Miss Alli, Our Lady of the Recaps, intervenes before things get out of hand in a discussion of the recent TAR episode that happened to touch on religion: But of course, the topic is the team. And generalizing about religion is about the least fun a moderator can have short of being spattered with hot bacon grease, so let’s not.
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David was talking the other day about getting a new car sometime in the next two years. Maybe he should rethink that: KITT just came on the market.
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Miss Alli’s recaplet is up at TWOP: Even a classy show sometimes wrings a good episode out of a bunch of people competing in the Jerkweed Olympics, and such is the case with this week’s episode. Colin starts to show a certain icy, dead-eyed stare that tiptoes all over the line between “I am intense” and “I am in prison,” while either Marshall or Lance actually becomes a caricature of himself by taking the step from Guy Who Almost Seems Like He Would Yell “Bitch” Out Of A Car Window to Guy Who Actually Does. Mirna and Charla express their…
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Vandal Edits Swear Words in Library Books LAYTON, Utah – A self-appointed editor of library books has given new meaning to “purple prose.” The do-it-yourself censor is turning swear words into “darns” and “hecks” in purple ink. “They believe it’s within their right to deface public property and impose what they believe on others,” library director Pete Giacoma said. God FUCKING dammit. Emphasis bloody well added. I’ve been thinking about this for a while – not only do I believe in the separation of church and state, I think that overt PDPs should be outlawed. Yeah, I have a problem…
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Yep, the bounty hunter is claiming to be a somewhat pudgier and un-hot Ethan Hunt than we’re used to seeing. A US citizen arrested in Kabul over an alleged freelance counter-terrorism operation says he was working with the knowledge of the US defence secretary. “Bwah! Rummy! You won’t take my calls, you don’t write… what’s a black ops counter-terrorist to do??”
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No, I’m not changing over to WordPress, even though David has. I’ve got new garb to blog in, since we went to the Bristol Renaissance Faire yesterday and I decided some new duds were in order. David already noted all of our activities yesterday. I had the beginnings of a Faire outfit, but really the best piece I had was a reversible weskit or doublet or whatever the vestlike garment is, so I added a new chemise and skirt in complementary colors. They’re nicer and better made than the original ones I got 2 years ago, so I wasn’t shopping…
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Joy! Bliss! The new recap has gone up at TWOP. In a way, reading the recaps is almost as good as(and in some ways better than) watching an episode, because Miss Alli’s caustic wit finds the weak spots in the racers’ self-delusional interviews. Early in the leg, interviews tend to be from the previous night’s Pit Stop stay, and late in the leg they tend to be after arrival, for better or worse. She pokes holes in the excuses and the misunderstandings and makes things less confusing, and also funnier. And now, just a couple more days until we see…
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Thre Great Divide explained, a little bit, in a column from the Salt Lake Trib called “History Matters,” by Will Bagley.
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Elton John has said stars are scared to speak out against war in Iraq because of “bullying tactics” used by the US government to hinder free speech. Expect the anti-Elton backlash to commence immediately. Fortunately, as a British subject he’s relatively immune. Unfortunately, in reality this probably means that future concerts in any “red” states will shortly be cancelled. The story doesn’t mention the recent pink slip Whoopi Goldberg received from Slim-Fast for daring to make an anti-Bush and anti-Dick joke at a recent Democratic fund-rasier. Goldberg accepted the company’s decision but said she had criticised presidents of all persuasions.…
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Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart has been sentenced to five months in jail and five months of house arrest over charges of conspiracy and obstruction. Excuse me, you misspelled “convicted felon Martha Stewart”. It’s the criminal version of winning an Oscar and getting to add “Academy Award(TM)winning” to your name in the billing of a new movie, if you’re an actor or actress who has been so honored by the Academy. Hee hee – I wonder if the people she trampled in her rush to fame as America’s Lifestyle Guru are also savoring the piquant, yet satisfying mouthfeel of “convicted felon…