"Wow, what a lineup. But look at meeeee!"--The Flying Pig, from The Kids In The Hall
A text message from my friend Kat (I'm paraphrasing...or am I paratexting?):
"Some people said we'd have a black president when pigs flew...well, here we are, 100 days into Obama's presidency, and sure enough...SWINE FLU!
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BTW, coming soon, my picks for the all-time greatest Don Martin sound effects. Stay tuned.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
MARK "THE BIRD" FIDRYCH
1954-2009
Perhaps my favorite baseball player ever. I was lucky enough to get to see him pitch in person, back at The Ned against the Hens when he was with Pawtucket. I think every MLB pitcher playing tomorrow should tell their ball, "The Bird says goodbye."
We also bid farewell to legendary sportscaster Harry Kalas and legendary porn star Marilyn Chambers. You know those celeb deaths, they come in threes. Strange that this trio all had something to do with balls. One talked to them, one talked about them, and one sucked them.
No Fidrych, no Kalas, no Chambers, shit.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
TUNA POT PIE
Does anyone reading this know of any restaurant in the Toledo area that serves a decent tuna pot pie? If so, email me at ducksoup2009@yahoo.com. Seriously.
Don't ask me why, because I don't know, but for some strange reason I really need some tuna pot pie. (Sure, I could make my own, but I'm a lazy sumbitch.)
Does anyone reading this know of any restaurant in the Toledo area that serves a decent tuna pot pie? If so, email me at ducksoup2009@yahoo.com. Seriously.
Don't ask me why, because I don't know, but for some strange reason I really need some tuna pot pie. (Sure, I could make my own, but I'm a lazy sumbitch.)
Thursday, April 09, 2009
THOUGHTS ON BILL O'REILLY AND SQUEAKY THE CHICAGO MOUSE
By Roger Ebert / April 7, 2009
To: Bill O'Reilly
From: Roger Ebert
Dear Bill: Thanks for including the Chicago Sun-Times on your exclusive list of newspapers on your "Hall of Shame." To be in an O'Reilly Hall of Fame would be a cruel blow to any newspaper. It would place us in the favor of a man who turns red and starts screaming when anyone disagrees with him. My grade-school teacher, wise Sister Nathan, would have called in your parents and recommended counseling with Father Hogben.
Yes, the Sun-Times is liberal, having recently endorsed our first Democrat for President since LBJ. We were founded by Marshall Field one week before Pearl Harbor to provide a liberal voice in Chicago to counter the Tribune, which opposed an American war against Hitler. I'm sure you would have sided with the Trib at the time.
I understand you believe one of the Sun-Times misdemeanors was dropping your syndicated column. My editor informs me that "very few" readers complained about the disappearance of your column, adding, "many more complained about Nancy." I know I did. That was the famous Ernie Bushmiller comic strip in which Sluggo explained that "wow" was "mom" spelled upside-down.
Your column ran in our paper while it was owned by the right-wing polemicists Conrad Black (Baron Black of Coldharbour) and David Radler. We dropped it to save a little money after they looted the paper of millions. Now you call for an advertising boycott. It is unusual to observe a journalist cheering for a newspaper to fail. At present the Sun-Times has no bank debt, but labors under the weight of millions of dollars in tax penalties incurred by Lord Black, who is serving an eight-year stretch for mail fraud and obstruction of justice. We also had to pay for his legal expenses.
There is a major difference between Conrad Black and you: Lord Black is a much better writer and thinker, and authored a respected biography about Roosevelt, who we were founded to defend. That newspapers continue to run your column is a mystery to me, since it is composed of knee-jerk frothings and ravings. If I were an editor searching for a conservative, I wouldn't choose a mad dog. My recommendation: The admirable Charles Krauthammer.
Bill, I am concerned that you have been losing touch with reality recently. Did you really say you are more powerful than any politician?
That reminds me of the famous story about Squeaky the Chicago Mouse. It seems that Squeaky was floating on his back along the Chicago River one day. Approaching the Michigan Avenue lift bridge, he called out: "Raise the bridge! I have an erection!"
By Roger Ebert / April 7, 2009
To: Bill O'Reilly
From: Roger Ebert
Dear Bill: Thanks for including the Chicago Sun-Times on your exclusive list of newspapers on your "Hall of Shame." To be in an O'Reilly Hall of Fame would be a cruel blow to any newspaper. It would place us in the favor of a man who turns red and starts screaming when anyone disagrees with him. My grade-school teacher, wise Sister Nathan, would have called in your parents and recommended counseling with Father Hogben.
Yes, the Sun-Times is liberal, having recently endorsed our first Democrat for President since LBJ. We were founded by Marshall Field one week before Pearl Harbor to provide a liberal voice in Chicago to counter the Tribune, which opposed an American war against Hitler. I'm sure you would have sided with the Trib at the time.
I understand you believe one of the Sun-Times misdemeanors was dropping your syndicated column. My editor informs me that "very few" readers complained about the disappearance of your column, adding, "many more complained about Nancy." I know I did. That was the famous Ernie Bushmiller comic strip in which Sluggo explained that "wow" was "mom" spelled upside-down.
Your column ran in our paper while it was owned by the right-wing polemicists Conrad Black (Baron Black of Coldharbour) and David Radler. We dropped it to save a little money after they looted the paper of millions. Now you call for an advertising boycott. It is unusual to observe a journalist cheering for a newspaper to fail. At present the Sun-Times has no bank debt, but labors under the weight of millions of dollars in tax penalties incurred by Lord Black, who is serving an eight-year stretch for mail fraud and obstruction of justice. We also had to pay for his legal expenses.
There is a major difference between Conrad Black and you: Lord Black is a much better writer and thinker, and authored a respected biography about Roosevelt, who we were founded to defend. That newspapers continue to run your column is a mystery to me, since it is composed of knee-jerk frothings and ravings. If I were an editor searching for a conservative, I wouldn't choose a mad dog. My recommendation: The admirable Charles Krauthammer.
Bill, I am concerned that you have been losing touch with reality recently. Did you really say you are more powerful than any politician?
That reminds me of the famous story about Squeaky the Chicago Mouse. It seems that Squeaky was floating on his back along the Chicago River one day. Approaching the Michigan Avenue lift bridge, he called out: "Raise the bridge! I have an erection!"
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