out on a limb with their commentary. Link from Wonkette, thanks Meghan. ben

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9/09/2005 Add a comment

He marries and divorces Madonna. He makes award-winning movies. He travels to Iran and writes a series of articles for the San Francisco Chronicle. And he helps out Hurricane Katrina survivors. Is there anything this man can't do? William

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9/04/2005 Add a comment

A 15-year-old basketball phenom has orally agreed to attend DePaul University on a scholarship. Starting in 2009. The Chicago Tribune has the details, including this gem:
Under NCAA rules, [Depaul Coach Jerry] Wainwright can't comment about the commitment until Cully signs his letter-of-intent, which can't take place until November 2008.
There are no NCAA rules (yet!) about offering scholarships, nor are there rules about accepting them, at any age, but there are rules on when the coach can comment on it.

Cully Payne is a 5'11" point guard, so size isn't an issue, and he's dominated his middle-school peers at national competitions, but still, the kid hasn't even played a minute of high school basketball!

Next, Coach K rounds up oral agreements from sixth-graders... ben

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9/01/2005 Add a comment

The Sports Guy rants about the WNBA and its falling attendance and interest. Graham Hays offers a counterpoint. ben

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